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US Senate sets $225 million for Israel's Iron Dome

Wed Jul 23, 2014 13:05:31

US Democrats in the Senate have included $225 million for Israel's Iron Dome missile system in a bill amid Tel Aviv’s attacks against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Al-Alam exclusive photos of Syrian troops during operations

Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:08:27

The gallery includes exclusive photos taken by an Al-Alam reporter from Syrian troops during operations against the terrorists groups in the country.

Israel finds it is no longer so easy to get away with murder in the age of social media

Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:20:50

It used to be said that a lie goes twice around the world before the truth has put its shoes on. Not any more. I arrived in Israel on Christmas Eve 2008, the date chosen by Israel to launch Operation Cast Lead, an attack to end all attacks on Gaza.

Lebanon Army, Hezbollah work to secure border: Report

Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:14:26

Following intense fighting along Lebanon’s eastern border that pitted Syrian troops, backed by Hezbollah, against al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front terrorists, all eyes are now on the Bekaa Valley and the mountainous area extending from the outskirts of Syria’s Qalamoun region to the Lebanese border town of Arsal.

Al-Qaeda wing seeks to set up ‘emirate’ in east Yemen

Wed Jul 23, 2014 09:17:05

Yemen’s Al-Qaeda wing has ordered men and women in the east to obey its strict interpretation of Islamic law, saying it aims to set up an ‘emirate’ in the remote area, local media say.

Palestinians propose truce followed by 5-day talks: Fatah

Tue Jul 22, 2014 21:58:38

The Palestinian leadership proposed to Egypt a plan for a Gaza ceasefire to be followed by five days of negotiations to stop fighting between Palestinians and Israel, Palestinian official Azzam al-Ahmed told reporters in Cairo on Tuesday.

Syria opposition gov’t head sacked under Saudi pressure

Tue Jul 22, 2014 20:43:03

The Qatar-backed head of the Syrian opposition's self-claimed interim government was sacked Tuesday, under pressure from Saudi Arabia, once again exposing the sharp divisions between the opposition's main backers.

East Damascus hit by fiercest clashes in months

Tue Jul 22, 2014 20:03:06

Eastern Damascus was on Tuesday hit by its fiercest fighting in months between militants and pro-government troops, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Gaza death toll tops 630 as Israel continues massacre

Tue Jul 22, 2014 18:42:55

The latest casualties in the fortnight-long violence of Israel have brought the Palestinian death toll to 620, according to Al-Alam. Almost 3,750 others, including mostly children and many others are civilians, were also injured during the Zionist regimes’ overall offensives.

Israeli soldier missing or dead in Gaza: Official

Tue Jul 22, 2014 13:49:21

An Israeli soldier is missing following a deadly battle in the Gaza Strip, a military official says.

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