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Iraq PM tells Kurds not to use Mosul battle to expand territory
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi asked Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani not to exploit the war on ISIS to expand the Kurds' territory, according to a government statement published after their meeting on Thursday in Baghdad. The meeting discussed the preparation for the battle to dislodge ISIS from Mosul, the largest...Facebook tells U.S. judge it takes terroristic threats seriously
NEW YORK - Lawyers for Facebook Inc on Tuesday sought to assure a U.S. judge overseeing lawsuits by victims of militant attacks in the Middle East that it took a "zero tolerance" approach to any communications that may promote terrorist threats or activity. The comments came after U.S. District Judge...FBI: ISIS dismantling in Middle East, but growing threat in U.S.
WASHINGTON – The United States is likely to face a higher risk of IslamicState-inspired attacks over the next two years as the group loses land in the Middle East, a top official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday."I'm fairly convinced that 2017 and 2018 in the homeland will be...Congress passes funding bill averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress approved a stop-gap funding bill on Wednesday that averts a looming federal government shutdown and provides urgently needed money to help battle an outbreak of the Zika virus. Passage of the bipartisan legislation came shortly after Republicans and Democrats ended a...Lawmakers may change September 11 law after rejecting veto
WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers expressed doubts on Thursday about Sept. 11 legislation they forced on President Barack Obama, saying the new law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia could be narrowed to ease concerns about its effect on Americans abroad. A day after a rare overwhelming rejection of a...
Chronic sleep problems linked to disability
September 29th, 20160 In adults of all ages, chronic sleep problems were linked with a greater risk of trouble with activities of daily living later in life, in a recent study found. Although disability rates have been falling, up to one in five seniors have at least one limitation in their ability to perform tasks, the researchers write in the Journal of...Machete-happy Iraqi grandma kills ISIS militants
IRAQ - A machete and gun-wielding Iraqi grandmother has reportedly boasted about beheading ISIS fighters and cooking their bodies. Wahida Mohamed Al-Jumaily, 39, has been bragging about it on her Facebook, adding that “she is more wanted than the Prime Minister" by the terrorist group.She reportedly leads a force of 70...Man who killed daughter had threatened suicide
CLEVELAND -- Rocky River police received at least three previous calls in the past six years from the home where 63-year-old Jamal Mansour murdered his daughter Tahani Mansour. Tahani Mansour, 27, was shot twice – including once to the head – about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday inside the family's house. She died at Fairview...Teen kills father, shoots teacher, 6-year-old at elementary school
SOUTH CAROLINA - A 14-year-old South Carolina boy shot and killed his father then drove to an elementary school playground where he wounded two children and a teacher with a handgun before being tackled by a firefighter who held him for police, authorities said on Wednesday. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was accused...
Muslim woman on cover of U.S. fitness magazine
September 28th, 20160 FARMINGTON HILLS - 33-year-old Rahaf Khatib has become the first Muslim woman in a hijab to pose on the front cover of a fitness magazine. Women's Running has a strong recent history of groundbreaking covers, and its October issue is no different with Khatib on the cover.Khatib had emailed the magazine and mentioned the lack of...Saudi man arrested for “seducing” American woman on social media
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia has arrested a 19-year-old man on charges of “unethical behavior” after appearing in an online video where he chats with an American blogger. Police claimed the videos shared on YouNow by Abu Sin and Christina Crockett, 21, who lives in California, were “enticing” and...
