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Taiwan questions head of pager firm linked to Hezbollah devices blasts
September 20th, 20240 TAIPEI – The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned by prosecutors late into the night on Thursday, then released. Taiwan-based Gold Apollo's president and founder Hsu Ching-kuang has said it did not manufacture the devices used...
Investigative report unveils Detroit Police surveillance of pro-Palestinian protesters
September 20th, 20240 DETROIT — An investigation by the Detroit Free Press revealed that the Detroit Police Department monitored dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters who participated in demonstrations against the Israeli war on Gaza last May. Detroit Police Chief James White distanced himself from these allegations, promising accountability for any...
Nasrallah: Israeli attacks crossed “all red lines” and made a “declaration of war”, vows retaliation
September 20th, 20240 Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says the pager and walkie-talkie attacks against its members in Lebanon and Syria this week crossed “all red lines” and the group will retaliate and is undeterred in its fight against Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza. On Thursday, in his first televised speech since the...
Polls show Harris and Trump tied nationally, tight race in swing states
September 20th, 20240 Vice President Harris and former President Trump remain deadlocked less than seven weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election, according to new polls released on Thursday that also show a tight race in the key state of Pennsylvania. While the surveys found likely and registered voters gave higher marks to Democrat Harris in last...
Republican Senator John Kennedy repeatedly accuses Arab American activist of being a “Hamas” supporter at hate crimes hearing
September 20th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, a Senate hearing on hate-related incidents was capped off by a male Republican Senator yelling at a witness and falsely accusing her of supporting terrorism. The strange scene played out in front of the cameras at a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which met to discuss rising rates of...
Rogers, Slotkin agree to two televised U.S. Senate debates in October
September 14th, 20240 The major party candidates running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat will take part in two televised debates in early October. On Monday, WOOD-TV 8 in Grand Rapids announced it would host the first debate between the Democratic nominee, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Holly, and Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of Brighton at 7...
Judge rejects Huwaida Arraf’s request for an injunction on Democratic Party nominations in U of M Board of Regents race
September 14th, 20240 The Ingham County Circuit Court rejected a lawsuit filed by Arab American activist Huwaida Arraf, who requested a temporary injunction to restrict the results of the Democratic Party elections in the University of Michigan Board of Regents race in November, claiming a lack of integrity and transparency in the nomination process at the...
Poll: American Muslims in Michigan prefer Green Party candidate Jill Stein over Harris and Trump
September 14th, 20240 A new poll conducted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) showed a surprising rise in popularity for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein among Muslim voters in Michigan. The poll found that 40 percent of Muslim American voters in Michigan support Stein, compared to 18 percent for Republican candidate...
Alleged Hezbollah financier expected to plead guilty in U.S. sanctions case
September 7th, 20240 NEW YORK — A dual Lebanese-Belgian citizen accused by the United States of financing the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is expected to plead guilty in a criminal case charging him with sanctions evasion and money-laundering conspiracies. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said in a court filing on Thursday that lawyers for Mohammad...
Gazan teen musician sings for children who endure the daily horrors of war
September 7th, 20240 Braving the constant threat of airstrikes and bombings, 15-year-old Youssef Saad, a Gazan oud player, rides his bicycle through the war-ravaged streets of northern Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp, his instrument strapped to his back. Saad sings for children who have endured daily horrors in 11 months of conflict, trying to offer them a...
Poll: Harris and Trump in a close race, Michigan voters support ceasefire in Gaza
September 6th, 20240 The presidential race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump is a jump ball in Michigan with just over 60 days remaining until the Nov. 5 election, according to a new statewide poll commissioned by the Detroit News and WDIV-TV (Channel 4). The Aug. 26-29 survey of 600 likely Michigan voters found 44.7 percent of...
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate outside Columbia University as classes begin
September 6th, 20240 NEW YORK — On Tuesday, two arrests were made as pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside Columbia University, just as students returned to class for the fall semester. The NYPD put up barricades and anyone entering the campus was subject to an identification screening. A university spokesperson released the following...
