June 15th, 20181What is taking place in Palestine is not a "conflict." We readily utilize the term but, in fact, the word "conflict" is misleading. It equates between oppressed Palestinians and Israel, a military power that stands in violation of numerous United Nations resolutions.
It is these ambiguous terminologies that allow the likes of United...
May 25th, 20180By Jen Rice
HOUSTON, Texas — Comedian Mo Amer calls Houston home and he’s coming to Austin next month to record his first hour-long Netflix comedy special. He’s been called a pioneer of Arab American standup and he’s toured for years with Dave Chappelle.
Amer made international headlines when he was upgraded to a...
May 18th, 20180By Farah Harb
The Arab American News
KUWAIT — With Islam being the country’s official religion, Kuwait’s traditions and religious affairs are intertwined, and that especially shows during the month of Ramadan.
Because Kuwait’s weather in the summer can go as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 Celsius), the...
February 9th, 20180WASHINGTON — The United States does not plan to contribute any money at a conference in Kuwait next week to fund Iraq's reconstruction drive after the war against ISIS militants, U.S. and Western officials said, a move critics say could deal a new blow to American standing internationally.
"We are not planning to announce anything,"...
January 26th, 20180DAVOS, Switzerland — Iraq called on Thursday for foreign investors to help it rebuild after defeating ISIS and making progress in reuniting the country, saying it would need up to $100 billion to fix crumbling infrastructure and war-torn cities.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said help was needed with dozens of projects, as Iraq...
October 18th, 20170
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia – Kuwaiti delegation kicked the Israeli delegation out of the International Parliament Summit held this Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Russia. With crowds cheering for Marzouq Al-Ghanim, the Speaker of the Kuwaiti Parliament, who called them “oppressors” and “children killers.” The Israeli delegation...
September 8th, 20170WASHINGTON — On Thursday, President Trump said he would be willing to step in and mediate the worst dispute in decades among the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab states and Qatar, and said that he thinks a deal could come quickly.
"If I can help mediate between Qatar and, in particular, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, I would be willing to do so,...
