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Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad: Larceny is a problem in Dearborn
March 21st, 20140 Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad.DEARBORN —Police Chief Ron Haddad distributed a letter last week describing current crime trends in Dearborn among minors and young adults in hopes of reaching out to local parents and legal guardians to educate them on possible consequences.In the letter, Chief Haddad noted that overall crime rates in...Multiple home invasion suspect arrested
DEARBORN — On Mar. 8, 21-year-old Detroit resident Rashaad Taylor was arrested and charged with Home Invasion 1st degree, two counts of Home Invasion 2nd degree, Felony Larceny of a Firearm, and Felony Firearm. Taylor is being linked to multiple home invasion crimes that date back to Mar. 3. At approximately 8:45 a.m. that day,...Russia stands strong against U.S. sanctions; places entry ban on American lawmakers and officals
MOSCOW- As the West imposes what have been called the most comprehensive sanctions on Russia since the end of the Cold War, many ordinary Russians say they have no fear of any economic measures the United States or the European Union may take against their country.Since the Russian invasion of the Crimean peninsula at the end of last...Twenty-four year old Dearborn resident, Shaker Hassoon charged with multiple crimes
Hassoon.DEARBORN — On Monday, March 10, 2014 at approximately 9:35 a.m., the Dearborn Police Department responded to the 600 block of S. Brady on a report of a stabbing and carjacking. On scene, officers spoke with a 19-year-old Detroit man who stated that he and the suspect agreed to meet to conduct a narcotics transaction....Schuette announces felony charges against Dearborn residents in illegal sports betting ring
DEARBORN — Attorney General Bill Schuette on Tuesday announced the filing of charges by his criminal division against three Southeast Michigan individuals for their alleged role in an extensive sports betting ring. Schuette charged Ray Arfan, 42, of Dearborn, Michigan, for allegedly orchestrating the sports betting operation....Calley signs supplemental budget to fix roads, support mental health services, fund other programs
LANSING — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley recently signed a mid-fiscal year 2014 budget supplemental, dedicating nearly $330 million to help fix winter road damage, fund vital mental health services, and to support the Office for New Americans, among other programs.“While Michigan is still in need of a comprehensive road funding and...Traffic lanes affected by construction on Schaefer from Ford Road to Warren Avenue
DEARBORN — Schaefer Road in Dearborn will be under construction between Ford Road and Warren Avenue from now until the end of September, and traffic lanes will be affected.As of March 17, traffic has been shifted to the east half of Schaefer Road and is limited to one lane in each direction. No left turns are allowed from Schaefer. The...
FBI arrests local man for alleged Hizbullah ties, family speaks out
March 21st, 20140 Mohammad Hassan Hamdan, minutes before getting detained. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The community was startled this week after news broke that the U.S. government had detained a local Dearborn Heights man who allegedly planned to fly to Lebanon to join the militant group Hizbullah. 22-year-old Mohammad Hassan Hamdan was arrested on...
U.S. to close Syrian consulate offices in Troy and Texas, operations at embassy in Washington also suspended
March 21st, 20140 A local rally in 2011 supporting Assad’s regime.TROY — The United States on Tuesday suspended operations of the Syrian Embassy in Washington and its consulates. It also told diplomats and staff who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents to leave the country. Texas and Michigan are the only two states in the country that have...
Community mourns death of prominent religious leader, human rights advocate
March 21st, 20140 Saliba, a Lebanese American, led the Archdiocese of All North America for nearly 50 years.MICHIGAN — The Arab American community is mourning the death of prominent religious leader Philip Saliba, the Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America for the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. He died Mar. 19 at...
