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Homage to #UMDivest
After the Central Student Government at the University of Michigan voted against a resolution to set up a committee to investigate international corporations that do business with the Israeli military in order to divest from them, there was a sense of both disappointment and pride among the students.UMDivest, a group of students who...State Representatives back young activist Rashid Baydoun’s bid for public office
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — State Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan’s 6th House District and State Representative David Knezek of Michigan’s 11th House District both delivered speeches in support of community activist Rashid Baydoun’s bid for public office at a fundraiser for his campaign Tuesday, Mar. 25 at Lava Java Café in...Saudi Prince Muqrin named second-in-line to succeed king
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, a former intelligence chief in the conservative kingdom, has been appointed deputy crown prince, Saudi state television reported on Thursday, March 27.The appointment makes Muqrin, the youngest son of the kingdom's founder King Abdulaziz al-Saud, next in line to succeed in the...Wanted bomb maker killed by Lebanese army in shootout
BEIRUT - A suspected bomb-maker died of his wounds after he was shot by Lebanese soldiers trying to arrest him at a house in a border town near Syria, security sources said.Sami Al-Atrash was suspected by authorities of preparing car bombs and coordinating rocket attacks on Shi'a towns in retaliation for Hizbullah's role in...Sisi announces presidential bid, vows to fight “terrorism”
CAIRO - Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who ousted Egypt's first freely elected leader, declared his candidacy on Wednesday, March 26, for a presidential election he is expected to easily win.Sisi toppled Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood last July after mass protests against his rule and has emerged as the most influential...Egyptian court sentences 529 Islamists to death, increased instability predicted
International human rights groups have strongly denounced Monday’s sentencing by an Egyptian court of 529 Islamists to death for a riot in which one policeman was killed.Egypt specialists here say the sentences, which are widely seen as the latest in a series of steps taken by the authorities to crush the Muslim Brotherhood, as well...The irrelevance of the Israel-Palestine talks
For the first time since the U.S. launched the Middle East peace talks last summer, the Palestinian leadership may be sensing it has a tiny bit of leverage.Barack Obama met the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Washington last week in what Palestinian officials called a “candid and difficult” meeting. The U.S. president hoped...ABC Family Pulls Plug On ‘Alice In Arabia’ Pilot
ABC Family will not go forward with its "Alice In Arabia" pilot, a project about an American girl kidnapped by her Saudi royal family and forced to live with them.The network released a statement and said, "The current conversation surrounding our pilot was not what we had envisioned and is certainly not conducive to the creative...Jury convicts bin Laden son-in-law on terrorism charges
NEW YORK — Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, was found guilty of terrorism-related charges on Wednesday following a three-week trial that offered an unusually intimate portrait of al Qaeda's former leader in the days after the September 11, 2001 attacks.Abu Ghaith, 48, a Kuwait-born teacher, faces life in prison...CNN journalists arrested trying to sneak into World Trade Center
NEW YORK — Two CNN journalists were arrested for trying to sneak past security at the World Trade Center in New York City on Tuesday in an attempt to report on recent security lapses at the site, police said.Yon Pomrenze, 35, and Connor Fieldman Boals, 26, first tried to talk their way in through the main gate to the center in...Wanted bomb maker killed by Lebanese army in shootout
Wanted bomb maker killed by Lebanese army in shootoutBEIRUT - A suspected bomb-maker died of his wounds after he was shot by Lebanese soldiers trying to arrest him at a house in a border town near Syria, security sources said.Sami Al-Atrash was suspected by authorities of preparing car bombs and coordinating rocket attacks on Shi'a towns...Qatari sentenced to death for killing British teacher
DOHA - A court sentenced on Thursday, March 27, a Qatari national to death for the murder of 24-year-old British teacher Lauren Patterson, a judicial source said.A second Qatari, Mohammed Hasan Abdulaziz, was given three years in prison for aiding the first convict, Badr Khamis Abdullah Hashim in "burning the body of Lauren Patterson and...Agents protecting Obama abroad sent home for disciplinary reasons
WASHINGTON — Three members of the U.S. Secret Service detail that protects President Barack Obama were sent home from Amsterdam for disciplinary reasons, a Secret Service spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.The spokesman, Brian Leary, declined to provide further details.The agents were disciplined after going out for a night of...Five charged for smuggling 115 immigrants in “stash house”
HOUSTON — Five men suspected of being part of a human smuggling ring that held more than 100 people captive in a derelict Houston area home were charged with hostage-taking and firearms crimes at a federal court on Tuesday.Jose Aviles-Villa, Jonathan Solorzano-Tavila, Antonio Barruquet-Hildiberta, Jose Cesmas-Borja, and...Iraq electoral commission resigns en masse weeks before vote
BAGHDAD - The entire board of Iraq's electoral commission tendered its resignation on Tuesday, March 25, in protest against political interference, casting doubt on a nationwide vote scheduled for next month.The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said it had found itself caught between conflicting rulings from parliament and......
Russia warned U.S. about Boston Marathon bomb suspect Tsarnaev
WASHINGTON — Russian authorities warned the FBI in 2011 about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two Chechen brothers accused of carrying out last year's Boston Marathon bombings, but U.S. authorities missed chances to detain him, NBC News reported on Tuesday.Citing a congressional report it said could be released by the House of...Clashes rage on coastal region, Turkey bans Youtube over Syria leaks
DAMASCUS — Clashes between insurgents and the Syrian spread to a coastal area near the Turkish border as opposition fighters pressed on with a campaign to gain access to the sea, activists said.Capturing the seaside tourist village of Samra, which straddles the Syria-Turkey border, would give rebels an outlet to the Mediterranean for...
Court to make decision on local man detained for suspected Hizbullah ties
March 28th, 20140 DETROIT — Details unraveled this week at the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan during a two day probable cause hearing for Mohammad Hassan Hamdan, a 22-year-old Dearborn Heights man who was detained by the FBI on Sunday March 16 at Detroit Metro Airport for allegedly planning to fly to Lebanon to join...City of Dearborn: New garage ordinance in effect to promote public safety and welfare
DEARBORN – The City of Dearborn, with an eye on public safety and the preservation of appealing neighborhoods, on March 4 adopted a new ordinance clarifying the legal use of residential garages.The new law slightly expands the potential uses of garages over the city’s previous ordinance, but still states that the primary......
Fulbright Association hosts cultural tour for international scholars and students in Dearborn
March 28th, 20140 DEARBORN — On Saturday, March 22, over 50 participants, many of whom are currently in the U.S. on a fulbright, took a cultural tour in Dearborn hosted by the Michigan Chapter of Fulbright Association.The tourists, ranging from scholars to fellows, traveled to Dearborn from major universities in the state that included the University...
Arab American female leaders deliver moving speeches at ASU gala
March 28th, 20140 DEARBORN — The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Arab Student Union held its ninth annual “Empowering the Youth” banquet Friday, Mar. 20 at Bint Jebail Cultural Center."I am incredibly proud of the Arab Student Union from all three chapters: University of Michigan-Dearborn, Fordson High School, and Wayne State University,” said......
The Iranian threat that never was
If you take politicians and the mainstream media seriously, you believe that Iran wants a nuclear weapon and has relentlessly engaged in covert efforts to build one. Even if you are aware that Iran signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and is subject to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections, you may...
Disagreements plague Arab League summit
March 28th, 20140 KUWAIT CITY — Arab leaders, at loggerheads over inter-Arab issues including Egypt and Syria, offered little evidence of progress after a two-day summit in Kuwait focused largely on avoiding further splits.A declaration read out at the end of the summit said that the 22 members of the Arab League would "pledge to work decisively to......
