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Sotloff family mourns beheaded son as gentle soul
September 5th, 20140 A video purportedly showing U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff kneeling next to a masked Islamic State fighter holding a knife in an unknown location.WASHINGTON — The family of Steven Sotloff, the second American journalist beheaded by Islamic State militants, said on Wednesday he was no hero and no war junkie but "a mere man who tried to...Winners and losers in Gaza: On victory and false victory
In the rush to analyze the outcome of Israel’s 51-day war in Gaza, dubbed Operation Protective Edge, some may have neglected an important factor: this was not a war by traditional definitions of warfare; thus the conventional analyses of victory and defeat is simply not applicable.That being the case, how can we explain Israeli Prime...
30th Anniversary: We reaffirm our commitment to the community, our profession and the facts
September 5th, 20140 Three decades ago, this week, Osama Siblani established The Arab American News with the help and support of a small number of journalists who shared his vision. Although the paper did not publish its first issue until January 23, 1985, the foundation of the publication was incorporated on September 7, 1984. For the following three...Israel seizes 1,000 acres of West Bank land
An Israeli settlement in the Etzion bloc, in the West Bank.WEST BANK — The United States has urged Israel to reverse its decision to seize nearly 1,000 acres of land in the occupied West Bank, a move anti-settlement activists dubbed the largest land grab in 30 years.Israel announced the massive land appropriation on Sunday, Aug. 31,...
Local aspiring Arab American writers encouraged to attend RAWI gathering
September 5th, 20140 DEARBORN — The Arab American National Museum is co-sponsoring the Fifth Annual RAWI National Gathering, taking place this year at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis from September 18-20.RAWI (Radius of Arab American Writers) is a non-profit literary organization dedicated to supporting and disseminating creative writing and...Dearborn community leaders attend national summit
DEARBORN — The Department of Homeland Security hosted a National Summit on Empowering Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism at its Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA, Aug. 13 – 14.A joint initiative of FLETC, the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and the University...Syrian army ups campaign to retake Damascus suburb
DAMASCUS — Syrian forces carried out their fiercest assault on the rebel stronghold of Jobar in Damascus since the start of the three-year war, conducting at least 27 air strikes on Tuesday, according to activists and rights groups.The government is trying to retake Jobar after the capture of several rebel-held areas around the...Tunisian deputy survives assassination attempt
TUNIS — A deputy in Tunisia's transitional parliament survived an assassination attempt in the city of Kasserine, near the Algerian border, where security forces have been hunting Islamist militants for months.Mohamed Ali Nasri told reporters in hospital that about five gunmen attacked his house late on Monday, Sept. 1. He threw...Houthi protests continue in Sanaa despite government conssession
SANAA — Yemen's Houthi Shi'a activists are continuing to protest in the capital Sanaa, a day after the country's president reached out to them by dismissing the government and rolling back a disputed fuel price hike. On Wednesday, Sept. 3, Houthi supporters brandished arms and batons while using tires and cement blocks to divert...Egyptians militants kill 11 soldiers in Sinai attack
CAIRO — An attack on a convoy killed 11 members of the Egyptian security forces in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, Sept. 3, security and medical sources said.Two were killed by a roadside bomb and the others were shot as they tried to flee, the security sources said. An Egyptian jihadist group behind some of the deadliest...
