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Singer Saad Lamjarred will contact with fans

Casablanca - Zeinab Al Qaderi

Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred prepares currently to hold a meeting with his fans through his official page on social media network of Instagram, as he revealed that he will launch a new song on Tuesday. He said, on his page, “My lovely fans, I miss all of you a lot.” The singer is scheduled to contact with his fans 15Read more

France: ETA disarmament move a "major step,"

Paris - Arab Today

France said a move by the Basque separatist group ETA to hand over weapons on Saturday was a "major step" and "an undeniably important day." "This stage of neutralising an arsenal of arms and explosives is a major step," Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said. ETA earlier handed the French authorities a list of arms caches, an operation that it hasRead more

Artist Bashir Abdou stresses his son innocence

Beirut - Michal Hadad

Moroccan artist Bashir Abdou revealed that the forensic report proved the innocence of his son, singer Saad Lamjarred. He added that the report issued by the French authorities underlined that the girl who accused his son of raping her has not faced any sexual violence. He added, in a statement to "Arabs Today", that the truth appeared despite what weRead more

France's 'Atomic Anne' leaves Rio Tinto board

Sydney - AFP

Controversial Frenchwoman Anne Lauvergeon has stepped down from the board of Rio Tinto just three years after joining the mining giant as a non-executive director, the company said Friday. Lauvergeon, also known as “Atomic Anne”, was charged by French authorities last year in a case linked to nuclear giant Areva’s disastrous 2007 purchase of a Canadian uranium mining firm. FrenchRead more

France to Begin Shutdown of Calais Migrant Camp

Paris - Arab Today

More than 1,200 police and officials in France are preparing for the clearance of the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais. According to authorities, 7,000 people live in the camp in squalid conditions. They will be offered placements in refugee centers across France. But there is concern that some migrants will refuse to go because they still want to getRead more

Belgian cops detained for transporting migrants

Paris - Arab Today

Two Belgian police officers were briefly detained by their French colleagues as they returned a group of migrants to French soil, an incident that raised tensions between the neighbors. French authorities said the two cops were stopped after they crossed the border near the town of Nieppe. They were transporting 13 migrants. An official said in a statement on ThursdayRead more

Daesh claim is studied as Paris makes more arrests

Nice - Arab Today

French authorities detained two more people on Sunday in the investigation into the Bastille Day truck attack on the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed at least 84 people, as authorities try to determine whether the slain attacker was a religious extremist or just a very angry man. A man and a woman were detained Sunday morning in Nice, accordingRead more