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A family business owned by Canadians, MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co. calls itself a pioneer in the global metals trade. European governments describe it more ominously: a supplier for Syria’s chemical weapons program. Working from Damascus and Beirut, the company is accused of importing materials used to produce “chemical …

Early on Aug. 21, 2013, Syrian government forces fired rockets loaded with the nerve agent sarin into the rebel-held Ghouta district of Damascus. As the chemical clouds spread, residents began to froth at the mouth. Fluid oozed from their eyes and noses as they convulsed and suffocated. The Ghouta gas …