Syria loses chemical weapons watchdog voting rights after poison gas findings

Overview of the opening of an extraordinary session of member-states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at The Hague, on June 26, 2018. (File/AFP)

AMSTERDAM: Syria on Wednesday was stripped of its voting rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog by member states after its forces were found to have repeatedly used poison gas during the civil war.
A majority of nations voting at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) supported a decision to immediately revoke Syria’s privileges at the agency.