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Kerry urges flexibility in U.S. war powers against Islamic State
Kerry.WASHINGTON — Any congressional authorization of U.S. military force against "Islamic State" should be flexible and not limit the fight to Iraq and Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. The authorization should also not restrict President Obama in deploying combat troops against the militant group if needed,...
Officials who authorized torture should be prosecuted
December 12th, 20140 The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report on the CIA's enhanced interrogation methods (euphemism for torture) that revealed gruesome torture, cover-ups, mismanagement, lies and deliberate misleading of the public by the agency. The report released on Tuesday is the result of a five-year Senate investigation into the...Palestinian minister dies after confrontation with Israeli soldier
RAMALLAH — A Palestinian minister died on Wednesday shortly after an Israeli border policeman shoved and grabbed him by the throat during a protest in the West Bank, an incident Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas described as barbaric. Ziad Abu Ein, 55, a minister without portfolio, was among scores of Palestinian and foreign...Bombs kill three in Bahrain
MANAMA — A bomb explosion killed a Bahraini citizen and wounded an expatriate man on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said, the second fatal attack in the Gulf Arab state in as many days. Political tensions have been running high in the kingdom since the opposition boycotted elections last month. The ministry called Tuesday's attack...U.S. hostage in Yemen killed during rescue mission
SANAA — Al-Qaeda in Yemen blamed the United States for the death of U.S. and South African hostages killed in a failed rescue attempt by U.S. forces, an official of the militant group said, arguing Washington had "foolishly" chosen armed force over negotiation. President Obama "and his government knew the fairness of our demands and...
Detroit exits bankruptcy
December 12th, 20140 DETROIT — Mayor Mike Duggan, Governor Rick Snyder, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and Councilman Gabe Leland discussed Detroit's exit from bankruptcy Wednesday morning during a press conference. Orr submitted his resignation to Snyder earlier this week. In July 2013, Detroit filed for bankruptcy. During that period paychecks for...
Mayor O’Reilly, Lowrey student light the City of Dearborn Christmas tree
December 12th, 20140 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn signaled the beginning of the Christmas holiday season with the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center on Dec. 8. Each year Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Jr. invites a special guest to be the honorary assistant. 5-year-old Nagi Nasser, a kindergartener from...
ACRL joins newly formed Coalition for Justice and Fairness to Reform Law Enforcement
December 12th, 20140 DETROIT — The Arab American Civil Rights League joined the newly formed Coalition for Justice and Fairness to Reform Law Enforcement. The Coalition is working to prevent incidents such as the shooting of a Black man by a White police officer in Ferguson, Missouri from happening in Detroit. Additional members of the group...Al-Qaeda in Yemen criticizes “Islamic State” for beheadings
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Nasr bin Ali al-Ansi.SANAA — A senior leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen criticized beheadings by "Islamic State" (IS) fighters as un-Islamic, and said his own group had banned such acts. IS, an offshoot of the al-Qaeda network, has carved out territory in Syria and Iraq with military...Beirut and Doha selected as a ‘New7Wonders’ city
BEIRUT — Beirut was among seven cities selected as a "New7Wonders" city, beating out more than 1,000 competitors, the organization’s chief announced Sunday. "I would like to thank everyone who has helped promote the New7Wonders Cities campaign since its inception in 2011," Bernard Weber, founder and president of New7Wonders...Bryant sentenced to life in prison
DETROIT — Lavere Bryant, the defendant convicted in the double homicide of Dearborn Family Dollar employees on July 15, 2013, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 11, to Life in prison without parole. He was convicted on two counts of first degree murder and kidnapping. He is expected to serve 37 to 60 years on one count of...Is torture an American value?
The most recent chapter in America's sordid history with torture, the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture during the Bush Administration, reinforces what human rights organizations and frankly many people around the world already know about the U.S. government. Ours is a government that views...
