The Arab American News


The Arab American News is a weekly bilingual newspaper representing Arab Americans published in Dearborn, Michigan, USA in Greater Detroit. It began publishing on 7 September 1984 and its publisher is Lebanese-born Osama Siblani. It is believed to be the oldest and largest Arab-American newspaper.
In 2014, The Arab American News was one of the ethnic media outlets featured in an exhibit called “One Nation With News for All” at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
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Osama Siblani

Siblani received the “Spirit of Diversity in Journalism” award from Wayne State University in the 10th Annual Helen Thomas Awards on April 16, 2010. Siblani was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in April 2013. He is the first to be inducted from an ethnic media outlet, and the second Arab American, after the induction of the late Helen Thomas in 1993.
At an October 2024 rally in Dearborn, Michigan in opposition to the September 2024 Israeli attacks against Lebanon, Siblani praised Hassan Nasrallah as a "great leader". Siblani called to prevent the Israelis that were evacuated during the Israel–Hezbollah conflict from returning to their homes and expel them to Poland.
After a sign was placed in honor of Siblani in Dearborn in 2025, a local pastor raised concerns to Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud at City Council meeting about the sign. The pastor questioned whether the sign is appropriate, as Siblani seems to support Hezbollah. Siblani said he does not want to be involved in this matter, and his statements supporting Palestinians did not mention Hezbollah or Hamas.