New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is preparing to remove nuclear material from a clandestine site in Syria linked to the country's former nuclear programme, following a US-brokered diplomatic agreement involving Syria and Israel.

Syria's Atomic Energy Commission said on Tuesday (August 12) that an IAEA delegation would visit the country and announce "significant progress."

The agreement concerns a secret facility known as "Site 99," where material connected to the nuclear programme of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government was reportedly stored.

According to an Axios report citing Israeli and US officials, the Trump administration and the IAEA worked with Syria and Israel to find a diplom...