Path forward needed for stronger Arab-Black solidarity
December 12th, 20140 As protests erupt across the U.S. in reaction to the non-indictments of two White male police officers who killed two unarmed Black men, a discussion on the state of race relations in this country has also taken hold – particularly between the Arab American and African American communities. Parts of this conversation have been...U.N. says rich nations pledge to take 100,000 Syrian refugees
GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that Western governments had heeded a call to take in more Syrian refugees from neighboring countries and estimated that, in all, more than 100,000 places would be offered in the coming months. UNHCR, which wants to resettle 130,000 Syrians outside the region by the end of 2016, said...UAE court convicts 11 on terror charges
ABU DHABI — A United Arab Emirates court convicted 11 men including UAE, Syrian and Comoros nationals of helping to form an al-Qaeda affiliate and sending fighters to join Syrian rebel groups, newspapers reported on Wednesday. Four Emiratis among the 11 were sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia by the state security division of......
Saudi Arabia links “Islamic State” to shooting of Danish man
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has arrested three suspects in connection with the shooting of a Danish man in Riyadh last month, and investigations show it was carried out on behalf of "Islamic State", an interior ministry spokesman said on Thursday. The spokesman, Major General Mansour Turki, said security forces recovered the handgun and a...Egyptian pro-democracy activist sentenced to three years
CAIRO — Egyptian pro-democracy activist Ahmed Douma was sentenced to three years in jail on Tuesday after he accused the judge of bias and denounced his trial on charges of violence against the state as political. Douma was a leading youth figure in the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak at the height of the "Arab Spring." He is......
Rasmea Odeh released on bond
December 12th, 20140 DETROIT — Rasmea Odeh was released from jail on Thursday afternoon, after Judge Gershwin Drain ruled to reinstate her bond. The Palestinian American activist was convicted of immigration fraud on Nov. 10 for not disclosing a conviction in a military court in Israel on her U.S. citizenship application. Federal marshals arrested...
Local minors were heavily involved in Warrendale area drug ring, three adults convicted
December 10th, 20140 DETROIT— Three members of a Warrendale area drug ring were convicted in federal court this week after a six week trial before U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy that led to a nine-day deliberation from a grand jury. Two of the men, who were arrested last year, are brothers. Mohamed "Mojo" Faraj, 31, and Foaud "Fred" Faraj, 44,...
Arab American community divided over Ferguson events
December 5th, 20140 DEARBORN — Daren Wilson's shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, followed by a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer, sparked angry protests and countless conversations about race, police brutality and law enforcement across the country. But while conservatives generally applauded the grand jury's decisions and...
Prescription drug abuse prevalent among community adolescents
December 5th, 20140 DEARBORN — 52 million people in the United States over the age of 12 have used prescription drugs non-medically in their lifetime. The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population and consumes 75 percent of the world’s prescription drugs.Our communities aren’t immune from the abuse of prescription drugs. According to......
Dearborn robber still at large
DEARBORN — On Wednesday at about 5 p.m. the 5th Third Bank in Dearborn, on Telegraph south of Ford Road, was robbed by a lone male who produced a hold-up note and demanded money. The suspect is described as being approximately 40-years-old, thin, between 5'9" and 6'0" tall and missing several teeth. A teller turned over an...
Rasmea Odeh’s defense requests her release on bond
December 5th, 20140 DETROIT — The judge in Rasmea Odeh's case is expected to soon make a decision on a defense motion requesting the reinstatement of her bond.Last month, Odeh, 67, a Palestinian American activist living in Chicago, was found guilty of lying on her U.S. naturalization application about having been arrested and convicted in Israel 45......
Mubarak’s acquittal a continuation of the counter-revolution
December 5th, 20140 On Jan. 25, 2011, Egypt revolted against tyranny. Egyptian security forces gunned down more than 800 peaceful protesters during the 17-day uprising that led to the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the dictator who has been ruling the country for 30 years.Last week, Mubarak and seven of his security commanders, including ex-interior minister...
City officials deny hookah exemption to local business
December 5th, 20140 DEARBORN — City officials have denied the owners of Signature Cafe, a hookah bar and restaurant located on Warren Ave. and Chase Rd, an exemption to a six month hookah moratorium, forcing the business to a halt in trying to secure a hookah license from the state. The owners of Signature Cafe claim they had been trying to obtain......