Ohio man murders daughter
September 28th, 20160 CLEVELAND - A 63-year-old father is facing charges for killing his 27-year-old daughter. Police said that Jamal T. Mansour murdered his daughter Tahani Mansour in her bedroom on Tuesday, September 27, around 1:15 a.m., when he shot her twice in the head. The victim’s brother called 911, telling police his sister had been...Shimon Peres, Israel’s former prime minister and founding statesman, dies at 93
Shimon PeresTEL AVIV – Former Israeli prime minister and founding statesman, Shimon Peres died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday aged 93, Israel Radio said.Peres was hospitalized following a stroke two weeks ago and had made some progress before a sudden deterioration in his condition on Tuesday.An official announcement of the death...Tennessee schools to remove Islam from textbooks
TENNESSEE - State educators are removing a majority of Islamic related history lessons, following complaints the old teachings were too friendly toward Islam.The State Board of Education has released draft revisions to Tennessee's social studies standards for kindergarten through high school. Critics said...Civil rights group claims New York bomber denied fundamental rights
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union said it will temporarily provide legal counsel for the man suspected of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City that injured 31 people earlier this month, as concern builds over the suspect's lack of access to a lawyer.Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, has......
Poll: Clinton wins first debate
NEW YORK - Republican Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to hit rival Democrat Hillary Clinton harder in the next U.S. presidential debate after she put him on the defensive by accusing him of being racist, sexist and a tax dodger during their first matchup. Trump, a real estate mogul making his first run for public office, praised himself...Israeli Prime Minister meets with Clinton and Trump, West Bank wall praised
WASHINGTON – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton both on Sunday met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Trump relayed a message that if elected, the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the campaign......
Jordanian writer shot dead while facing trial for cartoon mocking ISIS
JORDAN - A Jordanian writer who was arrested for posting a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam has been shot dead. Nahed Hattar was assassinated in front the Supreme Court in Amman with local media reporting he was shot three times in the head. The shooter has reportedly been arrested by security forces. Mr Hatter had turned himself...
Muslim woman faces backlash for appearing in Playboy magazine
September 25th, 20160 American Journalist Noor Tagouri usually sees negative comments on social media from Islamophobes who take issue with her hijab. But now the 22-year-old is taking some heat from her own Muslim community. Tagouri appears in Playboy magazine’s October “Renegades” issue wearing her hijab proudly. Tagouri is depicted fully clothed,...Turkish man arrested for deadly mall shooting
WASHINGTON - Authorities on Sunday were still working to determine what prompted a 20-year-old man to open fire in a Washington state mall, killing five people.Police arrested the suspected gunman, Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Washington, on Saturday. Police said he was taken into custody without incident in Oak Harbor, some 30 miles (...Muslim man burned after car gets firebombed in hate attack
Philadelphia - A Muslim man has suffered from severe burn injuries after a driver threw a firebomb into his vehicle and fled the scene, in what is being reported as a hate crime. A man in northern Philadelphia is wanted for throwing a firebomb into the occupied car. The assailant allegedly screamed “there you go, Muslim!” as he......
Michigan State Police trooper seriously injured in road rage incident
DETROIT - A Michigan State Police trooper was injured in a road rage incident while riding his motorcycle Friday morning. Michigan State Trooper Ali Hammoud was on the way to the funeral of Detroit Police officer Sight. Ken Steil when a white male driver in a blue GMC pickup drove around another driver and “bare-checked” that...
Jazz music meets the Middle East in “Arab-esque” Detroit concert
September 23rd, 20160 DETROIT- Detroit’s funky jazz scene is colliding with the aesthetics and music of the Arab world in a must see event for music and arts lovers. The event, titled “In Transit Detroit-Arab-esque,” will take Sean Blackman’s monthly “In Transit Detroit” concert series, hosted on the last Thursday of every month at the Garden......
Retired General Chamel Roukoz receives warm welcome in Detroit
Roukoz surrounded by community members at Marriot Hotel, DetroitDETROIT — Under the title "Heroes don't tire and don't retire", the Lebanese American Council for Democracy invited the Lebanese American community to honor retired Brigadier General Chamel Roukoz at the Marriot Hotel at the Renaissance Center on Saturday. Roukoz...Dearborn Mayor honored with ethics and civility award
MACKINAC ISLAND — During the Michigan Municipal League's board of trustees meeting on September 14, Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly, the league's board president, received the William L. Steude Award, which credits recipients for their noteworthy accomplishment in ethics and civility in local government. It's among the most......
