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Kalkaska village replaces president who spread anti-Muslim remarks online
May 9th, 20180 KALKASKA, Mich. — The village president of Kalkaska, about 230 miles northwest of Detroit, who shared Facebook posts condemning Islam and called for the murder of “every last Muslim" in June 2017 has been replaced in a recall election. On May 8, the town's 2,000 residents ousted Jeff Sieting and elected Harley J. Wales in his...
Decades-long hunt for missing girls leads to Michigan farm
May 9th, 20180 DETROIT — Police searched a former farm outside Detroit on Tuesday for the remains of up to six teenage girls missing for decades, believing they may have been killed by a now 68-year-old man serving a life sentence for the murder of another girl, police said. Investigators were digging in a wooded area where the man, Arthur Ream,...
Obama: Trump’s decision on Iran nuclear deal ‘misguided’
May 8th, 20180 WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, struck during Obama’s presidency, was “misguided.” “I believe that the decision to put the JCPOA at risk without any Iranian violation of the deal is a serious mistake,” Obama said in a...
Americans overwhelmingly against Trump’s decision to pullout from Iran deal
May 8th, 20180 NEW YORK - Less than one third of Americans agrees with President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of an agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll released on Tuesday. The poll, conducted May 4-8, ahead of the Republican president’s announcement to end the deal,...
Michigan, world leaders slam Trump for abandoning Iran nuclear deal
May 8th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump on Tuesday pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with Iran, raising the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upsetting European allies and casting uncertainty over global oil supplies. Trump said in a televised address from the White House that he would reimpose U.S....
U.S. urges post-election Lebanon to uphold regional policy
May 8th, 20180 BEIRUT ― The United States urged Lebanon to uphold a policy of staying out of regional wars and a U.N. Security Council resolution that sought Hezbollah’s disarmament, after the Iran-backed group and its allies won more than half the seats in Sunday’s election. The United States views Hezbollah as a terrorist group and is...
Hezbollah allies gain seats in Lebanon parliamentary elections
May 7th, 20180 BEIRUT - Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran’s growing regional clout. Hezbollah’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, called it a “political and moral...
Trump via Twitter: I will announce my decision on Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday
May 7th, 20180 WASHINGTON - President Trump said he would announce a decision on the future of the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday as European countries piled pressure on Washington to remain in the 2015 agreement. Trump has threatened to withdraw from the deal, which provided Iran with relief from economic sanctions in exchange for limiting its...
U.S. Embassy road signs go up in Jerusalem
May 7th, 20180 JERUSALEM ― U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday ahead of next week’s opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump’s recognition of the city as Israel’s capital. Trump says he is making good on U.S. legislation and presidential pledges dating back decades. Other world powers have not...
Mahmoud Abbas re-elected as chairman of PLO executive committee
May 4th, 20180 RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was re-elected as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee on Friday, as the veteran leader sought to renew his legitimacy while installing loyalists who he hopes will eventually continue his mission. The expected reappointment...
Yemen risks new cholera outbreak as rainy season begins
May 4th, 20180 SANAA — Yemen's rainy season will likely trigger another wave of cholera, putting millions at risk in the war-torn country, which is still reeling from one of the world's worst outbreaks of the killer disease, scientists warned on Thursday. Experts also called for a public health campaign during Ramadan, which begins mid-May, after...
Syria: Militants agree to withdraw from enclaves near Homs and Damascus
May 4th, 20180 BEIRUT — Syrian militants accepted a deal on Wednesday to quit their enclave near Homs city, a militant official said, as the Syrian army crushes the last two besieged insurgent pockets in the country. The agreement, which Russia brokered, would restore state rule, with fighters handing over their heavy weapons, the Syrian official...
As Trump and Netanyahu join forces to torpedo Iran Deal, here’s a ‘typically ignored’ fact: Israel has nuclear weapons
May 4th, 20181 By Jake Johnson "How can this hypocrisy continue, with Israel having hundreds of nuclear weapons, no inspections and no adherence to any nuclear treaty calling out Iran on nuclear weapons?" - Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit the U.S. media circuit on Tuesday to...
