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White House chief of staff: Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories ‘must end’
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials continue to maintain that American policy towards Israel will undergo changes in the wake of pre-election comments made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he stated that no Palestinian state would be established on his watch. Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories has lasted for nearly...Netanyahu the mythbuster: ‘Special relationship’ no more
Imagine if an American presidential candidate made a plea to his supporters on election day with the following statement: “The Republican administration is in danger. Black voters are going en masse to the polls. Liberal NGOs are bringing them on buses.” Even in a country where Chris Matthews is a media celebrity and Pamela Geller...Saudi intervention in Yemen will lead to more chaos
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, joined by Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Sudan, have started a military campaign against Houthi forces in Yemen. The wrath of Arab armies is manifesting itself, not against their enemies, but in an internal conflict in an Arab country. All of these countries sat idly...
Superintendent Whiston to share Dearborn experience across Michigan
March 27th, 20150 Whiston.DEARBORN — Dearborn Schools S uperintendent Brian Whiston, who has accepted the job as the next state superintendent, said he will use his experience in the district to improve schools across Michigan. As state superintendent, Whiston will have oversight on the school districts' operations and expenditure. He will also make...Lebanon captures militant who beheaded soldier
Bilal Mikati (L), Omar Mikati.BEIRUT — Lebanon's army said on Tuesday that it had captured two militants, one of whom beheaded a Lebanese soldier who was held by hardline Islamist gunmen along with around two dozen servicemen still in captivity. A statement from the army said that Omar Mikati and Bilal Mikati were captured on Tuesday...“Islamic State” militants take on Libya’s rival government forces
TRIPOLI — Militants claiming allegiance to "Islamic State" fought forces loyal to Libya's two rival governments in the central city of Sirte and further east in Benghazi, state media and military officials said on Wednesday. In Sirte, ISIS militants killed five members of a force loyal to the government that controls Tripoli, a...Bardo museum symbolic reopening precedes march against terror
Children perform during the ceremonial reopening of the Bardo museum in Tunis, March 24.TUNIS — Tunisia's Bardo museum held a ceremonial reopening on Tuesday, a week after gunmen claiming alliance with "Islamic State" killed 20 foreign tourists in an attack aimed at wrecking the country's vital tourism industry. Several thousand...
Yemeni President Hadi leaves country as Saudi Arabia steps up air strikes
March 27th, 20150 People gather at the site of an air strike at a residential area near Sanaa Airport, March 26.SANAA — Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi left his refuge in Aden for Saudi Arabia on Thursday as Houthi rebels battled with his forces on the outskirts of the southern port city. Throughout the day, warplanes from Saudi Arabia and...Assad urges united front with Iraq against terrorism
DAMASCUS — On Tuesday during talks with Iraq's foreign minister in Damascus, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called for a united front with Baghdad in tackling terrorism as the two countries battle "Islamic State" militants on their territory. The government in Baghdad, along with Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, has been an...U.S. coalition joins Tikrit battle
Iraqi militants launch rockets against ISIS positions during clashes in Tikrit, March 24.BAGHDAD — Iraqi special forces advanced on central Tikrit on Thursday, backed by U.S.-led coalition planes in the largest offensive yet against "Islamic State" (ISIS) militants holding out in Saddam Hussein's home city. Coalition jets launched...
Sadr Foundation celebrates 50 years at ICA
March 27th, 20150 The foundation tends to the social, economic, educational and health needs of thousands of men and women in Lebanon's underserved areas. ISF was established in 1965 by Imam Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese religious and political leader. Sadr disappeared in Libya in 1979 and is presumed dead after several former Libyan officials claimed...
