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Syrian army expects to retake Palmyra from ISIS ‘within hours’
March 23rd, 20160 Syrian soldiers and their allies advanced to within 1 km of Palmyra on Thursday and soldiers speaking from the outskirts of the historic city said they hoped to recapture it from ISIS fighters within hours.The Syrian army is trying to retake Palmyra, which the ultra-hardline terrorist militants seized in May, to open a road to the...Trump, Cruz trade threats over wives
Melania Trump, as she appeared in the adWASHINGTON — Donald Trump threatened to "spill the beans" about Ted Cruz's wife after a super PAC ran an ad shaming the real estate mogul's spouse for posing nude in photo shoot from 2000.Melania Trump is a Slovene American jewelry designer and a former model. "Lyin' Ted Cruz just used a...
Trump: Muslims not doing enough to prevent attacks
March 23rd, 20160 WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Muslims were not helping to prevent attacks such as those that killed at least 30 people in Belgium, drawing a rebuke from Britain's government and from Muslim groups in the country. In an interview broadcast on Britain's ITV television on Wednesday, Trump was asked...Brussels attack raises concerns at U.S. airports
WASHINGTON - Major U.S. transportation hubs were on alert on Tuesday with police out in force, and part of Denver International Airport's main terminal was evacuated in response to a possible security threat there after deadly suicide bombings in Brussels killed at least 30 people. The evacuation area at...
U.S. commander apologizes for hospital bombing in Afghanistan
March 22nd, 20160 The attack killed 42 people last yearKUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan apologized on Tuesday for the American bombing of a hospital last year that killed 42 people and wounded 37 more.General John W. Nicholson met family members of victims and the staff of the now-closed Medecins Sans...Police arrest second Arab American News break-in suspect
The suspectsDEARBORN — DEARBORN — The second suspect in The Arab American News break-in attempt turned himself in to the police on Monday.Kawayne Powell, 22, of Taylor, appeared in front of Judge William Hultgren on Tuesday. He was charged multiple felonies, including breaking and entering and malicious destruction of property....
Ted Cruz calls on law enforcement to patrol “Muslim neighborhoods”
March 22nd, 20160 Ted CruzWASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz called on law enforcement agents to "patrol and secure" Muslim neighborhoods after the Brussels bombings that claimed more than 30 lives on Tuesday morning. Cruz, the second-placed presidential hopeful in the GOP race, also urged rejecting refugees from countries...
ISIS claims Brussels blasts
March 22nd, 20160 Zaventem airport near Brussels, March 22ISIS claimed responsibility for two bomb attacks that killed at least 30 people in Brussels on Tuesday, a news agency affiliated with the group said."Islamic State fighters carried out a series of bombings with explosive belts and devices on Tuesday, targeting an airport and a central metro...Bernie Sanders urges Israel to end Gaza Blockade
WASHINGTON — the only American presidential candidate who skipped the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) conference in Washington Monday night — hit out at the Israeli government for its continuing expansion of settlements in the West Bank during a speech in Utah. The Vermont senator...Clinton criticizes Trump’s neutral stance on Israel
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton attacked Republican Donald Trump on Monday for taking a neutral stance toward Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, in a preview of a possible general election battle between them. On a day Trump was visiting Washington, Clinton told the American...“The Simpsons” predicted Trump would be president
HOLLYWOOD - “The Simpsons” predicted Donald Trump would be president in an episode that aired 16 years ago. The March 2000 episode is now garnering attention for accurately predicting America’s current political climate. The writers of the episode “Bart to the Future” said they conjured up the idea of Trump being...Prime suspect in Paris attacks captured
PARIS - The most-wanted fugitive from November's Paris attacks was arrested after a shootout with police in Brussels on Friday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said. Local media reported that Salah Abdeslam, the 26-year-old French suspect, was wounded in the operation as EU leaders met on the other side of the city to discuss...Arizona man found guilty in ‘Draw Mohammed’ event shooting
An Arizona man was found guilty on Thursday of plotting with others to attack a "Draw Mohammed" cartoon contest in Texas last year and providing material support to the Islamic State group, prosecutors said. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, was convicted on all five charges against him by a federal jury in U.S. District Court...Thank you for your support
Two men tried to break into The Arab American News office in the early hours of Friday, March 11, while the staff was inside. We thank the local media, community members and responding police officers for the overwhelming support and attention that we received after the incident.It is too soon to speculate about the motives of the...U.S. elections fuel tension of Arab-Israeli conflict
America’s short sighted foreign policy on the Palestine question plays well in the current presidential elections. The Arab-Israeli conflict is an attractive medium for pandering to campaign donors and to voters. As a result, the presidential primaries add fuel to the tension between the two sides. With jaws dropped......