Lebanese cabinet rules out negotiating with militants after soldier beheaded
September 5th, 20140 BEIRUT — The Lebanese cabinet gave the army the permission to use force at its own discretion to free hostages held by "Islamic State" and Nusra Front militants in east Lebanon, rejecting the kidnappers demands to exchange the captives from the Lebanese armed forces with Islamist prisoners. The cabinet meeting on Thursday, Sept....Gaza reconstruction to cost $7.8 billion
GAZA — Rebuilding Gaza will cost $7.8 billion, the Palestinian Authority said on Thursday, Sept. 4, in the most comprehensive assessment yet of damage from the seven-week Israeli assault during which whole neighborhoods and vital infrastructure were flattened.The cost of rebuilding 17,000 Gazan homes razed by Israeli bombings would...Israel sentences former MP to jail for visiting Syria
Israel sentenced a former member of parliament to 18 months in prison on Thursday, Sept. 4, for traveling to Syria and making contact with a "foreign agent," the justice ministry said.Said Naffa travelled in 2007 to Syria, with which Israel is technically still at war, as part of a delegation of 300 Druze religious leaders, the charge...Saudi court jails 24 for “terrorism”
RIYADH — A Saudi court on Wednesday, Sept. 3, sentenced 22 Saudi citizens, an American and a Yemeni to jail terms of between two and 27 years on terrorism charges, according to the official news agency SPA.The court said charges ranged from "the establishment of a terrorist cell planning to targeting oil pipelines", having...Federal court names new magistrates
DETROIT — Chief Judge Gerald E. Rosen announced Thursday that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has selected Anthony P. Patti and Elizabeth A. Stafford for appointment as United States Magistrate Judges for the Eastern District of Michigan. Patti is a resident of Ann Arbor. He obtained his undergraduate......
Jordan to sign $15 Bil deal with Israel
AMMAN — Israel will sign a deal to supply natural gas from its Leviathan field to Jordan for 15 years, Israeli Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said on Wednesday, Sept. 3.Shalom said the agreement comes after many meetings with Jordanian officials but gave no other details.An industry official who asked not to be identified said the deal...
Dearborn in distress: Tuesday’s storm adds to residents’ woes
August 29th, 20140 Firefighters respond to an emergency at a house on Oakman Blvd.DEARBORN — On Tuesday night, a severe thunderstorm left more than 2,000 homes without electricity and tree limbs strewn on homes, sidewalks and streets. That eyesore of a scene only serves to add more gloom to the thousands of residents who are still feeling the...
100 trash trucks set for city blitz Saturday, Aug. 30 to collect flood-damaged materials
August 29th, 20140 Flood damaged furniture piles up on a front lawn in east Dearborn.DEARBORN — On Thursday, the city announced that 100 trash trucks will be picking up and carting away flood damaged materials at curbs across the city during a comprehensive sweep on Saturday Aug. 30. Residents with flood damaged materials should have their items at the...Doctor deliberately misdiagnosed patients; planned on building $3M home in Lebanon
DETROIT — According to the FBI, Dr. Farid Fata, who was charged last year with misdiagnosing patients and recommending the wrong treatments, was interested in investing in luxury apartments overseas. Fata, 48, was charged with fraudulently billing Medicare millions of dollars in the process and enriching himself. Fata......
Muslim organizations urge state department to ensure Americans’ safety during Hajj
August 29th, 20140 Arab American pilgrims waiting for the bus outside the tent area in Mina after being assaulted.DEARBORN — A coalition of 28 American Muslim organizations signed a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to ensure the safety of U.S. citizens who will be performing the Islamic pilgrimage, the Hajj, in Saudi Arabia in October....
Bishop Francis calls for end to terrorism worldwide
August 29th, 20140 DETROIT — More than 1,000 Iraqi Christians gathered for a peaceful rally and prayer vigil at Hart Plaza on Friday, Aug. 22. The crowd demanded an end to the violence plaguing Iraq’s religious minorities. Demonstrators also walked to the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building holding signs that read, “Save the Christians......
Local Iraqi Christians lobby for humanitarian intervention in Iraq
August 29th, 20140 AFPD Chairman and CEO Audey Arabo, community activists Afaf Konja and Sam Yono, Chaldean Bishop Frank Kalabat, Bishop Sarhad Jammo among others stand with United Nations Deputy Security-General H.E. Jan Eliasson at the UN headquarters in New York.DETROIT — A delegation of American Iraqi Christians has been meeting with federal and...
500 new market-rate apartments to be built in Detroit
August 29th, 20140 DETROIT — The state of Michigan approved plans to construct 500 new apartments in Detroit on Tuesday. The three projects that were approved by state development officials include the 23-unit El Moore redevelopment in midtown; The 290 unit Orleans Landing on the near-east riverfront and the 185-unit DuCharme Place in Lafayette......
