The Arab American News
Author's Posts
Sources: Syrian government forces gain ground in east Ghouta
March 2nd, 20180 BEIRUT - Syrian government forces have gained ground from rebels at the edge of the eastern Ghouta region near Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday, in a ground assault that has continued despite a Russian plan for daily ceasefires. The Syrian army and rebel sources could not immediately be reached for...Putin unveils ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons to counter West
March 2nd, 20180 MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin announced an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield. Putin was speaking ahead of an election on March 18 that polls indicate he should win easily. He said a...Anchor Stephen Clark retires from Channel 7 Action News
February 27th, 20181 SOUTHFIELD, MI – In a career that has spanned more than four decades, journalist Stephen Clark will tell you he’s just about done it all. Now, after 16 years as an anchor and multi-platform journalist at WXYZ and WMYD, Stephen Clark will retire from 7 Action News on Wednesday, February 28. “Stephen has been a valued member of...Dearborn Heights Police adds two officers to their force including an Arab American
February 27th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The Dearborn Heights Police Department announced on February 26 the addition of two new police officers to their force . The two new officers were sworn-in in a ceremony held at the Dearborn Heights City Hall in the presence of Mayor Dan Paletko and Police Chief Lee Gavin. The two officers that joined the police...U.S. District Judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop Trump border wall
February 27th, 20180 SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Tuesday sided with President Trump’s administration and rejected an attempt by the state of California and environmental groups to stop the government from building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. The lawsuit filed in a San Diego federal court alleged that Trump’s proposed wall violates...Westland resident, 38, charged in shooting death of Dearborn man
February 27th, 20180 DEARBORN - A 38-year-old Westland resident is facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a Dearborn man. On Monday February 26, 2018, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office approved the following charges for Robert Gonzalez: Murder 1 Felony Firearm Felon in Possession of a Firearm Habitual 4th...Supreme Court curbs rights of immigrants awaiting deportation
February 27th, 20180 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed the ability of immigrants held in long-term detention during deportation proceedings to argue for their release in a ruling in sync with President Donald Trump’s get-tough approach toward immigration. The court’s conservative justices carried the day in the 5-3 decision that...Trump names manager for 2020 re-election bid
February 27th, 20180 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign. In a statement, the Trump campaign said Parscale will lead “advanced planning” for the 2020 effort, and that the campaign will also be engaged in the 2018 midterm elections – which are shaping...Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tightens grip on power, reshuffles military
February 27th, 20180 RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has replaced some of its top military officers in a shake-up that elevates a younger generation, brings a woman into a senior government job and tightens Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s grip on power. In a reshuffle announced late on Monday, the military chief of staff, air defense and land forces heads and...Free clinic opens for Yemenis impoverished by war
February 27th, 20180 SANAA - Volunteer doctors are offering free medical services for a week at a clinic in the Yemeni capital Sanaa to treat people impoverished by a war which has killed thousands and wrecked the economy. The initiative, dubbed “Breeze of Hope,” is the first by a group of nurses and doctors to conduct electrocardiograms, x-rays and...Philly hoops player benched over hijab wants rules changed
February 27th, 20180 Philadelphia — Nashihah Thompson-King, 16, played basketball for Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus all season long while wearing her hijab. That’s why it came as a shock when, on Feb. 16, with one minute 45 seconds to go in a playoff game, the honors students was told by a female referee that she could not continue to play...Supreme Court rejects Trump over ‘Dreamers’ immigrants
February 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to President Trump, requiring his administration to maintain protections he has sought to end for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children. The justices refused to hear the administration’s appeal of a federal judge’s Jan. 9...State Department: U.S. ready to open Jerusalem embassy in May
February 25th, 20180 WASHINGTON - The United States said on Friday it will open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of U.S. policy and is bound to trouble U.S. allies who have already objected. President Trump announced last December that the United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,......
Dearborn Police asking for public help to identify suspects in B&E case
February 24th, 20180 DEARBORN, MI. — In the early morning hours of February 20, 2018, Dearborn Police officers responded to the 7500 block of Greenfield in regards to a burglary alarm showing glass breakage. Upon arrival, officers observed the glass on the front door smashed out on the business. After the owner arrived, it was determined over $4000 in...Police arrests the alleged shooter of a Dearborn man
February 24th, 20180 DEARBORN, MI.— On Saturday, February 24, 2018, at approximately 8:30 am in Adrian, MI., Dearborn Police Officers with the assistance of the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office and the Michigan State Police-Emergency Support Team arrested a 38 year-old Westland resident who has been identified as a suspect in the shooting of a Dearborn......
New York man pleads guilty of attempting to support ISIS
February 23rd, 20180 NEW YORK — A former plumbing assistant from New York City pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Sajmir Alimehmeti, 24, also pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan to committing passport fraud in order to facilitate an act of terrorism, federal prosecutors said....U.S. envoy visits Beirut, mediating in Lebanon-Israel dispute
February 23rd, 20180 BEIRUT — A senior U.S. diplomat met Lebanese officials on Wednesday in Beirut as part of a U.S. shuttle diplomacy effort to resolve tensions between Israel and Lebanon over a border wall and energy drilling in disputed waters. Disputes over Israeli construction of the border wall, Lebanon's start of oil and gas exploration at sea...Netanyahu’s confidant becomes state witness in corruption case
February 23rd, 20180 TEL AVIV — A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to turn state's witness in one of several corruption investigations posing a serious threat to the conservative leader's political survival, local media said. Shlomo Filber's decision to testify for the state against his former boss is a dramatic turn for...Fighting intensifies in eastern Ghouta as UN pleads for ceasefire
February 23rd, 20180 The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but it was not immediately clear if the text had won the support of Syrian ally Russia. The vote comes as warplanes pounded eastern Ghouta, the last rebel enclave near Syria's......
Pro-Syrian government forces enters Afrin to aid Kurds against Turkey
February 23rd, 20180 ANKARA/BEIRUT — Pro-Syrian government forces entered Syria's northwestern Afrin region on Tuesday to help a Kurdish militia there fend off a Turkish assault, raising the prospect of a wider escalation of the conflict. Soon after the convoy of militia fighters - waving Syrian flags and brandishing weapons - entered Afrin, Syrian...From Kent State to Parkland: Will America ever learn?
February 23rd, 20180 By Laurel Krause My sister Allison was shot and killed in a domestic U.S. military massacre during a lunch time antiwar protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Allison was 19-years old when she was targeted for assassination. Her spirit reminds us the most heinous of all massacres is when those killed are defenseless......
Trump administration sued over detention of immigrant children
February 23rd, 20180 NEW YORK — On Tuesday, A New York civil rights group sued Trump administration officials over what it called prolonged detention of immigrant children, blaming recent shifts in U.S. government policy for keeping children locked up without cause. The New York Civil Liberties Union, which filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court,...Students protest over gun laws, Trump suggests arming teachers
February 23rd, 20180 WASHINGTON / TALLAHASSEE, FL — Students galvanized by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confronted lawmakers on Wednesday with demands to restrict sales of assault rifles, while President Trump suggested arming teachers as a way to stop more rampages. The unprecedented lobbying effort by groups of teenagers and......