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U.S. captures suspected ringleader of 2012 attack in Benghazi
WASHINGTON — The United States said on Tuesday it had captured a suspected ringleader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, and ignited a political firestorm in Washington.President Obama said in a statement he had authorized the operation in...Chicago bomb plot defendant denied secret files by appeals court
Daoud.CHICAGO — A federal appeals court has overruled a landmark lower court decision that allowed lawyers for a man accused of plotting to bomb a Chicago bar to see documents classified under a major U.S. spying law.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision on Monday means prosecutors need not disclose to lawyers for the...Hillary’s haughty hyperbole!
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets people as she signs copies of her book "Hard Choices" at a Costco store in Arlington, Virginia June 14. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Last Sunday’s New York Times Book Review section featured a one page interview with Hillary Clinton, author of the just released Hard Choices,...Dealing with the onslaught of radical Islam in Iraq
It is not easy to find an immediate solution to the onslaught of radical Islam. A regional approach must be found; Washington can help, but not much. As long as Saudi Arabia and Iran are working as adversaries it will be hard to resolve the crises in the extremely vulnerable Arab states.The relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia will...
Iraq’s crisis and Bush’s ‘accomplished mission’
June 19th, 20140 Eleven years ago, then-president George W. Bush stood atop the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to announce the end of major combat operations in Iraq. A banner behind him infamously proclaimed "Mission Accomplished." The United States had invaded Iraq against the advice of all voices of reason around the world.America has lost...
Maliki asks for U.S. intervention, Obama to send 300 military advisers
June 19th, 20140 BAGHDAD — President Obama said Thursday, June 19, he is planning to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help retrain Iraqi security forces as they battle an insurgent invasion."Armed forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq," Obama said in a White House announcement.After a meeting with national security advisers, Obama...
Who is behind ISIS?
June 19th, 20140 With its multi-pronged assault across central and northern Iraq in the past one and a half weeks, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has taken over from the al-Qaeda organization founded by Osama bin Laden as the most powerful and effective extreme jihadi group in the world.ISIS now controls or can operate with impunity in a...U.N. watchdog: Chlorine gas-like chemicals likely used in Syrian conflict
DAMASCUS — Chemical weapons inspectors who came under attack while investigating claims of chlorine gas attacks in Syria last month found information suggesting that similar chemicals had indeed been used, the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Tuesday, June 17.The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is...Nasrallah: If we didn’t intervene in Syria, ISIS would be in Beirut
A Syrian refugee girl holds pictures of Syria's President Bashar Assad and Lebanon's Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, southern Lebanon, on March 18.BEIRUT — Lebanon's Hizbullah militia chief said his fighters' intervention in Syria had kept an al-Qaeda splinter group that has seized territory in Iraq from spreading west into...Yemeni soldiers clash with Houthi rebels near capital
Army and police officers loyal to the Shi'ite al-Houthi group march during a demonstration in Yemen's capital Sanaa on June 4. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahSANAA — Shi'a rebels fought Yemeni soldiers just 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, an official said, as they try to tighten their grip in the...Morocco advises against making pilgrimages to Saudi
RABAT — Morocco's health minister has advised the country's Muslim faithful against making pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year, with the deadly MERS virus having killed nearly 300 people there so far.Last week, the health ministry urged the sick and the frail to postpone any planned pilgrimages until 2015, and circulated among those...Tunisia eyes autumn elections to anchor democracy
Tunisia's election authority has proposed a parliamentary vote on Oct. 26 and the first round of presidential polls a month later, marking the final step toward full democracy in the cradle of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.Tunisia's often turbulent political transition began after the popular revolt that ousted autocrat Zine...Egypt court calls for death sentence for Brotherhood leader
Mohamed Badie.CAIRO — An Egyptian court signalled on Thursday, June 19, that it wanted death sentences for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 13 other defendants charged with murder and firearms possession, when it referred the case to the country's religious authorities.Judicial sources said a judge at a court session held at a...FAA to investigate air traffic controller’s joke that delayed airplane landing
ATLANTA —The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an air traffic controller's joking remark that caused a Delta jet to abort a landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.Flight 630 from Detroit was approaching a runway last Wednesday when a controller told the pilot: “630, go around,” instructing the...
