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Palestinians reject Kushner ‘economy first’ approach to Middle East peace plan
June 22nd, 20190 GAZA - Palestinian officials on Saturday dismissed proposals unveiled by President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for big money projects to form the first economic...
Canadian Arab businessman awarded $2.5M for suffering hate speech
June 22nd, 20190 ONTARIO, CANADA — An online media personality whose websites frequently air anti-Muslim content has been ordered to pay the owner of a prominent Middle Eastern...
Two men from Chicago convicted of providing support to ISIS
June 22nd, 20190 CHICAGO — Two Chicago-area men were found guilty on Thursday of supporting ISIS in a federal case in which one of them was accused of saying he hoped to see the......
Iran says it shot down American ‘spy’ drone, Trump plays it down as unintentional
June 20th, 20190 DUBAI - Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have shot down a U.S. “spy” drone in the southern province of Hormozgan, the Guards’ news website Sepah News said on...
Mohamed Morsi died in court, in a soundproof cage under guards’ watch
June 18th, 20190 CAIRO - Egypt's former civilian president, Mohamed Morsi, ousted by the military in 2013 after one year in office, collapsed in a courtroom and died on Monday, June......
Trump administration providing “false” information on Gulf of Oman attack, Japanese tanker owner says
June 15th, 20190 TOKYO, JAPAN — A Japanese tanker owner is disputing U.S. reports about an attack that occurred on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that was blamed on Iranian naval...
Netanyahu thanks Indian prime minister for vote against Palestinian group
June 14th, 20190 TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for voting in favor of a decision introduced by the Jewish state......
Local Arab Americans claim they were victimized by alleged Ponzi scheme
June 14th, 20190 DEARBORN – Three people with ties to the Metro Detroit area are among those claiming they were defrauded by former Canton resident Syed Arbab, a recent graduate of the...
Egypt, Jordan and Morocco to attend U.S. sponsored “Bahrain workshop” despite Palestinians’ objection
June 14th, 20190 WASHINGTON — Egypt, Jordan and Morocco have told the Trump administration they will attend a U.S.-led conference in Bahrain this month on proposals for boosting the......
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza, calling attack a “response” to rocket fire
June 13th, 20190 SDEROT, Israel — Israeli aircraft attacked a Hamas target in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after a Palestinian rocket strike, the Israeli military said, in the first...
U.S ranked low in human rights and safety, new survey shows
June 10th, 20190 WELLINGTON, New Zealand— A recent poll conducted by the Wellington-based Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) asked civil society groups, lawyers and journalists......
Freedom of expression in America has a different meaning when it comes to Israel
June 10th, 20190 When then-graduating PhD candidate Steven Thrasher made a speech at the NYU graduation commencement last month, endorsing the BDS movement, some parties felt the need...
Iraqi citizens choked by worsening pollution problem, government negligence
June 10th, 20190 BAGHDAD —Iraq is suffering from a pollution crisis as citizens struggle with life in the slums where burning trash dumped by city officials is making life......
Legislation introduced to block billions in arms sales to Saudi Arabia
June 10th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican and Democratic senators said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation to block President Trump's plan for $8 billion in military...
African Union suspends Sudan after death toll rises
June 10th, 20190 KHARTOUM – The official death toll in Sudan from violence that erupted on Monday, June 3, has risen to 61, the director general of the Health Ministry said on......
Khamenei says Iran will not abandon its missile program
June 7th, 20190 Tehran — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Tehran has no plans to give up its missile program and be deceived by President Trump's...
Militant kills two police, two soldiers in Lebanon’s Tripoli
June 4th, 20190 BEIRUT - A militant attacked a security patrol in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on Monday night, killing two police officers and two soldiers before blowing......
Muslims celebrate Eid, ending Ramadan holy month
June 4th, 20190 KABUL - Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Tuesday, marking the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. Like the start of...
Yemen death toll could hit 233,000 by 2020
May 31st, 20190 The death toll in Yemen could reach 233,000 by the year 2020 as part of what the United Nations calls “humanity's greatest preventable disaster”, a 60-page report......
Kushner in Middle East seeking support for “peace plan” that Palestinians reject
May 31st, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner is leading a U.S. delegation to the Middle East this week, seeking support for a late June workshop aimed...
Israel dissolves Knesset after Netanyahu fails to form government, heads for new election
May 31st, 20190 TEL AVIV — Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve the Knesset on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a government before a......
Saudi Arabia fails to gather a firm Arab stand against Iran
May 31st, 20190 MECCA — Saudi Arabia’s king told an emergency Arab summit on Thursday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian “escalations” in the region following...
Iran says it will not surrender in “clash of wills” with U.S., warns against “adventurism”
May 24th, 20190 LONDON — Iran will not surrender to U.S. pressure and will not abandon its goals even if it is bombed, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday, stepping up the war......
