Recently added articles from Arab - American Business:
Revisiting Jack's
Oct 01, 2008; ... Back in November 2000, when we inaugurated Arab American Business Magazine, we profiled a family-owned business that had developed quite a loyal following among suffer dudes. Jack's Surf Shop, which fronts the Huntington Beach Pier and Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California, was and ...
Michael DeBakey, pioneer of heart procedures, dead at 99
Oct 01, 2008; ... HOUSTON.Texas (AP) - Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died at the age of 99 DeBakey, an Arab American, died from "natural causes," according ...
ACLU Sues Government Over Citizenship Delay For Iraq War Hero
Oct 01, 2008; ... KANSAS CITY, MO - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sued the government in a federal court in Kansas for unlawfully delaying the citizen application of Julian Polous Al Matchy, a highly decorated U.S. Army war hero. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court with the ACLU ...
Judge tosses Savage's suit against Islamic group
Oct 01, 2008; ... SAN FRANCISCO -A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights group over its use of a portion of his show in which he called the Quran a "book of hate." Savage sued the Council on American-Islamic ...
U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce Supports Breakthrough in U.S.-Libya Normalization
Oct 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -The National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACO supports the Libyan Claims Resolution Act, which was recently signed into law by President Bush, as an important step forward in normalizing the U.S.-Libya relationship. "We commend the governments of Libya and the ...
Giving From the Heart
Oct 01, 2008; ... Nahla Kayali has found her calling in educating and helping the disadvantaged Name: Nahla Kayali Title: Director/Founder Employer: Access California Services Location: Anaheim, California Email: Accesscal@accesscal.org Nahla Kayali is not your ...
Executive Reluctance: 5 Tips for Overcoming Fear and Making the Sale
Oct 01, 2008; ... What goes through you when your boss or your inner-self says you've got to get to the top decision maker for this deal, contract, renewal or sale? It's probably not great. However, the executive suite is where you have to be to increase you chances of success. Most sales people quickly ...
Dubai property developers upbeat despite overheating warnings
Oct 01, 2008; ... DUBAI (AFP) - Property developers in Dubai remain upbeat about the growth of the sector, which has seen prices rocket in recent years, despite warnings of overheating and the global financial turmoil. With housing prices tumbling in the United States, Britain and other Western countries, ...
Weathering Rough Waves
Oct 01, 2008; ... Family-owned Jack's Surfboards building on solid beach rep Jack's Surfboards isn't planning to ride out the tough economy by sitting on the beach. The retailer, which was built by Arab Americans who emigrated from Palestine by way of Brazil, is a nationally-recognized brand in ...
McCain vs. Obama
Oct 01, 2008; ... Our guide to where the candidates stand on the key issues of Arab Americans When we began this series about Presidential candidates back in March, there were so many hats in the ring it was difficult to decide who to feature first. We picked Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Barack ...
The VPs: Palin vs. Biden
Oct 01, 2008; ... Alaska's first-term governor was the surprise pick of Sen. John McCain as his running mate for the office of Vice President. Her short political life includes a stint as mayor of Wasilla,Alaska and roughly two years in the governor's office.That provides scant information about her stand on ...
Jordan gets first subsidized Iraqi oil under new deal
Oct 01, 2008; ... Don't mess with our hommus, warn Lebanese AMMAN (AFP) - Jordan recently received 11,000 barrels of Iraqi oil by road, the first delivery under a new agreement which revises the subsidy the kingdom receives in the Ught of spiraling world prices, Energy Minister Khaldun Qteishat ...
Don't mess with our hommus, warn Lebanese
Oct 01, 2008; ... BEIRUT (AFP) -A battle over hom- mus and tabbouleh is shaping up be- tween Lebanon and Israel - two neighbors still technically at war - with efforts underway to clearly identify such dishes as exclusively Lebanese. "In our mind tabbouleh and hommus should belong to the Lebanese just as ...
Saudi inflation hits 10.9 percent
Oct 01, 2008; ... RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi inflation eased slightly in August but remained in double digits at 10.9 percent compared to 11.1 percent in July, official statistics recently showed. Figures released by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), or central bank, showed that consumer price index ...
Iraq seeks Egyptian help in oil industry
Oct 01, 2008; ... BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq said recently that it has called on Egypt to collaborate in rebuilding the country's oil industry after Cairo announced it was ready to re-establish a diplomatic mission in Baghdad. Egypt has been asked, to send oil industry representatives to discuss possibilities ...
Jordan king unveils financial security net
Oct 01, 2008; ... AMMAN (AFP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II recently announced a series of economic measures for his cashstrapped desert kingdom, where inflation and unemployment are both hovering around 15 percent. "The economy still tops our priorities, especially its social dimension, due to the economic ...
Syria targets $3.4 billion in tourism revenue
Oct 01, 2008; ... DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria is hop- ing to welcome six million tourists a year over the next three years and gen- erate $3.4 bil- lion in tourism revenues, the official SANA news agency recently said. Syria SANA said the government wants to promote religious tourism in ...
U.S. gives $150 million budget aid to Palestinians
Oct 01, 2008; ... RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank (AFP) -The United States recently gave $150 million in budget support to the Palestinian Authority, after delivering a similar sum in March. "The U.S. has again delivered a significant sum of money directly to the Palestinian budget, our most critical area of ...
The Case For .....
Oct 01, 2008; ... Arab Americans have been spurred to action on this campaign as they rarely have, energized - like many Americans - anew by the campaign of Barack Obama. Arab American Business Magazine asked two prominent members of the community active in the campaigns to make their case as to why their ...
Obama apologizes to Muslim women over picture snub
Jun 01, 2008; ... Campaign volunteers removed women because they were wearing headscarves WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFP) - White House hopeful Barack Obama personally apologized to two Muslim women after campaign volunteers barred them from appearing in a picture because of their headscarves. Obama spoke ...