Michigan and Israel sign industrial collaboration agreement
June 19th, 20140 Snyder and Gilad signing the agreement Monday, the same day the governor visited the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn and met with Arab leaders. LANSING — On Monday, Gov. Snyder and Roey Gilad, consul general of Israel to the Midwest, signed a bilateral cooperation agreement to promote joint industrial research and......
Snyder praises immigrants, listens to local concerns at town hall meeting in Dearborn
June 18th, 20140 Snyder (C) takes a tour of the Arab American National Museum.DEARBORN – Gov. Snyder praised immigrants' contributions to the nation during a town hall meeting at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) on Monday, June 16."Immigration is something that has made us unique in terms of embracing diversity, in terms of understanding that...
Detroit-area lawmakers decry upcoming Terry Jones event
June 13th, 20140 DETROIT – State Representative Harvey Santana (D-Detroit) and several of his colleagues joined to denounce this weekend’s rally led by anti-Muslim pastor Terry Jones at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn.“We don’t need the kind of bigotry that Terry Jones brings to events like these,” Santana said.......
Business owners, motorists contend with Greenfield construction project
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN - Since April, construction along the one mile stretch of Greenfield Road between Warren Ave. and Ford Road has impacted local businesses and caused drivers to be extra cautious while navigating that pothole-pockmarked street. Greenfield is one of the major roads in the city that’s managed by Wayne County. Last fall,...“Those people” and subtle racism
Living in Dearborn, the capital of Arab America, one hardly experiences racism on a daily basis. But after eight years in the city, it finally happened. I heard a racist statement directed against me.At 6:30 a.m. last Thursday, I drove my car to a nearby abandoned gas station and parked it there. I don't have access to a driveway, so on...
AAPAC begins endorsement process for August primaries
June 13th, 20140 AAPAC members interviewing David Knezek, a candidate in the race for Michigan's 5th District Senate seat. PHOTO:Hussein HachemDEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) started its endorsement process for the Aug. 5 primary elections on Tuesday, June 10 at the offices of The Arab American News. There, its members...
Man makes four-year effort to bring largest Muslim gathering in the U.S. to Detroit
June 13th, 20140 DETROIT — This year, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) will hold its 51st annual convention in Detroit, marking the first time the event has taken place in the Motor City. The convention will take place at Cobo Center Aug. 29-Sept. 1 and will focus on the theme, “The Generations Rise: Elevating Muslim American......
Dearborn to hold Flag Day ceremony June 14
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN — The public is invited to attend the city of Dearborn’s annual Flag Day commemoration ceremony at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 14 at Ford Field Park on Cherry Hill west of Brady.The ceremony is held in conjunction with the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council.As usual, the Flag Day commemoration will include a dignified...Dearborn Police make two arrests in connection with larcenies
DEARBORN — At approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, observant citizens called 911 to report two suspicious individuals in the area of Vassar and Penn. Dearborn Police responded to the area and located the subjects, 20-year-old male Joshua Danial Trezil,and a juvenile male. Property stolen from a nearby garage and several......
U.S. preacher who inspires Syrian rebels faces Internet monitoring
June 13th, 20140 DEARBORN— A judge has ordered monitoring of computer and Internet use of a U.S. Islamic preacher regarded by some federal officials and a group that studies radicals as an inspirational figure for foreign fighters in Syria.The close supervision of Ahmad Musa Jebril., 43, was ordered after a court hearing last Thursday. At...Summer safety tips for kids
We hope that everyone enjoys this special time of year, but we want to also remind parents that there are potential dangers during the summer months. It’s important to be aware of what they are. The more information one learns about how to prevent illnesses and injuries, the less likely they will occur.There are many areas to cover......