New bill would require Michigan police officers to wear body cameras
March 27th, 20150 DETROIT — A new bill introduced by State Rep. Rose Mary Robinson (D- Detroit) would require all police officers to wear body cameras. “Every law enforcement officer should wear it on duty,” Robinson told The Arab American News. “I am asking the state to mandate it.” On Monday, March 23, Robinson held a press...Detroit man said Inkster police targeted him because of race
DETROIT — In a press conference at his attorney’s office on Wednesday, 57-year-old Floyd Dent, an auto worker with no criminal record, described the January 28 incident in which he said Inkster police dragged him from his car during a traffic stop. The police also beat him and tasered him, according to Dent’s account, which was...Dearborn man sues Detroit police in federal court
DETROIT — Dearborn resident Joseph Fawaz has sued both the city of Detroit and its police department, charging that Sgt. Rebecca McKay, a member of the city's Copper Theft Task Force who was allegedly caught on surveillance video planting evidence, has waged a years-long vendetta against his family-owned Southwest Metals. According...Congress: FBI needs better intelligence
WASHINGTON — The FBI needs to strengthen its intelligence programs and information sharing to counter the diverse and fast-moving national threats that have evolved since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a congressional commission said on Wednesday. The 9/11 Review Commission report also said the Federal Bureau of Investigation's progress......
U.S. losing ‘information war’ to Russia, other rivals
WASHINGTON — The United States is losing an information war to Russia, "Islamic State" and other rivals, says a new report that calls for a strengthening in U.S. counter-propaganda efforts and an overhaul of the government's international broadcasting arm. The study is the latest to highlight problems in the Broadcasting Board...Terrorism by non-Muslims goes under-reported
A man walked into the New Orleans airport on March 20, swung his machete at TSA officers and sprayed poison at them. His duffel bag contained six homemade bombs. His motives remain unknown; and to many Americans, his actions do, too, because the news media paid little attention to them.Richard White, the 63-year-old attacker, died......
ISIS recruited 400 children since January
DAMASCUS — "Islamic State" recruited at least 400 children in Syria in the past three months and given these so-called "Cubs of the Caliphate" military training and hardline indoctrination, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the children, all aged under 18, were recruited near schools,...Jordan signs $10 billion nuclear power plant deal with Russia
AMMAN — Jordan signed an agreement worth $10 million with Russia on Tuesday that sets the legal basis for building the kingdom's first nuclear power plant with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts. Jordan imports nearly 98 percent of its energy from oil products and crude and is struggling to meet electricity demand which is growing by...
Deadline to nominate your favorite Dearborn teacher April 2
March 26th, 20150 DEARBORN—The clock is ticking and time is running short to nominate your favorite Dearborn Public Schools teacher for the 2015 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Award. The deadline for submitting applications is Thursday, April 2, 2015. Entry forms can be found by visiting www.dearbornschools.org or may...
Saudi Arabia starts bombing campaign in Yemen
March 26th, 20150 Armed militants loyal to Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ride a patrol truck in the country's southern port city of Aden March 25. Photo: Reuters.SANAA — Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it had launched military operations in Yemen, carrying out air strikes in coordination with a 10-country coalition seeking to......
Mother who killed her children and put them in the freezer charged
DETROIT—Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy has charged Mitchelle Angela Blair, 35, of Detroit, in connection with two children discovered in a freezer in her home in the 800 block of on St. Aubin Street in Detroit. On March 24 at 10:45 a.m., Detroit Police Officers were called to Blair’s apartment because two...
Dearborn soldier on ISIS hit list
March 25th, 20150 The "Islamic State" released a list of 100 U.S. soldiers with their names and home addresses, urging its followers to attack them. The list prompted cautions for heightened security measures in the cities where the military members reside. A Dearborn soldier is on the "hit list."The Associated Press reported that the Pentagon is......
Students seek donations to create two community gardens in heart of East Dearborn
DEARBORN—Fordson High School's (FHS) Political Science Club has received permission from the City of Dearborn to create two community gardens in the heart of East Dearborn. “As we are just now starting this project, we have not yet collected enough donations to begin building,” said FHS senior Sara...
Suspect caught on camera stealing waitress’ cell phone at Dearborn restaurant
March 24th, 20150 The suspect is the man in the hat to the rightDEARBORN— On Saturday, Mar. 21 at around 12:30 p.m. a male suspect was observed stealing a waitress’ cell phone from behind the cash register at a local restaurant. The suspect is described as being a heavyset, white male with light-complexion in......
