The head of the world's chemical weapons watchdog said Monday he stands by a report on an alleged attack in Syria despite leaked documents casting doubt on its conclusions. The Wikileaks website ...

Last month, Great Britain transmitted an unusual request to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the body responsible for implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been thrust once again into the international limelight by a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain ...

Recent attacks on chemical facilities in Iran and other Persian Gulf States are creating significant environmental and health ...

THE HAGUE -- Russia and Britain faced off Wednesday trading accusations at a tense meeting of the world's chemical weapons watchdog, as Moscow accused British and U.S. secret services of being behind ...

THE HAGUE, NetherlandsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Organization for the Probition of Chemical Weapons was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its work to rid the world of such weapons. Here’s ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – WHERE DID THE OPCW COME FROM? The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was thrust into the spotlight when it was required to oversee the destruction of ...

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, meets with Robert Ford, the new U.S. ambassador to Syria, in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 27, 2011.

In 1997, the Chemical Weapons Convention—a first-of-its-kind global disarmament agreement—came into force. The treaty was championed by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.

Claims that President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have used chemical weapons are almost as old as the Syrian civil war itself. They have produced strong reactions, and none more so than in the case of ...

A location for destruction of weapons outside Syria has not yet been announced The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says it has approved a road map to destroy Syria’s chemical ...