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Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” vision sparks regional outrage as Israel and U.S. pushes expansion, starvation and disarmament plans
August 15th, 20250 “Greater Israel” — from theory to implementation The “Greater Israel” project — stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates — is no longer a mere fantasy or “conspiracy theory.” It has become a tangible direction on the ground, evident both in statements by Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
From Dearborn’s children to Gaza’s hungry: Rally denounces Israel’s starvation crimes and global silence
August 15th, 20250 DEARBORN – Dozens of Arab American children and their families held a rally on Tuesday evening in solidarity with the hungry children of Gaza, in front of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn. They carried empty pots and food containers in protest against Israel’s starvation policies imposed on the Strip’s residents since...
Uber launches “Women Rider Preferences” pilot in Detroit and other U.S. cities amid sexual assault lawsuits
August 15th, 20250 DETROIT – Uber has recently announced the selection of the Detroit area, along with San Francisco and Los Angeles, to launch a pilot program called “Women Rider Preferences”, which allows female users to request rides driven exclusively by women. Uber Vice President Camiel Irving said the pilot program will be launched “in the...
Body of Dearborn man Hussein Hassoun recovered from Lake Erie after two day search
August 15th, 20250 MONROE – Authorities in Monroe County have recovered the body of 23-year-old Hussein Afif Hassoun, an Arab American man from Dearborn, nearly 40 hours after he drowned in Lake Erie on Sunday evening. Hassoun disappeared in the lake’s depths after jumping into the water from a boat off the shore of Sterling State Park in Frenchtown...
Whitmer presses Trump to reconsider tariffs hurting Michigan auto industry, warns of budget strains
August 15th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In her third meeting with President Trump since his return to the White House for a second term, Governor Whitmer urged the Republican president to reconsider his tariff policy due to the severe harm it is causing to the automotive industry — the very sector Trump says he wants to save. In a private Oval Office...
Western countries consider a future Palestinian state as the nightmare unfolding in Gaza worsens
August 8th, 20250 Plans announced by France, the United Kingdom and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state won’t bring one about anytime soon, though they could further isolate Israel and strengthen the Palestinians’ negotiating position over the long term. The problem for the Palestinians is that there may not be a long term. Israeli Prime...
Adam Alharbi wins decisive Hamtramck mayoral primary; all City Council finalists are Muslim
August 8th, 20250 Arab American candidate Adam Alharbi finished the Hamtramck mayoral primary on Tuesday, August 5, with a decisive victory, far ahead of his closest challenger, City Councilman Muhith Mahmood, with both advancing to the November 4 general election. According to unofficial results from both absentee and in-person ballots, Alharbi, who is...
Mo Baydoun dominates Dearborn Heights mayoral primary, advances with Denise Malinowski-Maxwell to November runoff
August 8th, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – In a sweeping victory, Dearborn Heights City Council President Mo Baydoun decisively won the mayoral primary race on Tuesday, August 5, finishing far ahead of his closest challenger, Councilwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell. Baydoun received more than double the votes for Malinowski-Maxwell, with both candidates...
Key results from the municipal primary elections in Metro Detroit
August 8th, 20250 The Aug. 5 primary elections narrowed down mayoral candidates in seven cities across Metro Detroit and also trimmed down the field for City Council races in several other municipalities. Meanwhile, ballot initiatives related to public safety and school funding produced mixed results. Most cities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties did...
Dearborn School Board member Hussein Berry launches early bid for Michigan’s Second District Senate seat
August 8th, 20250 DEARBORN – In an unusually early move, Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education member Hussein Berry recently announced his candidacy for Michigan’s Second Senate District, which includes all of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, as well as parts of Allen Park and Detroit. The district is currently represented by Democratic State...
J Street president: Israel has broken Genocide Convention in Gaza, can no longer defend the indefensible
August 8th, 20250 The president of J Street, a U.S.-based pro-Israel advocacy group, has acknowledged that Israel has broken the international genocide convention in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports. “I have… been persuaded rationally by legal and scholarly arguments that international courts will one day find that Israel has broken the...
Dearborn man Jafar Almaarej arrested after alleged kidnapping his daughter in Pennsylvania
August 8th, 20250 After four days of continuous searching, authorities arrested an Iraqi American man from Dearborn on charges of kidnapping his daughter from his ex-wife’s home in Pennsylvania last Sunday. Police had circulated a photo of Jafar Almaarej (39), who was wanted by the Millcreek Township Police Department in Pennsylvania on charges of...
Former Inkster mayor faces prison in $100K bribery scheme; former aide accused of lying to the FBI
August 7th, 20250 DETROIT – A former executive assistant to ex-Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly has resigned from his top Wayne County job amid an FBI investigation into a bribery scheme that could soon bring federal charges against him. Saif Alsenad, 33, of Dearborn Heights, stepped down Monday from his $103,781-a-year position as Wayne County’s...