Former iconic Dearborn Hyatt Regency Hotel going to auction this fall
September 6th, 20240 DEARBORN - The former Dearborn Hyatt, once the second-largest hotel in Michigan, is set to go to auction this fall. Once a symbol of luxury and grandeur, the iconic Dearborn Hyatt Regency is now facing an uncertain future. Originally slated for a transformation into high-end apartments, the 18-story former hotel at 600 Town Center Drive...
Lebanese justice ministry accuses former central bank chief of financial crimes
September 6th, 20240 Lebanon's justice ministry formally accused former central bank governor Riad Salameh of financial crimes on Thursday, the state news agency and judicial sources said, echoing charges brought against him by state prosecutors when he was arrested this week. Salameh, 73, was arrested on Tuesday over alleged financial crimes, including...
40 years of holding on to our principles and commitments
September 6th, 20241 On September 7, 1984, when the Arab American community in Dearborn was almost exclusively centered in the "Dix" area in the southern part of the city, and when the number of Arab-owned businesses in Dearborn could be counted on one hand — not to mention the marginalization, racism and lack of political participation and involvement in......
Israel, Hamas agree to zoned three-day pauses for Gaza polio vaccinations, WHO says
August 30th, 20240 UNITED NATIONS – The Israeli military and Palestinian group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. The vaccination campaign is due to start on Sunday, said Rik Peeperkorn,...
San Francisco State University divests from weapons companies aiding Israel’s war on Gaza
August 30th, 20240 San Francisco State University has begun the process of divesting from four weapons manufacturers currently involved in Israel's war on Gaza, in a move activists are describing as a "major victory" for Palestinian rights advocacy in the United States. The announcement by Students for Gaza SFSU comes at a crucial time for the student......
Divest from Israeli killing machines or else: Pro-Palestinian student government at U of M makes good on its promise
August 30th, 20241 ANN ARBOR— Pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Michigan were frustrated by their inability to persuade the university to divest endowment funds from Israel and military-weapons manufacturers, so they came up with an idea: Run a slate of candidates for student government based on a provocative platform. If elected, they’d...
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Harris widens lead over Trump
August 30th, 20240 Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45 percent to 41 percent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead...
Harris campaign hires Egyptian American lawyer for Arab American voter outreach
August 30th, 20240 Kamala Harris' campaign for president has hired an Egyptian American lawyer and former Department of Homeland Security official to help lead outreach to Arab American voters who hold sway in some states that could help decide the Nov. 5 election, the campaign said on Wednesday. Brenda Abdelall would be tasked with shoring up support...
Helicopter of Iran’s late President Raisi crashed due to weather, Fars says
August 23rd, 20240 The helicopter crash in which Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft's inability to handle the weight it was carrying, Iran's semi-official news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a security source informed of the final investigation results. The communications center......
Democratic National Convention denies request for Arab American speaker, allows parents of hostage to speak
August 23rd, 20240 The Democratic National Committee declined a request from the "uncommitted" delegates for a member of the Arab American community to speak at the party convention in Chicago. “The answer is no,” Michigan uncommitted delegate Abbas Alawieh told journalists outside the United Center. “I said, 'No is unacceptable. No is...
18 more electric school buses coming to Dearborn Public Schools
August 23rd, 20240 DEARBORN – Throughout the years, the Michigan Department of Education has made grant funds available for schools to buy electric buses. And while the ride on these buses are smooth, change can be a bumpy ride. The Dearborn Public School District currently has one electric school bus, but come this fall, 18 additional electric buses......
Israel’s demands for keeping military presence in Gaza blocking ceasefire deal
August 23rd, 20240 Disagreements over Israel's future military presence in Gaza and over Palestinian prisoner releases are obstructing a ceasefire and hostage deal, according to 10 sources familiar with the round of U.S.-mediated talks that concluded last week. Sources, who include two Hamas officials and three Western diplomats, told Reuters the...
Harris’ speech in support of Israel fails to win over Arab American and Muslim support
August 23rd, 20240 Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Kamala Harris' speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago failed to demonstrate any break from the status quo, after a week in which the most divisive issue facing the party was mostly ignored. Under pressure to respond to critics of U.S. support for Israel's war in Gaza, the vice......
