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Residents of the town of Madaya wait for the UN aid convey after six-months of the now year old siege left them short of food, A.F.P

Sieged by Assad Regime Madaya Faces Famine, Disease

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 12, 2016 | Middle East

Nearly 90 people have died from starvation and other causes during a year-old siege of the Syrian town of Madaya, where residents have been trapped without supplies, Reuters reported two medical organizations stating on Tuesday. Bashar al-Assad regime forces and...

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Oil Bounces Back from Two-Month Lows on Weaker Dollar

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 12, 2016 | Business

Crude futures bounced back from two-month lows on Tuesday, helped by a weaker dollar, but an oil stocks overhang and a drop in bullish bets by investors weighed on prices. Brent crude was at $47.36 per barrel at 1022 GMT, up $1.11 or 2.3 percent. U.S. West Texas...

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Chinese coastguard ships give chase to Vietnamese coastguard vessels (not pictured) after they came within 10 nautical miles of the Haiyang Shiyou 981, known in Vietnam as HD-981, oil rig in the South China Sea July 15, 2014.Reuters

South China Sea: Tribunal Rejects China’s Claims

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 12, 2016 | World

Judges at an arbitration court in The Hague ruled on Tuesday that China has no historical or economic rights over the South China Sea. They also rebuked China’s construction of artificial islands and ruled that its military expansion over the area has violated the...

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Angry Demonstrations Continue for a Fifth Day in Several US States

by Heba El Koudsy | Jul 12, 2016 | World

Demonstrations and protests in several US states continue for the fifth day in a row. Demonstrators are protesting against the killing of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota at the hands of the police. These killings led to reprisal shootings against police...

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South Sudan: Salva Kiir Declares Ceasefire Agreement With Machar

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 12, 2016 | Middle East

The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit declared a ceasefire across the entire country, including the capital Juba which has seen violent and bloody fighting over the past week, up until yesterday. The fighting was between government forces and the army of...