Washington, Shawwal 3, 1435, Jul 30, 2014, SPA -- The United States Wednesday unveiled $378 million in new humanitarian aid for the Syrian people, denouncing "appalling 'starve or surrender' tactics" by Al-Assad's regime. "The regime is asphyxiating half a million Syrians in Aleppo by obstructing deliveries of food, water, and medicine," Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement, announcing the new aid which brings the U.S. total released for Syria to $2.4 billion. --SPA 23:30 LOCAL TIME 20:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w