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Ukraine Sees Russian ‘Cyberwar’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 29, 2016 | World

Hackers have targeted Ukrainian state institutions about 6,500 times in the past two months, including incidents that showed Russian security services were waging a cyberwar against the country, President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday. According to Reuters,...

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Japanese Welcome Their PM’s Historic Visit to Pearl Harbor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 29, 2016 | World

The Japanese yesterday welcomed their Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor and considered it a historic gesture and a political message to the next US president Donald Trump. Japan’s official Japanese television channel NHK broadcasted live the...

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Water Supply Crisis in Damascus

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 29, 2016 | Middle East

At least four million people in Damascus have been without safe drinking water supplies for more than a week after springs outside the Syrian capital were deliberately targeted, the United Nations said on Thursday. A resident and rebels in the area said pro-regime air...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs the Security Council meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia, November 13, 2015. REUTERS/Aleksey Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin

Syria Ceasefire Announced by Russia, Assured by Turkey

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 29, 2016 | Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a armistice between Syrian opposition groups and the Syrian government starting at midnight on Thursday. He also added that negotiating parties are ready to move to restarting peace talks. Turkey said it and Russia would...

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Donations to Saudi Aid Campaign For Syrians Surpass $48.5 Million

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Dec 29, 2016 | Middle East

The Saudi popular campaign to provide relief to the Syrian people which was ordered to be organised by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz continues to receive donations from all over the country for the second day in a row. Donations made...