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Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria

Posted on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria
Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria

Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria THE ARAB STREET Radio & Podcast broadcast from Chicago through 690 AM WNZK Radio in Detroit Michigan and live online … Friday Jan. 18, 2019 … interview with Hanaa Hasan, a researcher and writer at Middle East Monitor, specializing in the Levant and North Africa….

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With Israel and Iran clashing over Syria, no end in sight for the conflict

Posted on April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 By Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments on With Israel and Iran clashing over Syria, no end in sight for the conflict
With Israel and Iran clashing over Syria, no end in sight for the conflict

With Israel and Iran clashing over Syria, no end in sight for the conflict Conflict in Syria expands beyond Syria including Russia, Iran, Israel, the United States, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia and Europe By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz In Syria, the conflict is no longer primarily Syrian. With seven years of political and military escalation, Syria has…

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Assad regime uses chemicals to kill civilians

Posted on April 7, 2018September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Assad regime uses chemicals to kill civilians
Assad regime uses chemicals to kill civilians

Assad regime uses chemicals to kill civilians Massive Chemical Weapon Attack Leaves 25+ Dead , 500+ Injured in Ghouta. Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-USA details massive chemical assault on civilians in Ghouta, Syria. WARNING. Images of dead children in story content! Washington DC- A massive chemical weapon attack was just reported in Douma,…

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Lebanon turmoil stoked by pro-Iranian extremists

Posted on November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Lebanon turmoil stoked by pro-Iranian extremists
Lebanon turmoil stoked by pro-Iranian extremists

Lebanon turmoil stoked by pro-Iranian extremists The murder of Rafic Hariri weighs heavy over freedom in Lebanon, 12 years later. And the same forces of violence and extremism are seeking to enforce more change through terrorism. Hariri’s son Saad faces threats of violence from Syria, Iran and Hezbollah extremists By Ray Hanania If people want…

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Beyond the Beltway Radio panel tackles North Korea threat

Posted on April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Beyond the Beltway Radio panel tackles North Korea threat
Beyond the Beltway Radio panel tackles North Korea threat

Beyond the Beltway Radio panel tackles North Korea threat The weekly Sunday radio show Beyond the Beltway, hosted by veteran political writer and commentator Bruce DuMont, tackles the frightening issue of the rising threats of North Korea’s tyrant Kim Jong Un. Panelists included Asian specialist Karl Friedhoff of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs who has…

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Unpredictable Trump is just what the Arab World needs

Posted on April 12, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Unpredictable Trump is just what the Arab World needs
Unpredictable Trump is just what the Arab World needs

Unpredictable Trump is just what the Arab World needs My column at the Arab News this weeks discusses the reality of President Donald Trump and how his unpredictability is exactly what the Arab World needs today to undermine the fanatics, destroy the terrorist regime of Bashar al-Assad and achieve peace between Palestine and Israel By…

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Trump, Jordan King focus on Palestinian State

Posted on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump, Jordan King focus on Palestinian State
Trump, Jordan King focus on Palestinian State

Trump, Jordan King focus on Palestinian State President Donald Trump and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met this week, their second meeting at the White House since Trump’s election, and discussed ways to achieve peace through the establishment of a State for Palestinians. Trump and King Abdullah II also discussed regional issues including confronting Syria’s butcher Bashar…

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Mass casualties in chemical attack near Aleppo

Posted on December 14, 2016December 14, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Mass casualties in chemical attack near Aleppo
Mass casualties in chemical attack near Aleppo

Mass casualties in chemical attack near Aleppo At least 97 killed and over 300 wounded. Chemical Weapons Attack Kills 97; Injures over 300 Many children were headed to school when this attack happened. A chemical agent attack was reported in the eastern suburbs of Hama in the Aqeerbat area today, Dec. 12, 2016. At least 93…

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Real threat facing the Middle East is Iranian extremism

Posted on October 13, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Real threat facing the Middle East is Iranian extremism

Real threat facing the Middle East is Iranian extremism Published in the Arab News, Oct. 13, 2016 By Ray Hanania Although much is made of the rising threat of ISIS and al-Qaeda in the Middle East, one axis more threatening, is the violent coalition of Syria and Hezbollah, led by Iran. Iran is one of…

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ADC Michigan head walks fine line of effectiveness

