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Woman’s murder prompts mass eviction of Syrians from Lebanese town
October 5th, 20170 MIZIARA, Lebanon ― Abu Khaled had lived in the Lebanese town of Miziara for almost 20 years until a woman’s suspected murder by a Syrian refugee led to his expulsion alongside several hundred other Syrians. “They gave us notice to evict at 2 a.m.,” said Abu Khaled, standing outside a bare building in a nearby village with some...
The city that bears the brunt of the national terror watchlist
October 4th, 20170 With a large population of Muslim and Arab Americans, Dearborn has the most per capita residents on a shadowy and unaccountable watchlist. It is nearly impossible to find out if you’re on it, let alone get your name off. By Christopher Mathias, Rowaida Abdelaziz, Hassan Khalifeh, and Afaf Humayun DEARBORN, Mich. — There’s...
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis recommends sticking with Iran nuclear deal
October 3rd, 20170 WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Tuesday the United States should consider staying in the Iran nuclear deal unless it were proven Tehran that was not abiding by the agreement or that it was not in the U.S. national interest to do so. Though Mattis deferred to President Donald Trump’s review of the...
Deadliest shooting in U.S. history: 50 dead, 200 wounded in Las Vegas
October 2nd, 20170 LAS VEGAS, Nevada - A gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 200 at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, raining down rapid fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel for several minutes before he was shot dead by police. The death toll, which police emphasized was preliminary and tentative, would make...
Younger start in football linked to higher risk of behavior, mood problems
September 29th, 20170 Boys who start playing American football before their 12th birthday may be at sharply increased risk of behavioral and mood problems later in life compared to peers who hit the gridiron later, according to a recent U.S. study. Among former professional, college and high school football players, those with earlier exposure to the game...
Resistance exercise linked to reduced anxiety
September 29th, 20170 People who do resistance exercises like weight lifting may experience less anxiety than people who don’t work out, a research review suggests Researchers analyzed data from 16 previously published studies with a total of 922 participants who were randomly assigned to do resistance training or be inactive. Resistance workouts were...
Syrian militias aim to push ISIS out of Raqqa within a month
September 29th, 20170 RAQQA ― U.S.-backed militias expect to push all ISIS fighters out of their former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa in less than a month, a Kurdish commander told Reuters on Monday. Under the banner of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the militias have hemmed the jihadists into a few districts in the north of the city. The Kurdish...
Trump says NFL should ban player protests during anthem
September 29th, 20170 U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his fight with the National Football League (NFL) on Tuesday, calling on the league to ban players from kneeling in protest at games while the national anthem is played. “The NFL has all sorts of rules and regulations. The only way out for them is to set a rule that you can’t kneel during our...
Social media data to be collected from green card holders and naturalized citizens
September 29th, 20170 Starting Oct 18, the Department of Homeland Security will begin collecting social media data from naturalized citizens and permanent residents. Last week, there were additions to the Federal Register which require the collection of “social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and search...
Trump administration proposes to cut refugee cap to 45,000
September 29th, 20170 WASHINGTON/NEW YORK—The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed admitting a maximum of 45,000 refugees next year, the lowest cap in decades, which officials said was necessary to ensure U.S. security, although Democrats and humanitarian groups blasted the decision as an abandonment of American moral authority. That figure is the...
ICE raids sanctuary cities around California, hundreds arrested
September 29th, 20170 The LA Times reported that hundreds were arrested in places where elected officials and local law enforcements have chose not to impose federal immigration laws. ICE reported that they arrested 167 people in the Los Angeles and nearby areas. Other cities targeted were San Jose and San Francisco. In the last few days, ICE said...
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse independence vote
September 29th, 20170 BAGHDAD/ERBIL ― Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central government to send troops to take control of vital oil fields held by Kurdish forces. Stepping up efforts to isolate autonomous Kurdish-held northern Iraq,...
Egyptian court hands another life sentence to Muslim Brotherhood leader
September 29th, 20170 CAIRO ― An Egyptian court sentenced top Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to another life term in prison on Thursday in the latest example of a crackdown against Islamists since the army overthrew President Mohamed Mursi. The sentence relates to violence that broke out in 2013 after the army toppled Mursi in the wake of mass...
