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Added on the 29/04/2013 19:25:18 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog vote to strip Syria of its rights at the organisation in an unprecedented step after a probe blamed Damascus for poison gas attacks. SOUNDBITE announcing the adoption of the resolution
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan holds talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Abu Dhabi. The trip -- Assad's second to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates in as many years -- comes after a visit to Oman last month, his only official engagements in Arab countries since the start of Syria's war in 2011. IMAGES
Images of the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) before its 28th Conference of States Parties in the Hague, Netherlands. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden says that NATO would "respond" if Russian President Vladimir Putin used a chemical weapon in his war on Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
The UN Security Council starts an emergency session following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed dozens and triggered calls for a response. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Theresa May says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers "must be held to account" if a suspected poison gas attack on the rebel-held town of Douma is confirmed. International outrage has mounted against the alleged use of the weapons, with US President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron vowing strong responses. SOUNDBITE
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