As Medicaid turns 60, rollbacks threaten millions of Americans
August 7th, 20250 As Medicaid turns 60, the U.S. faces the largest federal health care subsidy rollback in its history. The One Big Beautiful Act, signed by President Trump on July 4, slashes federal Medicaid spending by 15 percent. Over the next decade, it will eliminate over $1 trillion from federal health care and food aid, largely by imposing work...
Dearborn Heights man sentenced to three years probation for harboring and sexually exploiting a teenage runaway
August 4th, 20250 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – A 62-year-old Dearborn Heights man has been sentenced to three years of probation after admitting to harboring and sexually exploiting a minor runaway girl last spring. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy had charged Kamal Abou Darwiche with sexual exploitation of a minor, in addition to charges of harboring a......
Lebanon united mourns Ziad Rahbani: Legendary musician and playwright dies at 69 after struggle with illness
August 1st, 20250 On the morning of Sad Saturday, July 26, sorrow descended over Lebanon and the Arab world following the announcement of the death of the brilliant playwright and musician Ziad Rahbani at the age of 69, after a struggle with illness. His passing triggered national mourning in Lebanon and echoed across the Arab world and beyond. According...
The ACC names Odie Fakhouri CEO, ushering in a bold new era of inclusive leadership and community impact
August 1st, 20250 TROY — The America's Community Council (ACC) — one of Michigan’s most trusted and comprehensive humanitarian organizations, serving multicultural and underserved communities for almost five decades— has announced the appointment of Odie Fakhouri as its new chief executive officer, effective October 1. The appointment followed a......
Detroit mayoral primary: Mary Sheffield in the lead as battle for second place intensifies
August 1st, 20250 DETROIT – Among the nine candidates vying to succeed Mayor Mike Duggan, City Council President Mary Sheffield stands out as the clear frontrunner in the August 5 primary election. The race will narrow the field to just two finalists who will advance to the November 4 general election. Sheffield’s strong lead is evident through her...
Southfield Mayor Kenson Siver faces familiar challengers in primary as calls for change grow
August 1st, 20250 SOUTHFIELD – Mayor Kenson J. Siver will face voters in the upcoming primary election on Tuesday, August 5, seeking to retain his seat for another four-year term. Southfield is home to approximately 76,000 residents, including a significant population of Arab and Chaldean Americans. Siver, 79, has served as mayor for the past 10 years,...
Chaldean American Tom Semaan seeks reelection as New Baltimore mayor, faces two strong challengers
August 1st, 20250 NEW BALTIMORE, MI – Incumbent Chaldean American Mayor Thomas (Tom) Semaan is running in the August 5 primary election to retain his seat for a third two-year term. He faces two serious challengers: City Council member Ryan Covert and Anchor Bay School Board President Patrick Green. The top two vote-getters in the primary will advance...
Two Israeli rights groups join international organizations and officials accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
August 1st, 20250 Two leading Israeli human rights groups have accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza”, becoming the first such organizations to make the claim. B’Tselem said in a major report released on Monday that it came to that “unequivocal conclusion” after an “examination of Israel’s policy in the Gaza......
Forty Democratic senators press Trump to end humanitarian crisis in Gaza, 27 senators vote to block U.S. weapons to Israel
August 1st, 20250 Amid reports that hundreds of Palestinians have died from malnutrition in the besieged Gaza Strip since May, a group of prominent Jewish Democratic lawmakers — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (New York) and Senator Adam Schiff (California) — is spearheading efforts to pressure President Trump’s administration to...
Georges Abdallah receives hero’s welcome in Beirut after four decades in French prison, reaffirms commitment to resistance
August 1st, 20250 BEIRUT – French authorities released Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese leftist pro-Palestinian and Europe’s longest-held political prisoner, last Friday, after 41 years in detention. Abdallah, who was arrested in the early 1980s on charges of conspiring to assassinate an American and an Israeli diplomat, arrived at Beirut’s......
How two families crossed the rubble of Gaza, fleeing war and hunger
July 27th, 20250 The Bakrons and Al-Bareems, two families from opposite ends of Gaza, have criss-crossed the rubble-strewn territory many times during 21 months of war, in search of food and shelter from Israeli attacks. They’ve sought refuge in the homes of friends and relatives, in school classrooms and in tents, moving frequently as the Israeli...
Gov. Whitmer demands return of $8.2M from grant to Fay Beydoun amid fraud probe
July 27th, 20250 LANSING — In her first public statement regarding an ongoing investigation into the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, Governor Whitmer has called on State Attorney General Dana Nessel to recover $8.2 million from a $10 million grant received by Arab American businesswoman Fay Beydoun through a nonprofit she founded in 2022, which was......