How bullying Iran could backfire for Trump
May 4th, 20180 By Seyed Hossein Mousavian Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of lying "big time" about its nuclear program. In a theatrical announcement Monday, the Israeli prime minister presented files and CDs that he claimed show Tehran hid secret nuclear plans after signing the multinational 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...
Public support for Iran nuclear deal at record high ahead of May 12 deadline
May 4th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — With 10 days to go until a deadline for President Trump to decide whether to keep the United States in the Iranian nuclear agreement, public backing for the deal matched a record high in a nationwide poll that also shows net support at its highest level. A Morning Consult/Politico survey — conducted online April......
Supreme Court justices launch re-election campaigns
May 4th, 20180 LANSING — Michigan Supreme Court Justices Kurtis Wilder and Elizabeth Clement announced their re-election campaigns on April 30. The two vowed to work together on the campaign trail. "I am proud today to join my colleague Elizabeth Clement in launching our campaign so that we can continue our important work on the Michigan Supreme...
Shri Thanedar challenges Abdul El-Sayed’s eligibility to run for governor
May 4th, 20180 LANSING – In an increasingly heated battle to remove one other from the ballot this primary election, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar is challenging rival Abdul El-Sayed’s eligibility to run for office. The two are running against Gretchen Whitmer in the Democratic primary. Thanedar filed the complaint with the......
Arab American community raises funds for U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell’s re-election campaign
May 4th, 20180 By Tareq Abdel Wahed The Arab American News γ By Tareq Abdel Wahed The Arab American News DEARBORN — On May 3, Arab American supporters of U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) held a fundraiser to re-elect the congresswoman. Speakers were Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News; Sam Beydoun, a real estate...
The cost of making Dearborn schools safer: Safety protocols in place, but further security plans lack funding
May 4th, 20180 “The first thing to do is establish what we actually want to do with the money, how much is needed, what issues we want to address and come up with solid plans. Those plans have to be very detailed and exact." - Dave Mustonen, Dearborn Schools communication director DEARBORN — As communities scramble in search of the...
After spending millions, will Shri Thanedar make the ballot in the gubernatorial primary?
May 4th, 20180 LANSING — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar has spent millions of dollars in the Democratic primary race for governor, but he might not get on the ballot after questions were raised regarding the validity of 26,000 petition signatures required to place his name on the ballot in August. Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign...
Lebanese expatriates participate for first time in parliamentary elections
May 4th, 20180 By Farah Harb and Hassan Khalifeh The Arab American News DEARBORN — On April 29, the Lebanese community in the U.S. voted for the first time in the Lebanese Parliamentary elections, which will be held in that country on May 6. In Michigan, Lebanese expatriates came out in droves to the three voting centers located at......
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed urges Americans to protect Constitution at Dearborn fundraising dinner
May 4th, 20180 From Kalamazoo to Port Huron, when people hear his message they tend not to care so much about how he prays; they care about what he's praying for and what he's working for. DEARBORN — During a fundraising dinner at Byblos Banquet Hall on April 30, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed briefly addressed the...
Al-Ahram: Egypt says sending Arab troops to Syria a possibility
May 4th, 20180 CAIRO - Sending Arab troops to Syria is a possibility that is being discussed by officials from various countries, Egypt’s foreign minister was quoted as saying in a state newspaper on Friday. “In regards to the situation in Syria, Shoukry said that the idea of replacing forces with another that may be Arab is a possibility,”......
U.S. returns thousands of smuggled ancient artifacts to Iraq
May 2nd, 20180 WASHINGTON - About 3,800 artifacts, including Sumerian cuneiform tablets dating to 2100 B.C., that were illegally smuggled to retailer Hobby Lobby Stores Inc were returned to Iraqi officials in Washington on Wednesday, according to Reuters. U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials signed over the artifacts to Iraqi Ambassador...
FBI asks public to avoid areas on WSU campus this Thursday during law enforcement training
May 2nd, 20180 DETROIT - On Thursday, May 3, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Detroit Police Department, Wayne State University Police Department, and Wayne County Sheriff’s Office along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Michigan State Police, Detroit Fire Department, United States Attorney’s Office and......