South End residents frustrated over proposed changes to Severstal factory
March 21st, 20140 Over 250 frustrated Dearborn residents attend a public hearing on Wednesday. DEARBORN — More than 250 people attended a public hearing Wednesday, Mar. 19 at Henry Ford Community College’s Michigan Technical Education Center regarding proposed changes to Severstal’s factory in Dearborn. The steel company’s facility is...Regularly sleeping too long may indicate a health problem
We get it: Sleep is good for us. The National Sleep Foundation regularly campaigns “to celebrate the health benefits of sleep,” and experts have been boosting sleep’s values as no less important than proper diet and exercise.Insufficient sleep has been linked to stroke, obesity and heart disease. But sleeping too much may also be...Dearborn Police warn residents about IRS scam
DEARBORN — During the current tax season, the Dearborn Police Department has seen a drastic increase in fraudulent IRS-related incidents and would like to caution residents who may be purchasing a Green Dot or other prepaid debit card under threat of prosecution for tax issues.Multiple incidents have been reported in which victims...Legal corner: Changes are coming to overtime pay rules
Last week, President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum telling the Department of Labor to develop new overtime rules that would make more workers eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay. The proposed rules would broaden the categories of workers who are eligible for overtime compensation. They would also...
Protests launched against U of M student government for postponing divestment resolution indefinitely
March 20th, 20140 ANN ARBOR- About 80 University of Michigan students on Wednesday, March 19, staged a sit-in at the Chambers Room, where the University's Central Student Government (CSG) meets. The sit-in followed a spontaneous protest on Tuesday, after CSG voted to indefinitely postpone a resolution to form a committee to investigate the human rights......
U.S. halts Syrian embassy, consulate operations in Michigan and Texas, orders diplomats out
March 19th, 20140 TROY-The United States on Tuesday suspended operations of the Syrian Embassy in Washington and its consulates and told diplomats and staff who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents to leave the country. One of the consulates' offices is in Troy, and caters to southeast Michigan's large Syrian community. U.S. special envoy...Saudi Arabia’s grumpy foreign policy
Saudi Arabia’s royal family is not happy and wants the world to know it. The royal family has been more tight-lipped and diplomatic over the years. It would often hide its anger behind smiles in photos and vapid rhetoric about Arab brotherhood, even when it conspired against various Arab regimes.Nowadays, the Saudi royal family is...
People on the ‘No Fly List’ have a right to due process
March 14th, 20140 As spring break and summer approach, many people in the community will be looking to vacation or travel overseas. But some of them might not be able to board an airplane with dignity or even get on one at all, depending on what FBI list they are on.Community members on the No Fly List will be confronted by Homeland Security agents at...Al-Aqsa vs. Israel: The lurking danger beneath
Something sinister is brewing around and below al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and it has the hallmark of a familiar Israeli campaign to strip the mosque of its Muslim Arab identity. This time around, however, the stakes are much higher.The status of al-Aqsa mosque is unparalleled within the context of Muslim heritage in......
UAE summons Iraq ambassador over accusing Saudis of funding terrorism
ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates summoned Iraq's ambassador on Wednesday, March 12, to protest against his prime minister's accusations that its ally Saudi Arabia was funding terrorism, state news agency WAM reported, while Bahrain called the comments "irresponsible."Saudi Arabia has already rejected Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri...Algerian PM steps down to run Bouteflika’s reelection campaign
Bouteflika.ALGIERS - Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal resigned on Thursday, March 13, state media said, to run the re-election campaign of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ageing independence leader who is widely expected to win five more years in power.Bouteflika, 77, registered his candidacy for the April 17 presidential......
Several Arab countries ban Hollywood movie “Noah”
DUBAI - Three Arab countries have banned the biblical epic movie "Noah," while three more are expected to follow suit, a studio spokesman said Wednesday, March 12.Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates told Hollywood giant Paramount last week that the film, starring Russell Crowe, will not be released in their countries. Egypt,...
CIA accused of spying on U.S. Senate intelligence committee
March 14th, 20140 WASHINGTON - A bitter dispute between the CIA and the U.S. Senate committee that oversees it burst into the open on Tuesday when the committee chairwoman accused the agency of spying on Congress and possibly breaking the law.Veteran Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said the CIA had searched computers used by committee staffers......
