President Michel Sleiman announced Thursday that American airlines are considering a partnership agreement with Middle East Airlines (MEA) as a first step to resume direct flights between Beirut and the United States and eventually Canada. The issue of MEA and resumption of direct flights between the US and Lebanon was raised during an official visit … Continued
The anxiety and anger have been building all year. In March, a national coalition of Islamic organizations warned that it would cease cooperating with the F.B.I. unless the agency stopped infiltrating mosques and using “agents provocateurs to trap unsuspecting Muslim youth.” In September, a cleric in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, sued the government, claiming that the … Continued
Lebanese hospitality has not gone unnoticed by Helen Eddé. “It’s amazing you know, even people who do not have a lot, they open their doors to you and invite you in,” she said over coffee at the family’s Beirut villa on Wednesday. It is perhaps no surprise that such values sit well with the Brazilian-born … Continued
SAHRA, this year’s must-see event that united international artists, performers, celebrities, and dignitaries in celebration of Arab culture, has made its first unforgettable impression on worldwide culture. With its recent debut at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand, the event drew crowds who watched personalities from across the globe come together onstage in hopes for a better … Continued
As a land of immigrants, the United States is home to people from all corners of the world. And in the past, it has documented where its people hail from by using the U.S. census, conducted every 10 years as mandated in the Constitution. But the 2010 census form — in a departure from 2000 … Continued
Detroit Public Television (Channel 56) will broadcast, “Arab Detroit,” a new television program exploring the culture and diversity of Detroit’s Arab American community. The program will air on New Year’s weekend, Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 7:30pm. The program is co-produced by Detroit Public Television, Detroit’s public television station and Arab Detroit.com, a leading provider … Continued
Since the inception of the Iraq war in 2003, approximately 2 million Iraqis have declared refugee status. And while the majority have made their new home in neighboring Middle Eastern countries, an influx of Iraqi Muslims and Christians are now seeking refuge in the United States. Due to stringent US immigration policies, up until 2006, … Continued
The Lebanese Collegiate Network (LCN) was established in July 2007 in response to an over-whelming need to foster positive relationships between existing University Lebanese Clubs (ULC), their student members and alumni. The LCN board invites all ULCs to join and benefit from this organization by visiting the official LCN website at www.myLCN.org. The foremost purpose … Continued
Disney programming and movies will be available for free in the Middle East following a new deal between Disney’s parent company News Corporation and the Saudi Rotana Media Group. Disney movies and programs will be available to Middle East viewers on the Fox Movies and Fox Series channels through a deal between Fox and Rotana, … Continued
The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security-Office of Citizenship and Immigration will host an official U.S. Citizenship Swearing-In Ceremony on Friday, December 18th, 10:00 a.m. at St. George’s Cultural Center in Troy. Nearly 300 individuals will take an oath that will officially make them citizens of the … Continued
The Gaza Freedom March, to take place in Gaza on December 31, is an historic initiative to break the siege that has imprisoned the 1.5 million Palestinians who live there. Conceived in the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and nonviolent resistance to injustice worldwide, the march will gather people from all over the world … Continued
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody. I want to welcome President Sleiman and his delegation for the excellent visit that we’ve had. I thought that this meeting was critical because the relationship between the United States and Lebanon is critical. We have a strong friendship between the two countries. Part of that results from … Continued
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