Asaad al-Shibani asks for the support of the global chemical weapons watchdog to "end to this painful legacy".

UN's high representative for disarmament affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, on Friday highlighted the new Syrian government's ...

Syria’s foreign minister has pledged to destroy any remaining chemical weapons in his country as he paid a historic visit to the headquarters of the global chemical weapons watchdog ...

Arias said the OPCW “stands ready to support the new Syrian authorities in meeting the Syrian Arab Republic’s obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.” He said a team of OPCW ...

THE Philippines has reaffirmed its strong commitment to the banning of chemical weapons during the 108th session of the executive council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister pledged Wednesday to destroy any remaining chemical weapons in his country as he paid a historic visit to the headquarters of the global ...

The US Senate is slated to vote on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be the director of national intelligence this week, following last week’s party-line committee vote to support her confirmation. While ...

The use of riot control agents such as tear gas as a method of warfare is prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention, the non-proliferation treaty overseen by the Organisation for the ...

Assad denied his forces fired the rockets, but he did agree to sign the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and allow a joint OPCW-UN mission to destroy Syria's declared chemical arsenal.