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CIA, Mossad killed Hezbollah’s Imad Mughniyeh
WASHINGTON — The CIA and Israel's spy agency Mossad were behind an elaborate plot to kill Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh in a 2008 car bomb attack in Syria, the Washington Post reported. Citing former intelligence officials, the newspaper reported that U.S. and Israeli spy agencies worked together to target Mughniyeh on Feb. 12,...Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan stresses snow shoveling safety
DETROIT — This past weekend, Michigan experienced its third largest snowfall since 1880, forcing residents to head outdoors to clear driveways and walkways. Physicians at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network recommend residents keep heart health in mind and pace themselves when clearing snow from their property...Government approves Medicare coverage for lung cancer screening
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. health regulators on Thursday approved Medicare coverage for lung cancer screening by low-dose CT, the first time the government health insurance program for the elderly and disabled will pay for such a program of early detection in an effort to save lives. The decision applies to Medicare beneficiaries aged...Iraq PM orders lifting of decade-old Baghdad curfew
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered an end to the nightly curfew that has been in force in Baghdad for years, Brigadier General Saad Maan said on Thursday. "The prime minister ordered that the curfew in the city of Baghdad be completely lifted starting from this Saturday," Maan, the spokesman for the Baghdad...Heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi as army pushes to take port
BENGHAZI — Clashes erupted in the center of Libya's main eastern city on Thursday as pro-government forces pushed to take the port district from Islamist militants, and seven soldiers were killed, witnesses and military officials said. The fighting mirrors a wider struggle in the oil-producing North African state where two governments...
The Islamic Center Board suspends Sayed Qazwini for two months
February 5th, 20150 DEARBORN — Sayed Hassan Qazwini will leave the Islamic Center of America for at least two months, while the center's Board of Trustees discusses the responsibilities of the spiritual leader, revises the bylaws and finds a solution for the issues at the ICA, a board member said. The board came to this decision on Wednesday...Man walks naked on I-75 in the middle of a snowstorm
AUBURN HILLS—A man was videotaped walking naked down the middle of I-75 during last weekend’s snowstorm. Francis Gojcaj, a driver who witnessed the incident and recorded it on his phone, also posted a video online showing the man walking along the freeway in the altogether. Concerned citizens began...
Arab American family alleges harassment by Delta agent, passenger
February 3rd, 20150 DETROIT — A passenger on a Delta plane leaving from Florida to Detroit harassed an Arab American family on board, and the airplane crew did not address the racial intimidation, according to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).The victim, Darlene Hider who was traveling with her husband and four children...Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan stresses snow shoveling safety
DETROIT—Michigan experienced record snow falls over the past two days, forcing residents to head outdoors to clear driveways and walkways. Physicians at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network recommend residents keep heart health in mind and pace themselves when clearing snow from...
Business owners urged to attend smoking lounge study session before ordinance finalized
January 30th, 20150 A business owner addresses the city council on Tuesday, Jan. 27.DEARBORN — Local business owners are urged to attend a smoking lounge meeting being held by city officials on Tuesday, February 3 at 7.p.m. at the Dearborn Administrative Center. The meeting concerns a new smoking lounge ordinance that is being finalized by the city,...
Iraqi couple has plans for newly purchased dealership
January 30th, 20150 Basam and Tanya Robin the new owners of Superior Buick GMC.DEARBORN — After 35 years, Superior Buick GMC is under new ownership. Basam and Tanya Robin have purchased the business from its original owner, Walter Schwartz, making the dealership one of the few GMC dealer franchises owned and operated by Iraqi immigrants. Although...
Arab Americans committed to combating pollution
January 30th, 20150 More than 100 Arab Americans attended the forum on combating pollution.DEARBORN — Arab Americans are becoming more environmentally active and seem determined to combat pollution. On Sunday, Jan. 25, more than 100 people attended the forum “Combating Pollution” at the American Moslem Society, where literature was distributed...Dearborn robber still at large
DEARBORN — On Jan. 22 a CVS pharmacy in Dearborn was robbed after the suspect approached the counter with a gun demanding money from the cash register. After robbing the store, the suspect fled the scene in a dark colored sedan, possibly a Chrysler 300 or similar vehicle. The suspect is described as a White male who...Eastpointe woman charged with murder for throwing baby in dumpster
ROSEVILLE — On Wednesday, a 24-year-old woman was charged with murder and child abuse for dumping a newborn into the Roseville Recycling Center. On Jan. 15 at around 1:30 a.m. the newborn baby's body was found at the ReCommunity Recycling Depot on Groesbeck. According to police, the woman has three other children, who are not in her...Five-year-old Detroit boy shot in face, loses an eye
DETROIT — Five-year-old Donovan Lyles Jr. was shot in the face on Detroit’s east side during a drive-by shooting on Tuesday. According to reports, Lyles was struck in the face by a bullet that entered the window of a home on the 20200 block of Irvington near Eight Mile and I-75. The bullet went through the window and through......
