Organization For The Prohibition Of Chemical Weapons

No EU nation wants to host destruction of Syria gas stockpile

Not a single European Union nation came forward on Monday offering to host the destruction of Syria's poison gas stockpile, with many instead calling for the arsenal to be eradicated close to Syria itself.

Nobel Peace chemical weapons inspectors miss Syria deadline

Experts from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons were to have checked all 23 of Syria's declared chemical sites by Sunday, but the organization said Monday that inspectors have visited only 21 because of security issues.

Chemical weapons watchdog OPCW gets Nobel Peace Prize

By giving the award to the largely faceless international organization the Nobel committee found a way to highlight the Syria conflict.

Three sites of chemical weapons visited by inspectors in Syria

International inspectors have so far visited three sites linked to Syria's chemical weapons program, a spokesman said Thursday, as the team races to destroy the country's stockpile and delivery systems amid a raging civil war

Chemical weapon disarmament in Syria begins on Tuesday: UN

The inspectors responsible for tracking down Syria's chemical arms stockpile and verifying its destruction plan to start work in Syria by Tuesday