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Arab business owners in Detroit bear responsibilities
Most gas stations, convenience stores, and grocery stores in Detroit are owned by Arab Americans. As the 2010 United States Census tells us, Detroit’s population is almost 83 percent African American, higher than any other major American city. There is no doubt that Arab American entrepreneurs have contributed to the economy of...UAE sentences Qatari doctor to seven years in prison for ties to the Brotherhood
ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates' top court sentenced a Qatari doctor to seven years in prison on Monday, March. 3, for supporting supporting al-Islah, a group banned in the UAE for its link to the Muslim Brotherhood.The Federal Supreme Court in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi found Mahmoud al-Jaidah guilty of cooperating with an "illegal...Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE recall envoys in rift with Qatar, Doha vows “not to bow to pressure”
DOHA - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar on Wednesday, March 5, in an unprecedented public split between Gulf Arab allies who have fallen out over the role of Islamists in a region in turmoil.Qatar's cabinet voiced "regret and surprise" at the decision by the fellow-members of the...Sisi to run for president, court bans Hamas activities
CAIRO - Egypt's armed forces chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signaled on Tuesday, March 4, that he will run for president, saying he cannot ignore the "majority" of Egyptians who want him to do so, state news agency MENA reported.Sisi, who ousted Egypt's first freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, in...Tunisia lifts state of emergency in whole country after three years
TUNIS - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has lifted a state of emergency, which has been enforced since the 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, his office said Thursday."The president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces... issued a decree lifting the state of emergency in the whole country from Wednesday,...MEA: Iraqi minister’s son misses flight, forces plane back
BEIRUT - A passenger plane flying from Lebanon to Iraq on Thursday turned back after the Iraqi transport minister's son missed the flight and phoned Baghdad to stop the aircraft from landing, Middle East Airlines (MEA) said.Marwan Salha, acting chairman of MEA, told Reuters the flight, scheduled to leave at 12:40, had been delayed for...Niger extradites Gaddafi’s son Saadi to Libya
TRIPOLI - Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, his special forces commander who fled abroad during Libya's 2011 uprising, was imprisoned in Tripoli on Thursday after Niger agreed to send him back from house arrest there.Saadi, who had a brief career as soccer player in Italy and often lived the playboy life during his father's rule, is the first...Bin Laden son-in-law goes on trial in U.S. on terrorism charges
NEW YORK — Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, went on trial in New York on Monday, becoming one of the highest-profile defendants to face terrorism charges in the United States.Prosecutors have accused the Kuwaiti-born Abu Ghaith, 48, of recording videos in Afghanistan on behalf of al Qaeda immediately following the...New federal budget includes $1.5 billion for Syria and neighbors
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama proposed spending $1.5 billion next year for the Middle East and North Africa, largely to address the growing humanitarian crisis in Syria as Washington steps up efforts to deal with three-year-long civil war.Besides funding for Syria, the $1.5 billion is intended to promote reforms and...Los Angeles moves to ban e-cigarettes, joining NY, Chicago
Los Angeles — The Los Angeles City Council voted this week to ban the use of electronic cigarettes, also known as "vaping," from restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other public spaces in the nation's second-largest city. Los Angeles will join a growing list of cities, including New York, Boston and Chicago, that restrict the use of...U.S. Supreme Court declines immigration cases
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected attempts by towns in Texas and Pennsylvania to revive local laws that cracked down on illegal immigration.The court decided against hearing appeals filed by the towns of Farmers Branch, Texas, and Hazleton, Pennsylvania, which were seeking to overturn appeals court rulings that...U.S. Senate Democrats block Obama’s nominee for civil rights lawyer
WASHINGTON — Seven Democrats in the U.S. Senate broke ranks on Wednesday, March 6, and joined Republicans to block President Barack Obama's nominee to a top Justice Department job after complaints that the lawyer, Debo Adegbile, had helped represent a "cop killer."The seven voted with 44 Republicans to sustain a procedural...HFCC aims to establish art history study abroad program by offering trip to Morocco
DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) has collaborated with The Arab American Foundation for Multicultural Education and Students' Understanding (ARAMFO) to launch a study abroad course that will take a two week trip to Morocco this spring.The three-credit course is open not just to HFCC students, but also to all community...
