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People carry a stretcher amid debris after a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders was hit near Maaret al-Numan, in Syria’s northern province of Idlib. (AFP)

MSF: Syrian Regime Used Chemical Weapons in Hama

by Youssef Diab | Apr 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused the Syrian regime and its allies of using chemical weapons in their bombardment of the Hama governorate on March 25. MSF reported that the “regime targeted Latamneh hospital in the northern Hama governorate, killing two...

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EU Imposes Sanctions on Four Syrian Soldiers for Use of Chemical Weapons

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2017 | Middle East

Brussels- The European Union (EU) imposed sanctions on Monday against four senior Syrian military officials accused of using chemical weapons on civilians, after Russia and China blocked similar measures at the United Nations. The move marks the first time the EU has...

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The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York February 26, 2011. REUTERS/ Joshua Lott

Russia to Veto Any Sanctions on Syria over Chemical Weapons

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 24, 2017 | World

Russia is ready to veto a draft resolution calling for sanctions against Syria’s regime led by Bashar al-Assad over the use of chemical weapons on civilians, a top Russian diplomat to the United Nations said on Friday, prompting a rebuke from the United States....

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Ambassador of France to the United Nations Francois Delattre is pictured during a United Nations Security Council meeting about the situation in the Middle East in the Manhattan borough of New York November 16, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

French U.N. Ambassador Urges Punitive Measures against Syrian Regime for Usage of Chemical Weapons

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

The level of credence enjoyed by the United Nations Security Council is promptly endangered as it meets to discuss possible sanctions against Syria for the use of chemical weapons against civilians, the head of the French mission to the United Nations said on Friday....

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Members of the United Nations Security Council at the UN headquarters on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. AP

France Wants U.N. Security Council Action on Syria Chemical Weapons’ Use

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 15, 2017 | Middle East

Paris- France said on Tuesday the United Nations Security Council had to respond over the use of chemical weapons in Syria with a resolution that would punish those responsible for repeated attacks. Syrian regime forces used chemical weapons in opposition-controlled...