Interpol approves membership for State of Palestine over Israeli objections
September 29th, 20170 JERUSALEM ― Interpol voted on Wednesday to admit the State of Palestine as a member over Israeli objections at the international police organization’s general assembly in Beijing. The decision came despite Israeli efforts to delay a vote and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that the Palestinians’ joining the...
Germany’s Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far right
September 29th, 20170 BERLIN ― German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but Europe’s most powerful leader will have to govern with a far less stable coalition in a fractured parliament after her conservatives poured support to a surging far right. Two years after Merkel left German borders open to more than 1 million......
Bin Laden son-in-law’s conviction upheld; U.S. says ‘justice done’
September 29th, 20170 NEW YORK—A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld the conviction on terrorism charges of Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a Kuwaiti-born cleric who was a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden and spokesman for the al Qaeda leader. Abu Ghaith, 51, who is serving a life sentence, had claimed that the evidence did not support his conviction for conspiring...
The Arab American News partners with Chevrolet on a pastry tour
September 29th, 20170 DEARBORN ― Earlier this month, The AANews partnered with GM on a Middle Eastern pastry tour in Metro Detroit― where reporters were given a new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox to drive for two days. The Ivory Metallic truck first stopped at Bateel, well-known for its gourmet dates and chocolates, found in many destinations and airports from......
National Arab Orchestra to unveil eighth season concert on Oct. 1
September 29th, 20170 DETROIT – Join the National Arab Orchestra as the curtain rises on its eighth season of thrilling audiences of all nationalities and cultures. “A Night of Tarab” will feature musical splendor and surprise performances from the Dearborn Fordson High School Choir. The term “tarab” is used in Arab culture to describe the...
Hamtramck cancels vote on censure of councilman
September 29th, 20170 HAMTRAMCK— The Hamtramck City Council’s proposed resolution to censure Councilman Ian Perrotta over controversial comments he made about immigrants earlier this month was removed without any explanation. The council did not vote Tuesday on the resolution introduced by Councilman Anam Miah that called for Perrotta to be “publicly...
Henry Ford College to host sixth annual career expo
September 29th, 20170 DEARBORN — Henry Ford College is partnering with Glacier Hills Senior Living Communities to host a career expo on October 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. The event is open to current students, alumni and the public. This year’s expo “promises to be the biggest and most user-friendly ever”, according to a press release. Henry Ford...
Director of Michigan State Police apologizes for anthem protest comments
September 29th, 20170 LANSING — Colonel Kriste Kibbey Etue, director of the Michigan State Police, has apologized for a Sept. 24 Facebook post that disparaged athletes kneeling during the national anthem. “It was a mistake to share this message on Facebook and I sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended,” Etue wrote in a message released Tuesday......
Michigan Legislature debates the right to carry concealed guns
September 29th, 20170 LANSING — A debate on the right to carry concealed weapons appears to have taken shape in the Michigan legislature. Amber McCann, the spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive), told the Free Press that carrying a gun on a school campus is disruptive, so allowing a concealed-carry gun would be a logical...
Dearborn warns about the removal of trees without city approval
September 29th, 20170 DEARBORN— the city highly encourages tree planting because it helps in reducing the intake of energy as well as maintaining an attractive image. Dearborn has been recognized as a “Tree City U.S.A” for almost 30 years for encouraging the sustainment of healthy trees and environment. However, homeowners planning to remove trees......
ISIS releases audio recording of Baghdadi urging militants to keep fighting
September 28th, 20170 CAIRO ― ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has exhorted followers across the world to wage attacks against the West and to keep fighting in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. The message released on Thursday was his first purported audio communication in almost a year during which his jihadist group lost much of its self-proclaimed...
Toddler shoots two children in Dearborn home daycare
September 27th, 20170 DEARBORN— Dearborn police confirmed that two 3-year-old boys were shot by another child who was playing with a firearm at a Dearborn home daycare on Harding Street at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The firearm was reportedly inside the home. One child was sent to Beaumont Hospital, but then airlifted to the trauma center at Children's......