Potholes harm residents, challenge city, county and state agencies
March 7th, 20140 Dearborn Police Department parking lot. DEARBORN — Grey and covered with holes, Michigan roads resemble the surface of the moon. The holes on the moon are called craters. They are caused by the collision of asteroids and comets with its surface. The holes on our roads are potholes caused by an extreme winter.City and county officials...
Rising Democrat David Knezek eyes State Senate seat
March 7th, 20140 Caption: State rep Knezek was joined by community members at Crestwood High School where he announced his bid for State Senate last month. PHOTO: Sean MurphyDEARBORN HEIGHTS — There is no doubt that David Knezek is a rising star in Michigan's political landscape. As the youngest Democratic state representative in a......
ACC behavioral health division making life easier for displaced refugees
March 7th, 20140 ACC's Trauma Recovery Center in Sterling Heights treats survivors of torture. PHOTO: TAAN/ NATASHA DADO MICHIGAN — Many of the displaced refugees who turn to the Arab American and Chaldean Council’s behavioral health division for treatment are victims of war and survivors of torture. "It is the story of the Middle East, you...South end residents urged to attend Mar. 19 meeting regarding changes to Severstal factory
DEARBORN - Residents living in the city’s South End neighborhood are being urged to attend a informational session and public hearing that has been scheduled for Wednesday, Mar. 19 in rooms 122 and 126 inside Henry Ford Community College’s M-Tech building. The gathering will take place at 6 p.m. and the public comment period......
Metro Detroit’s Arab Christians begin observing holy period of Lent
March 7th, 20140 Worshipers pack the National Shrine of the Little Flower Church in Royal Oak for Ash Wednesday PHOTO: TAAN/NATASHA DADODETROIT - The season of preparation for Easter is underway for many Christian denominations. This week, Christians worldwide began observing Lent, including the large concentration of Arab Christians in metro Detroit....
Debated garage ordinance passes, city to settle 150 flooding claims
March 7th, 20140 DEARBORN — This week's jam-packed city council meeting started with the final reading and approval of the long-delayed garage zoning ordinance. But before the city council approved the amendment in a 6-0 vote, some locals raised objections. Better known as "the garage ordinance," the modified law now restricts residents from using...Police seek information regarding serious assault incident
Dearborn — Dearborn police are seeking the public's help to identify the perpetrators of a knife attack against a Southfield resident on Sunday, Feb. 16. At approximately 2:15 a.m., on Feb. 16, Dearborn Police responded to a report of a man bleeding heavily in the area of Michigan Ave. and Neckel in the east side of the...Phil Cavanagh announces campaign for Wayne County Executive
DETROIT — State Representative Philip Cavanagh (D-Redford Township) officially announced his entry into the 2014 campaign for the office of Wayne County Executive on Monday, Mar. 3 at the historic Fisher Building. "For too long now, our region has squandered time and opportunities by electing those who have put political......
Dearborn High alum scores first goal for Lebanon
March 7th, 20140 BANGKOK — Lebanese American soccer player Soony Saad scored his first goal in an official game with the Lebanese national soccer team, on Wednesday, March 5. Saad netted the third goal in Lebanon's 5-2 win against Thailand in Bangkok, in the final round of the Asia Cup qualifiers.Saad, 20, was born to Lebanese parents in Dearborn. The...
Upcoming events honor the lives of Gabrielle and Alexander Mansour
March 7th, 20140 MICHIGAN — The lives of two West Bloomfield children who passed away in a fatal boating accident last summer will be honored at three upcoming events organized by members of the Chaldean community. Alexander, 11, and Gabrielle, 6, passed away after the accident on Sylvan Lake last July. The family’s third child, Adriana,......
Hand sanitizers… 8 reasons you should think before using them
Hand sanitizer is a boon for many. All you have to do is take out this little bottle of this viscous liquid, squeeze a bit on your hand, rub them together and you are good to go.Hand sanitizers, as the manufacturers say, kill 99.9% bacteria. And it is true, they do. But, the reason it was invented was to use them when one has little or...Flu is hospitalizing and killing more young adults this season
Influenza is killing more young and middle-aged adults this year than usual, in part because they’re less likely to be vaccinated, federal health officials said this month.More than 60 percent of those killed or put into the hospital by flu so far this season have been aged 18 to 64, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.......