Arab Americans looking to raise presence as Detroit recovers
March 18th, 20160 DETROIT — Arab American business owners pride themselves on having stayed in Detroit when others left. They argue that they have weathered the storm and stuck with the city during its decline, so they want to be a part of its future as it recovers. But the Arab influence in Detroit is already expanding beyond small stores.Mayor...Putin: Russia can make powerful Syria military comeback in hours
Putin.MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could scale up its military presence in Syria again within hours and would still bomb terrorist groups there despite a partial draw-down of forces ordered after military successes. Speaking in one of the Kremlin's grandest halls three days after he ordered Russian......
Sisi warns against intervention in Libya
CAIRO — Military intervention in Libya is risky and foreign powers would be better off supporting a military commander based in the east, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of neighboring Egypt was quoted as saying on Thursday. A power struggle between two rival administrations in Libya has allowed ISIS militants to gain ground there...Saudi-led air strikes on Yemeni market kills more than 100
SANAA — The death toll from Saudi-led air strikes on an outdoor market in northwestern Yemen has risen to more than 100, a provincial health director and a U.N. official said on Thursday, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the year-old war. Spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Asseri said the Saudi-led coalition, which has...Obama selects Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — President Obama selected Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court on Wednesday, choosing a centrist judge meant to win over recalcitrant Senate Republicans whose leaders wasted no time in spurning the Democratic president. A bruising political fight is brewing over the nomination, which also promises to figure in the...Why BDS Cannot Lose: A Moral Threshold to Combat Racism in Israel
While racism is a part of life that's practiced, observed and reported on in many parts of the world, institutionalized racism through calculated governmental measures is only practiced — at least, openly — in a few countries around the world: Burma is one of them. However, no country is as adamant and open about its racially......
The Arab vote proved powerful; turnout should be higher
Michigan's Arab and Muslim communities made history last week by voting for the right candidate in the Democratic primaries. In most east Dearborn precincts, which have a high concentration of Arab voters, Senator Bernie Sanders beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2-1. Sanders also won in Dearborn Heights, home to a large...Missing Dearborn man’s body found after two months
DEARBORN — A missing Dearborn man's body was discovered last week near the Detroit River after authorities had been searching for him for more than two months. Sajjad Almayali, 24, went missing on January 5 after he was last seen at Belle Isle Park. A day later, his family discovered that he had parked his vehicle there. Almayali......
Dearborn High junior breaks state record at national track race
Riad Rababeh at the Michigan Speedway Track on Nov. 7, 2015.DEARBORN — Riad Rababeh, a 17-year-old 11th grader at Dearborn High, recently broke the state record as a junior for indoor track, having completed a 5,000 meter run in just 15:16:6. Rababeh nabbed the victory last week in New York at the New Balance Nationals. His feat...
Young hijabis: Empowered or oppressed?
March 18th, 20160 DEARBORN — For many Muslim women, wearing the hijab is a crucial part of their religious identity – a badge of maturity and a remarkable devotion to God. Culturally and Islamically, family members often encourage the undertaking of the hijab among young girls, usually leading up to or when they reach puberty. While many see......