The Arab American News Staff
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Gaza laments deadly start to Ramadan, amid funerals and destruction
May 6th, 20190 GAZA - After two sleepless days and nights of Israeli shelling and Palestinian rocket fire, Gazans on Monday faced a first day of Ramadan overshadowed by funerals and the grim task of pulling bodies from collapsed buildings. As dawn brought a ceasefire of uncertain duration, few Palestinians in the impoverished coastal enclave were...
Trump administration deploying carrier and bombers to Middle East, escalating tension with Iran
May 6th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling “indications and warnings” from Iran and to show the United States will retaliate with “unrelenting force” to any attack, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday. Though Bolton cited...
EXCLUSIVE: Dearborn police bust local prostitution ring that included minor
May 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN — A 39-year-old Dearborn Heights resident has been charged with two counts of prostitution and engaging the services of a minor, a 16-year-old student at a Dearborn High School, last November and December. Omar Maher Taji was arraigned in 19th District Court on March 9 in Judge Gene Hunt’s courtroom and released on a...
Far-rightists cleared for Israel election, Arab party blocked
March 9th, 20190 TEL AVIV — Israel’s election board has approved far-right Jewish candidates accused by rivals of racism for next month’s election while disqualifying an Arab party that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said supported terrorism. The Central Elections Committee’s decisions, taken late on Wednesday, were unlikely to be...
Arab American driver charged with felonious assault for striking pedestrians
March 1st, 20190 ROYAL OAK — A 28-year-old Sterling Heights man has been charged with two counts of felonious assault with a motor vehicle for allegedly ramming his car into two people after a bar fight in downtown Royal Oak. Manhal Najib was also charged with two counts of failing to stop at the scene of a personal injury accident, one count of...
Dearborn police request public’s assistance in identifying armed suspects at Ram’s Horn
March 1st, 20190 DEARBORN— Dearborn police are requesting assistance from the public in identifying suspects involved in an assault and gunshots fired at the Ram's Horn restaurant on Greenfield Road last month. On January 5, Dearborn Police officers responded to a call from the restaurant on a report of gunshots being fired. Witnesses described an...
Cities in Michigan with the most affordable housing
February 22nd, 20190 Housing affordability is a top consideration when determining where to live. In 2018, the economy was strong and real estate prices went up. In 2019, many are predicting a downturn in the housing market. The team at HomeArea.com created the cities in Michigan with the most affordable homes using the most recent Census Bureau data of...
Dearborn native Moe Ayoub appointed as planning director for Westland
February 22nd, 20190 WESTLAND — The Westland City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Moe Ayoub as the new planning director at its meeting on Tuesday, February 19. Ayoub, a Dearborn resident, has worked for the city of Dearborn since 2015 and currently holds the position of senior planner. He has a master's degree in urban planning from...
Starving girl shows impact of Yemen war, economic collapse
February 15th, 20190 HAJJAH, Yemen — Displaced by war, starving and living under a tree, 12-year-old Fatima Qoba weighed just 10kg when she was carried into a Yemeni malnutrition clinic. “All the fat reserves in her body have been used up, she is left only with bones,” said Makiah al-Aslami, a doctor and head of the clinic in northwest Yemen. “She...
Report: U.S. negotiating multibillion-dollar fine with Facebook
February 15th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government and Facebook Inc. are negotiating a settlement over the company’s privacy lapses that could require the online social network to pay a multibillion-dollar fine, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The newspaper said that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Facebook had not agreed on an...
House backs measure to end U.S. support for Saudis in Yemen war
February 15th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC — The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution on Wednesday that would end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, as many lawmakers sought to push President Trump to toughen his policy toward the kingdom. It was the first time the House of Representatives has...
Federal judge sentences three men to up to 30 years for plot to bomb Somalis, mosque
January 27th, 20190 WICHITA, Kansas - A federal judge sentenced three white men to 25, 26 and 30 years in prison on Friday for a 2016 plot to bomb a Kansas apartment complex that is home to Somali immigrants and their mosque. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren in Wichita, Kansas sentenced Curtis Allen and Gavin Wright to 25 years and Patrick Stein to 30...
Nasrallah: Hezbollah could enter Israel now and before tunnels were found
January 26th, 20190 BEIRUT — Hezbollah has “for years” been able to enter Israel, the Lebanese group’s leader said on Saturday, responding for the first time to Israel’s discovery of tunnels dug into Israeli territory from Lebanon. Israel’s unveiling of what it called Hezbollah “attack tunnels” last month, and Lebanon’s accusation that...
Important tips on staying safe and healthy this winter
January 26th, 20190 Winter can be a hazardous time of year. Frigid temperatures and slick roads can be dangerous. Being prepared will help you and your family remain safe this winter. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide a number of winter safety tips to help you prepare for freezing temperatures and prevent injuries and illness....
Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki makes Oscar history
January 25th, 20190 It's definitely a great day for Nadine Labaki, who has made history as the first Arab female filmmaker to ever be nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category. Labaki's film, Capernaum, gives Lebanon back-to-back foreign-language nomination following Ziad Doueiri's The Insult, which was nominated last......
Florida official reprimanded for bigotry and anti-Muslim post
January 25th, 20190 HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida — A commissioner in a South Florida city has been reprimanded by her fellow commissioners over her remarks on a Facebook post about the first Palestinian American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Hallandale Beach commissioners voted Wednesday to condemn Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub for writing that U.S....
Michigan Muslims provide meals, gas and grocery vouchers to federal workers and families
January 25th, 20190 ROYAL OAK, Michigan— The Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) is providing dinners, grocery vouchers and gas cards to all federal workers who are not being paid in an effort to reduce the difficulties caused by the government shutdown. The MMCC will be kicking off this effort on Friday, Jan. 25 at Detroit Metro Airport by providing...
Israel strikes in Syria in more open confrontation with Iran
January 21st, 20190 The head of Iran’s air force said on Monday the country was impatient to fight Israel and destroy it, a state-linked news website said. “The young people in the air force are fully ready and impatient to confront the Zionist regime and eliminate it from the Earth,” Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh was quoted as saying by the...
From low income single mother to state senator
January 18th, 20190 LANSING — Betty Jean Alexander worked as a clerical specialist at the Wayne County Clerk’s office this time last year. She made $16 an hour, qualified for food stamps and took the bus to work. Now, after a surprising primary election win last fall, the 53-year-old Detroiter and single mother of two daughters is a state senator.......
Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna appointed to talent creation subcommittee
January 12th, 20190 DEARBORN — Late last year, former Gov. Snyder appointed Henry Ford College President Russell Kavalhuna to a two-year term on the state's 21st Century Talent Creation Subcommittee. The subcommittee will work with the governor’s Talent Investment Board, which includes industry executives, labor leaders, educators, lawmakers and...
Survey finds many Americans lack basic knowledge about the Holocaust
January 3rd, 20191 The conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany released survey findings that show one-third of Americans think “substantially less" than 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. The survey, which highlights a lack of basic knowledge about the World War II genocide, showed a notable lack of understanding among......
Brazil wants to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, but no date set yet
January 3rd, 20190 BRASILIA - There is still no date set for when Brazil will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but there is a clear intention to do so, the national security adviser to newly inaugurated President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday. Speaking in the capital Brasilia, retired army general Augusto Heleno said there were,...
Brian Calley to lead Small Business Association of Michigan
January 3rd, 20190 LANSING — Former Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley announced Wednesday he will join the Small Business Association of Michigan, where he will serve as president, leading the group's lobbying and communications efforts. Calley left office on Tuesday under term limits. Current SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler remains the Lansing-based......
