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Lebanon aid chief arrested on corruption charges
BEIRUT — The head of Lebanon's governmental aid body, through which millions of dollars are funneled, and his wife have been arrested on embezzlement charges, judicial sources said on Monday, Nov. 11.The criminal investigation against High Relief Council (HRC) Secretary General Ibrahim Bashir comes as Lebanon appeals for direct aid to...
Featured on Detroit2020 – Chanel 7: “Detroit Unleaded” enjoys its red carpet premiere and run at the DFT
November 14th, 20130 Nearly 10 years of Rola Nashef’s life are poured into "Detroit Unleaded" the film that will make its Detroit premiere November 13th on the big screen at the Detroit Film Theatre inside the Detroit Institute of Arts. “I call it a slice of life romantic dramedy,” filmmaker Nashef told Detroit 2020. Told from an...Israeli settlers torch cars, spray threatening graffiti in West bank village
Israeli settlers torched two Palestinian cars in a West Bank village on Thursday, Nov. 7, locals told Ma’an news agency. According to Ma’an, a group from the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba set fire to the vehicles in a village near Hebron. The cars belonged to two brothers. The settlers also sprayed threatening graffiti...Cracks widen in U.S.-Saudi alliance
WASHINGTON — While Monday’s meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi King Abdullah may have helped calm the waters, the latest anxieties and anger expressed by Riyadh toward the United States has reignited debate here about the value of the two countries’ long-standing alliance.In fact, a parting of the ways is...Grappling with troubled peace process, Kerry urges Israeli settlement limits
Israel-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel on Wednesday to limit settlement building in occupied territories to help push peace talks with the Palestinians back on track.Faced with grim Israeli and Palestinian assessments of progress in the talks, Kerry also appeared to slap down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...Saudi rounds up thousands of illegal immigrants
RIYADH - Saudi authorities rounded up thousands of illegal foreign workers at the start of a nationwide crackdown, ultimately aimed at creating more jobs for locals, media reported on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Hundreds of thousands of workers have already left the kingdom following a grace period of seven months during which authorities told...Protesters seek to halt Libyan gas exports to Italy
TRIPOLI - Libyan demonstrators encamped at a gas terminal in the west of the country demanded, on Wednesday Nov. 6, a halt to gas exports to Italy, raising the stakes in their protest for greater political rights.The protesters from the minority Amazigh, or Berber, ethnic group had been inside the port for more than a week."The Mellitah...Saudi bank to launch $10 billion Islamic bond program in Dubai
DUBAI - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) ISDBA.UL will set up a $10 billion (sukuk) issuance program on the Nasdaq Dubai exchange, a boost to Dubai's efforts to become a top center for Islamic finance in competition with other cities.It would be the Jeddah-based IDB's third sukuk program - it already issues Islamic bonds in London and...Suicide bomber kills six in attack on Iraqi police station
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber drove an oil tanker packed with explosives into an Iraqi police station in a village north of Baquba on Wednesday, Nov. 6, killing at least six policemen, police said.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but members of the security forces are a prime target for resurgent Islamist...2013 Election Results
Dearborn Mayoral Race John B. O'Reilly, Jr. 13,883 Edward Binkley 3,102Dearborn City Clerk Kathleen Buda 12,347 Khalil Dakhlallah 4,026 Dearborn City Council Susan A. Dabaja 9,398 Thomas Patrick Tafelski 9,366 Mike T. Sareini 8,723...After mother’s murder, three-year-old walks a mile to grandma’s house for safety
Orlando — A 3-year-old girl walked more than a mile down a busy road in Florida to her grandmother's house to seek help, after her father allegedly murdered her mother, officials said on Tuesday.Sgt. Kristin Thompson of the Lake County Sheriff's Department described the little girl as "kind of heroic." "That's quite a distance...Oklahoma teen charged with murder in killing of Australian student
DUNCAN, Oklahoma — One of three teens accused of killing an Australian student from an Oklahoma university was charged Wednesday with murder.Michael Dewayne Jones, 17, was charged with first-degree murder, as an adult, and denied bond during a preliminary hearing at a Duncan, Oklahoma, courthouse. Two other suspects have been charged...Rev. Jessie Jackson leads coaltion against Georgia’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ statue
Atlanta — A national coalition led by the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. is seeking to have Georgia's "Stand Your Ground" statute ruled unconstitutional, arguing in a federal lawsuit filed late Monday that the law discriminates against minorities.The 2006 law, which allows citizens to use deadly force in self-defense if they feel...Voters in Seattle suburb approve $15 hr minimum wage
Seattle — A ballot initiative to enact a $15 hourly minimum wage for many workers in a working-class Seattle suburb that houses the region's main international airport was approved on Tuesday, November 5.The measure will mandate that some 6,300 workers at Sea-Tac International Airport and nearby hotels, car rental agencies and parking...Florida city reverses gun ban on neighborhood watch volunteers
ORLANDO, Florida — Police in the Florida city where George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin have backed off a plan to explicitly ban neighborhood watch volunteers from carrying guns while on duty.Earlier this month, police in Sanford, Florida, announced new rules on how civilian patrols can operate in an attempt to revive the......
