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U.S. vetoes U.N. call for withdrawal of Trump’s Jerusalem decision
December 18th, 20170 UNITED NATIONS — The United States was further isolated on Monday over President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital when it blocked a United Nations Security Council call for the declaration to be withdrawn. The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not...
Lebanon detains Uber driver suspected of murdering British embassy worker
December 18th, 20170 BEIRUT — A Lebanese Uber driver with a previous arrest for drug use confessed to killing a British woman who worked at the British Embassy in Beirut, a senior Lebanese security official said on Monday. A spokesman for Uber said in an email: “We are horrified by this senseless act of violence. Our hearts are with the victim and her...
$10,000 raised for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
December 15th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Dec. 15, St. Jude's Children's Hospital received a $10,000 check, the funds for which were raised by Star International Academy's girls volleyball team. The team raised the money during the fourth annual month-long "Crush Cancer" donation drive, which focuses on raising awareness about cancer and the impact the...
Former Dearborn mayoral candidate Tafelski halts vote recount, accepts election results
December 15th, 20170 DEARBORN — Former Dearborn mayoral candidate Tom Tafelski withdrew his petition for a recount a few hours after a recount began at the Dearborn Administrative Center. The Arab American News was informed that in the first three hours of recounting the votes for the November 7 election, Mayor Jack O'Reilly recovered eight additional...
Iraq: More than 7,000 militia fighters lost in war against ISIS
December 15th, 20170 BAGHDAD — The mainly Shi'a Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitaries have lost more than 7,000 and sustained more than 21,000 injuries during the war against the ISIS terror group since 2014, an Iraqi militia leader has revealed. Qais al-Khazali, the head of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, which is funded and supported by Iran, said that with the...
Syrian top negotiator blames West, Saudis and U.N. for failed Geneva peace talks
December 15th, 20170 GENEVA — Syrian government negotiator Bashar al-Ja'afari accused a Syrian opposition group, backed by Western countries and Saudi Arabia, of sabotaging a round of U.N.-led peace talks that ended in Geneva on Thursday without any results. He said Damascus did not want the talks to fail, but the opposition had put down a precondition...
Nazareth scales down Christmas celebrations in protest of Trump’s Jerusalem decision
December 15th, 20170 JERUSALEM — Nazareth, the Arab city occupied by Israelis, where Jesus is thought to have been raised, has canceled some Christmas celebrations in protest of President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, an official said. Trump announced the move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last week, reversing...
Yemen: Saudi-led coalition air raids kill dozens in Sanaa
December 15th, 20170 SANAA — Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck a military police camp in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people and wounding 90 more, including some prisoners, an official and witnesses said. The strike is part of an air campaign by the Western-backed coalition on the Iran-allied Houthis that has escalated...
Study: U.S. weapons given to Syrian rebels fell into ISIS’ hands
December 15th, 20170 WASHINGTON — Sophisticated weapons the U.S. military secretly provided to Syrian rebels quickly fell into the hands of ISIS, a study released Thursday disclosed. The study stated that ISIS's possession of these weapons remains a threat to the forces still operating against the terror group in Iraq and Syria. The arms included...
Trump’s decision crystallizes Palestinians predicament of entrenched American bias
December 15th, 20170 By Mary Turfah Last Wednesday, Donald Trump announced his plans to move the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as recognition, against that of the world, of Israel's right to Jerusalem as its capital. But the idea that Trump has "endangered" the peace process is misleading because it presupposes the existence of...
What Trump has done: The entire U.S.-Middle East political framework just collapsed
December 15th, 20170 By Ramzy Baroud Now that President Trump has fully adopted the Israeli right wing political discourse on Palestine, the Palestinian Authority is in a very tough spot. "I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel," Trump said in Washington last Wednesday. The embattled president has...
