by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 23, 2014 | World
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A 2012 government decision to approve two arms export licenses for dual-use chemicals to Syria as “irresponsible,” the UK House of Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls said in a report published Wednesday. Although the materials were not...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 8, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian regime began moving chemical weapon precursor material out of the country on Tuesday after transporting it to the port city of Latakia and onto a waiting Danish vessel. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 24, 2013 | Middle East
Moscow, Reuters—Russia will host international talks on Friday on the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. The meeting in Moscow will draw together experts from Russia, the United States, Syria, the United Nations...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, AP—Israeli warplanes attacked a shipment of Russian missiles inside a Syrian government stronghold, officials said Thursday, a development that threatened to add another volatile layer to regional tensions from the Syrian civil war. The revelation came as the...
by Yousef Al-Dayni | Sep 23, 2013 | Opinion
Anyone who has been following the Russian–American agreement must think that the Syrian crisis is on the brink of a political settlement. But that is not an accurate picture of the situation, as all the Russians could do was buy more time so that all partners would...