New Mexico man sues police department over repeated anal drug search
Deming, New Mexico — David Eckert, 54, claims that his civil rights were violated, in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, claiming that police had subjected him to repeated anal probes and enemas, after a routine traffic stop suspecting him of carrying drugs. The legal action stems from Eckert's treatment by the...U.S. poverty rate remains high despite government aid
WASHINGTON — The number of poor people in the United States held steady at nearly 50 million last year, but government programs appear to have lessened the impact, especially on children and the elderly, federal data released this week showed.The Census Bureau, using an alternative measure to the government's main poverty gauge, said......
Evidence supports Arafat poisoning theory, wider probe needed
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The remains of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat showed test results consistent with polonium poisoning and should lead to a judicial investigation even if they were not absolute proof that he died that way, Swiss experts said on Thursday.The two forensic experts were part of an international team that...Egyptian court upholds Brotherhood ban
CAIRO - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood failed in an attempt on Wednesday, Nov. 6, to overturn a court ruling banning it, the state news agency said, another blow to the debilitated Islamist movement.A court in September had outlawed the Brotherhood after the army overthrew President Mohamed Morsi in July following mass protests against his...Syrian Army breaks rebel hold on Southern Damascus suburbs
SYRIA — The Syrian army and loyalist fighters on Thursday captured a strategic southern suburb of Damascus, threatening rebel control of the wider area and cutting off a supply route for insurgents around the capital, opposition activists said.The town of Sbeineh is the third rebel neighborhood to fall to government forces since the...Snyder: Muslim community an outstanding illustration of success
LIVONIA — Speaking at the Michigan Muslim Community Council’s (MMCC) Unity Banquet on Nov. 3 at the Burton Manor, Gov. Rick Snyder praised Muslim Americans for their entrepreneurial spirit and success in different professions. “The Muslim community is an outstanding illustration of success, in terms of knowing how to create......
Susan Dabaja featured in Time Magazine
DEARBORN — Susan Dabaja, the new city council president elect was interviewed by Time Magazine following her big victory in Tuesday’s general election. Although this was her first time running for office, Dabaja managed to garner the highest number of votes, coming in first place. The articl,e published by Time magazine and...Tarek Baydoun campaign inspires Arab youth to run for political office
DEARBORN — “He has really inspired me, I want to be just like him one day, and run for office,” said Ahmed Aldhalimi, a 16-year-old Star International Academy student. Aldhalimi is an aspiring attorney and says after helping former city council candidate Tarek Baydoun throughout his campaign, he is now considering running for......
Susan Dabaja makes history, becomes first Arab American city council president
November 8th, 20130 DEARBORN — Emotions, ranging from cheers to tears, had overcome hundreds of local residents at the La Pita restaurant on Tuesday, November 5, after election results revealed that local Attorney Susan Dabaja accomplished a major milestone for the community. Dabaja landed in first place in the race for city council, ahead of five...
Bankrupt Detroit picks Mike Duggan for mayor
November 8th, 20130 A former medical center chief defeated a county sheriff to become the next mayor of financially troubled Detroit, though the job holds little power while the City is being run by a state-appointed emergency manager.Unofficial returns showed Mike Duggan defeating Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, 55 percent to 45 percent. Napoleon......