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Bottles and plastic bags on a lawn in east Dearborn, March 18.As an Arabic saying puts it, "tomorrow the snow will melt and the field will be revealed." That quote demonstrates the truth's ability to eventually manifest itself through barriers of falsehood. In east Dearborn the snow melted last week, but the truth that the fields...Abbas: Two-state solution not possible with Netanyahu
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.RAMALLAH — A two-state solution to the Middle East conflict will be impossible with an Israeli government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday. "Netanyahu's statements against a two-state solution and against a Palestinian state ... are...Libyan government forces bomb Tripoli airport
TRIPOLI — Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognized government on Thursday bombed the only functioning commercial airport in the city, delaying the arrival of a delegation from a rival parliament for U.N. peace talks, officials said. The attack on Matiga airport, a military base used for commercial flights after the main...Egypt announces plans to build new capital city
A scale model of a planned new capital for Cairo is displayed at an investment conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Sunday.CAIRO — Over the weekend, Egypt unveiled plans to build a wholly new capital. The new city would lie somewhere to Cairo's east, closer to the Red Sea. It would sprawl across some 150...Study: Syria bloodiest conflict of 2014
DAMASCUS — The death toll in the world's most brutal conflicts climbed by more than 28 percent last year from 2013 with bloodshed in Syria worse than all others for the second year running, according to a study released on Wednesday. The Project for the Study of the 21st Century think tank analyzed data from sources including the...Yemeni president evacuated after air raid targets his palace
Abedrabbo Mansour HadiADEN — Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi was evacuated to safety Thursday after a warplane targeted a palace in Aden where he was staying after fleeing political turmoil in the capital, an aide said. "President Hadi has been evacuated to a safe place, but he has not left the country," the source said as...“Islamic State” claims responsibility for deadly terror attack in Tunisia
A policeman stands past blood stains, inside the compound of the national Bardo museum in Tunis, March 19.TUNIS — Tunisia said it would deploy the army to major cities and arrested nine people on Thursday, after 20 foreign tourists were shot dead in an attack on a museum, which "Islamic State" militants called "the first drop of...No request for Coalition assistance as Tikrit battle pauses
Smoke rises from an explosives-laden military vehicle driven by an "Islamic State" suicide bomber.BAGHDAD — Iraq has not requested air support from the U.S.-led coalition for its campaign to retake Tikrit from "Islamic State" insurgents, a senior military official in the coalition said on Thursday, as the assault on the city remained...Anti-Israel ad can be barred from Seattle buses, appeals court rules
San Fransico — County officials in Seattle can prohibit an advertisement criticizing Israeli policies toward Palestinians from appearing on local buses without violating constitutional protections on free speech, a U.S. appeals court said on Wednesday. In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco found that...Kuwait arrests activist over anti-Saudi tweets
KUWAIT — Kuwait arrested an opposition activist on suspicion of insulting Saudi Arabia on his Twitter account, the state news agency KUNA reported, extending a crackdown on social media. Tariq al-Mutairi, head of the liberal Civil Democratic Movement (CDM), was detained on his way home early on Wednesday by men in plainclothes...
Pledge of allegiance read in Arabic causes uproar at New York high school
March 19th, 20150 PINE BUSH, New York — Administrators at an upstate New York high school are apologizing after the Pledge of Allegiance was recited in Arabic on Wednesday morning, offending some students and their families.In an online letter, officials at Pine Bush High School explained that students were supposed to give the pledge in different...FHS students participate in 64th annual Michigan District of Key Club Service Leadership Conference
TRAVERSE CITY—Members of Fordson High School’s Key Club participated in the 64th annual Michigan District of Key Club Service Leadership Conference in Traverse City March 13-15. This year’s theme was service around the world. Key Club members from all over the state came together to celebrate the year...Netanyahu’s victory demonstrates Israel’s racism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 18.Last week, all opinion polls foretold that the centrist Zionist Union would grab the most seats in the Israeli elections. But the right wing Likud Party and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, scored a dramatic comeback and emerged...SMART to pay more than $500,000 in damages to Iraqi former bus mechanic
DETROIT— Years after the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) began appealing a Michigan Civil Rights Commission ruling in favor of an Iraqi former bus mechanic who’d endured discrimination, SMART has decided to forego any further appeals. SMART now must pay Mazyn Barash, 57, of...Netanyahu claims victory in Israeli elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 18.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel's election after exit polls showed he had erased his center-left rivals' lead with a hard rightward shift in which he abandoned a commitment to negotiate a Palestinian......
Gov. Snyder appoints Nick Khouri as state treasurer
March 17th, 20150 Nick KhouriLANSING — Gov. Snyder appointed Nick Khouri, of Plymouth, as state treasurer on Tuesday, March 17. Khouri will succeed Kevin Clinton, who is leaving state government for a job in the private sector. Khouri returns to state government after serving as senior vice president of Corporate Affairs at DTE Energy in Detroit,...Twin bombings at churches in Pakistan kill 14, wound 78
Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 14 people and wounded nearly 80 during Sunday services, and witnesses said quick action by a security guard prevented many more deaths.A Pakistani Taliban splinter group claimed responsibility. Islamist militants in Pakistan have attacked Christians and other......
Sisi pushes U.S. for military aid in Fox News interview
Sisi.CAIRO — Egypt's president called for increased U.S. military aid and creation of a regional coalition to fight "Islamic State" in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday, just days before the United States sends its top diplomat to the country. "It is very important for the United States to understand that our need for...Iraqi forces enter Tikrit but are slowed down by snipers
A Shi'a fighter known as Hashid Shaabi, runs as smoke rises from an explosives-laden military vehicle driven by an "Islamic State" suicide bomber which exploded during an attack on the southern edge of Tikrit, March 12.BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces and mainly Shi'a militia fought "Islamic State" fighters in Tikrit on Thursday, a day...Saudi jails rights group founder for 10 years
Mohammed al-BajadiRIYADH — A founding member of one of the few independent human rights groups in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a regional rights group said on Wednesday. Mohammed al-Bajadi was sentenced last Thursday by the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh, whose jurisdiction is related to "terrorism",...Beyond denying Sharia: let’s advertise Dearborn culture
Brian Stone.We should recognize a plain truth: Dearborn is unique in America because of our residents. We are beneficiaries of the ancient wisdom and culture of the Middle East. My question is, why don’t we advertise it? While some in Dearborn are focused on limiting the number of Hookah bars, regulating signage in Arabic and......
Letter to the editor
Dear Mr. Siblani: I was greatly disturbed with a recent opinion piece featured in The Arab American News titled “Chaldeans at AIPAC do not speak for the community” and would be remiss if I did not bring my concerns to your attention. The Chaldean community does not wish to engage in a debate pertaining to Arab and Jewish relations....Republican senators’ letter to Iran embarrasses the nation
Republicans lawmakers have struck again. On Monday, less than a week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before Congress at the invitation of Speaker of the House John Boehner (R- Ohio), 47 Republican senators sent a letter to Iran, warning the Islamic Republic that a nuclear deal could be......
NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups over mass surveillance
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Security Agency was sued on Tuesday by Wikimedia and other groups challenging one of its mass surveillance programs that they said violates Americans' privacy and makes individuals worldwide less likely to share sensitive information. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Maryland, where the...Ohio man accused of Capitol attack plot
Christopher Cornell, 20, of Cincinnati, Ohio is pictured in this handout photo.CINCINNATI — U.S. prosecutors have asked a judge to limit telephone access for an Ohio man, who is accused of plotting an attack on the U.S. Capitol and claims sympathy with "Islamic State" militants, after he was interviewed from jail by a Cincinnati......