Chemical Weapons Watchdog Reinstates Syria

The world's chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria's voting rights on Thursday, noting a 'significant change in circumstances' since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Member states rewarded Damascus for engaging constructively and taking 'concrete steps' to dismantle its deadly stockpile of banned substances.

The new Syrian government has committed to fulfilling the country's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Syria was stripped of its rights at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons following the use of chemical weapons during the civil war.