Trump’s Jerusalem decision: A fatal and fateful blow
December 15th, 20170 By Dr. James J. Zogby President Trump's decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital was irresponsible and dangerous for more reasons than I can count. Let me outline just a few of the principal concerns: While we have all grown weary of hearing the over-used mantra "this is the end of the peace process", Trump's...ISIS threatens attacks in U.S. over Trump’s Jerusalem decision
CAIRO — ISIS threatened attacks on U.S. soil in retaliation for the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, one of the group's social media accounts reported on Thursday without giving any details. In a message on one of its accounts on the Telegram instant messaging service titled "Wait for...
On Jerusalem, Obama was no better than Trump
December 15th, 20170 By Khelil Bouarrouj President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital has simply exposed the grim reality of American peace mediation between the Israelis and Palestinians. Under Trump's predecessors, America's "special relationship" with Israel was headed to the same denouement of embracing Israeli occupation...
Minnesota lieutenant governor to replace Franken in Senate
December 15th, 20170 WASHINGTON — Minnesota's Democratic Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith was appointed as a senator on Wednesday to replace Al Franken, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment. Smith, 59, will serve a one-year term concluding in January 2019, Governor Mark Dayton said at a news conference, and will run in a special election......
FCC strikes down net neutrality
December 15th, 20170 WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines on Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a free and open Internet, setting up a court fight over a move that could recast the digital landscape. The approval of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's proposal in a 3-2 vote marked a victory for...
Fathers’ depression affects kids’ depression, too
December 15th, 20170 Fathers who show signs of depression may be more likely to have kids who show signs of depression, especially in their teen years, according to a new study in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Previous research has shown an association between maternal depression and adolescent depression, but few studies have looked for links between......
Babies learn what words mean before they can use them
December 15th, 20170 Babies begin to learn words and what they mean well before they begin talking, and researchers are beginning to understand how they do it. "I think it's especially intriguing that we find evidence that for infants, even their early words aren't 'islands'; even with a very small vocabulary they seem to have a sense that some words and...Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center opens third free legal clinic
DETROIT — The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center (SWIRC) will open its third free legal clinic next month, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Oakland County Bar Foundation, and an additional $25,000 from the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program. SWIRC's first clinic opened up in June 2015 and has since became the...
Hearing to be held about the release of Iraqi nationals
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — On December 20, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith will entertain a motion asking for the immediate release of more than 100 Iraqi nationals. Code Legal Aid and ACLU asked for their immediate release. "These people have businesses, homes and families; they are great contributors to our community," said Nadine Yousif...
Dearborn Heights man pleads guilty to bribing officials for pot dispensary
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — A Dearborn Heights man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to bribing public officials while trying to open a medical marijuana dispensary. Ali Baydoun, 52, could spend up to 16 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a bribery conspiracy charge. His sentencing is scheduled for April. Baydoun reached the plea deal four......
Hate crimes on the rise in Michigan
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — Hates crimes reported to police in Michigan went up 29 percent last year, according to data released on November 13 by the FBI. The increase saw a spike from 309 reported crimes to 399. "Hate crimes are happening more often than actually reported," said Rashida Tlaib, a former state representative now working with the...
Egyptian singer jailed over video inciting debauchery
December 15th, 20170 CAIRO — An Egyptian court jailed a little-known singer for two years on Tuesday for inciting debauchery, judicial sources said, after she appeared in a music video in her underwear and suggestively eating a banana. Shyma's song, titled "I have issues", sparked controversy on social media in the conservative country. The singer,......
National Arab Orchestra to host first annual Christmas concert
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — Come celebrate the Holiday season with the National Arab Orchestra (NAO) at its first annual "Holiday Collage" concert featuring the NAO Takht Ensemble along with members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. The "Takht" is a chamber ensemble and was considered the primary one in the Arab world, prior to WWI. The takht...
Muslimish: The rise of secular voices in Islamic communities
December 15th, 20178 FARMINGTON HILLS — Even in the multicultural Queens, New York City, Noura Embabi greatly felt the ripple effects of anti-Muslim bigotry immediately after Sept. 11, as a 16-year-old high school student. She grew up in an Egyptian Muslim American family, but incidents like a car attempting to run over her family while walking the......