Arab American selected to represent USA Rugby Sevens National team in Wellington, New Zealand
January 30th, 20150 DEARBORN — National Team Recruitment Camp standout Ahmad Harajly, 21, could earn his first cap with the Men’s Eagles Sevens after Head Coach Mike Friday selected the Detroit Tradesmen player for Wellington Sevens, the fourth leg of the 2014-15 World Rugby HSBC Sevens World Series. Harajly and Mataiyasi Leuta were the two athletes...
Army veteran visits Dearborn, discovers it’a not under sharia law
January 30th, 20150 DEARBORN — Army Veteran Adam Joliff made national news recently after visiting Dearborn and "discovering" it wasn’t under sharia law. Brian Stone, a reporter for the Huffington Post, visited Dearborn with his friend Joliff and decided to help debunk the longtime myth. In a blog entitled “Hilarious: Army Veteran Debunks......
Dearborn Heights teen wins first place in national essay contest
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Zeina Condon, a 17-year-old Lebanese American senior at Dearborn High School, won first place in the Voice of Democracy essay contest. The annual contest is hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a national organization for war veterans. This year’s topic focused on why veterans are important to the nation’s...Blizzard pounds U.S. northeast
A man walks out of an ocean front house covered in ice during a winter blizzard in Marshfield, Massachusetts January 27.BOSTON — A blizzard swept past New York City and struck hardest at some 4.5 million people around Boston, dropping nearly three feet of snow in areas and triggering high tides that breached a seawall and forced...Gauging outrage: Media and the aftermath of the Paris attacks
Relatives of journalist Halid Ahmed who died during the attack of Israel, mourn near his funeral on July 20, 2014.Appropriately, thousands of comics have been published in response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks earlier this month. One of the most striking ones I’ve seen so far depicts the gunmen as they fire at the magazine’s office;...
Sayed Qazwini went too far
January 30th, 20150 Sayed Hassan Qazwini's resignation from the Islamic Center of America shocked the community. But those who are familiar with the state of the relationship between the imam and some members of the ICA Board of trustees were not surprised by the news. Qazwini had blasted the board with strong statements made to The Arab American News in......
Kuwait arrests activists over anti-Saudi tweets
January 30th, 20150 KUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti authorities have detained several online activists for allegedly comments deemed offensive to Saudi Arabia's late King Abdullah, a rights group and activists said Thursday. Secret police late Wednesday arrested prominent rights and online activist Mohammad al-Ajmi outside his home for "unknown reasons," the...
GM honors Sammy Cheaito as a top sales consultant for GMC for 2014
January 30th, 20150 (L-R) Jeff Kern - GM Zone Manager, Golden Tate - Lions wide receiver, Sammy Cheaito and Scott Williams - GM District Manager.DEARBORN — Sammy Cheaito is a veteran car salesman and long-time employee at Superior Buick GMC and earned the 2014 Top Sales Award for GMC brands. He was presented with an award by Duncan Aldred,......
Dubai airport becomes the busiest in the world
Dubai airport terminal.DUBAI — Dubai airport has soared ahead of London's Heathrow, riding a boom in long-haul flights between Asia and the West to become the world's top international travel hub, UAE airport authorities said Tuesday. Traffic at the airport increased 6.1 percent last year to 70.47 million passengers, Dubai Airports...Saudi king orders payout to state employees, reshuffles cabinet
Saudi Arabia's King Salman.RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's new King Salman ordered a lavish payout to all state employees on Thursday and reshuffled some top government jobs while keeping in place the oil, foreign, finance, defense and interior ministers. The top oil exporter will pay two months of bonus salary to all state employees and......