Posted on September 29, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC Michigan head walks fine line of effectiveness
ADC Michigan head walks fine line of effectiveness

ADC head walks fine line to make Michigan chapter effective. Fatina Abdrabboh might be the one person who can navigate successful among the many diverse and conflicting voices and interests in the widely divided American Arab community to achieve the primary goal in America, to stand up for the civil rights of Arabs and Muslims. But it won’t…

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US promises more aid for Syrian refugees

Posted on February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 By rayhanania 3 Comments on US promises more aid for Syrian refugees
US promises more aid for Syrian refugees

President Barack Obama promised more financial support to help ease the burden and the suffering of the refugees fleeing the violence by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the by Russian soldiers in a meeting Wednesday with King Abdullah II of Jordan. By Ray Hanania President Barack Obama promised more financial support to help ease the…

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Detroit radio listeners on Sterling Heights Mosque fight

Posted on September 11, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Detroit radio listeners on Sterling Heights Mosque fight
Detroit radio listeners on Sterling Heights Mosque fight

Radio listeners in Detroit and Washington DC discuss a wide range of issues from the opposition of Chaldean Christians from the Middle East and mosque fight in Sterling Heights, to the commemoration of the 14th Anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Listeners also sound off on the plight of Syrian Refugees and Israel’s refusal…

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For Syria, Assad no longer the issue and diplomacy no longer a pure solution

Posted on August 26, 2015September 24, 2018 By Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments on For Syria, Assad no longer the issue and diplomacy no longer a pure solution
For Syria, Assad no longer the issue and diplomacy no longer a pure solution

For Syria, Assad no longer the issue and diplomacy no longer a pure solution By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz The Syrian crisis can no longer be resolved by the Syrians themselves. If Saudi Arabia and Iran do not cooperate to rescue Syria soon the ongoing civil war will continue to divide the country into autonomous zones…

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Syrian refugee invents system to irrigate drought

Posted on June 4, 2015April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Syrian refugee invents system to irrigate drought
Syrian refugee invents system to irrigate drought

A former Syrian journalist forced to flee in the face of oppression and increased violence is rebuilding his life and helping farmers in the Arab World to irrigate drought-ridden farmlands and crops. Ayman Abdel Nour has submitted a patent for his new invention a sub-surface irrigation system to counter the region’s growing shortage of water. By Ray…

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A World Lost: Escape From Yarmouk

Posted on April 19, 2015June 12, 2019 By Managing Writer No Comments on A World Lost: Escape From Yarmouk

By Alexandra Halaby Over the past four years war has ravaged the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk. At no other time has the future looked so dismal for the community of refugees who have called it home. The overwhelming destruction and impact on humanity has left the remaining residents in a state of sheer terror. What was once…

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Doctors protest 5 recent chemical attacks in Syria

Posted on March 26, 2015 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Doctors protest 5 recent chemical attacks in Syria
Doctors protest 5 recent chemical attacks in Syria

Volunteer doctors with the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) have protested the use of chemical weapons targeting civilians in Syria. At least five bombings using chemical weapons have taken place over several Syrian cities during the past two weeks, SAMS officials report. By Ray Hanania Medical doctors and volunteers working with the Syrian American Medical Society…

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Comic Strip: IkhrAss goes after Asra Nomani

Posted on February 10, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Comic Strip: IkhrAss goes after Asra Nomani
Comic Strip: IkhrAss goes after Asra Nomani

The latest edition of the popular and hilarious comic strip IkhrAss which lampoons the anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish and anti-Christian (and poorly written) hate website Ikhras, authored by “Thabet al-Arabi” and “Qassem Lufti.” Ikhras is clearly funded by the Syrian regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad. Permission granted to republish the comic strip in its entirety…

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Egypt and the need to overcome Radical Islam, a 1984 re-do

Posted on February 2, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Egypt and the need to overcome Radical Islam, a 1984 re-do
Egypt and the need to overcome Radical Islam, a 1984 re-do

The truth is that President Al-Sisi of Egypt can move his nation forward both as a strongman and as a hero of the Arab Spring by learning the lessons of past failures of Democracy in the Middle East and understanding that George Orwell’s book 1984 cast tyranny in the wrong way. By Ray Hanania In the…

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