Chemical weapons
'Delayed deaths': UK report claims chemical agents used on Iranian protesters
Reports from UK officials suggest Iran used chemical substances to control protesters. Alleged delayed health reactions lead to deaths days later, sparking international concern.
Israel concerned Iran covets chemical, biological weapons
Qatar, Ireland accuse Israel of using chemical weapons on Palestinians, demand watchdog probe use
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Top Saudi official: Barack Obama lied, set Middle East back 20 years
Obama, Bandar Bin Sultan said, “would promise something and do the opposite.” He spoke critically of the Iran nuclear deal and how the former president spoke about curbing Iran but failed.
Report: Palestinian arrested in Italy for plan to poison public water
The suspect, who has a Palestinian passport and a Italian residency permit, was arrested Wednesday morning in the city of Macomer.
Syrian government: Over 100 wounded in ‘chemical attack’ in Aleppo
Numerous sources on social media reported the attack on Saturday evening, claiming ambulances were heard and explosions.
Ashdod’s Assuta Hospital to hold Home Front Command drill
The hospital is the first Israeli hospital designed to be able to fully function during chemical and biological weapons events.
U.N.: Assad regime guilty of more chemical weapons attacks this year
These incidents bring to 39 the total known Syrian chemical attacks, a UN official said.
Driven from home, White Helmet rescuers start over in north Syria
"We buried her and went back to work. There were a lot of people under the rubble," he said. Months later, he can no longer even visit her grave.
Palestinian Authority joins Chemical Weapons Convention
Israel has signed the convention but is one of the few nations not to have ratified it. It is, therefore, not considered a party to the convention.
Jordanian, U.S. military drill tackles chemical attack scenarios
The chemical attack response training comes weeks after a suspected poison gas attack in Syria that sparked a US-led retaliatory strike.
Belgium companies sold deadly chemicals to Assad in violation of sanctions
Knack magazine reported that the companies said they were not aware that export licenses were required for the sale of chemicals to Syria.
Russia may have tampered with chemical attack site, U.S. envoy says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied that Moscow had interfered with any evidence.
