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Eritrea 'haemorrhaging' youth fleeing atrocities: Amnesty

Nairobi - Eritrea's claims it has ended indefinite national service are untrue and refugees arriving in Europe should not be labelled economic migrants, Amnesty International said in a report...

Shorter stretch for Indian prisoners who pass yoga exam

Mumbai - Prison officers in western India have come up with a novel way for convicts to secure early release -- master some yoga poses and pass an exam, an official said Wednesday....

Statue of Liberty inspired by Arab woman, researchers say

New York - The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of democracy and freedom that has greeted countless immigrants to US shores, was inspired by a project representing an Arab woman guarding the Suez Canal,...

New dad Zuckerberg vows to give away Facebook fortune

San Francisco - Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday he is a dad and pledged to give away his fortune to make the world a "better place" for baby daughter Maxima and others....

K-pop super stars to attend Mnet Asian Music Awards

Hong Kong - South Korea's biggest stars will gather in Hong Kong Wednesday night at one of K-pop's biggest events. "Gangnam Style" Psy, K-pop...

Taste for luxury: Ethiopia's new elite spur housing boom

Addis Ababa - White fences and manicured lawns surround the villas of an elegant housing estate in Ethiopia, a potent symbol of the emerging elite in a country better known for drought and famine....

Aid reaches S.Sudan war zone but famine risk remains

Juba - Aid workers in war-torn South Sudan have reached one of the worst hit areas where thousands are feared dying of starvation, the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned conditions may yet...

Senegalese villages swallowed by the sea

Saint Louis (Senegal) - Behind the remains of washed-away fences, crumbling houses dot an expanse of the northern Senegalese coastline where a swollen river and an advancing sea are swallowing...

France to give Africa 2 bn euros for green energy

Le Bourget (France) - France will give African countries two billion euros ($2.1 billion) over the next four years to develop renewable energy and replace climate-harming fossil fuels, President...

The Salaam Cafe : Dhikr of Love in London on 4th December

With The Rabbani Project, Spiritual Dialogue Society and the Naqshbandi Tariqah The Rabbani Project and SOAS Spiritual Dialogue Society...

Qaeda Syria wing frees Lebanese hostages in swap deal

Beirut - Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate on Tuesday freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and police it had held for more than a year in exchange for the release of prisoners and delivery of aid....

Nancy Soufisme : Atelier "Le Soufisme, voie de Paix et d'Amour" le 3 décembre

L'association Nancy Soufisme organise un atelier de découverte du soufisme sous le thème "Le Soufisme, voie de Paix et d'Amour", jeudi 3...

2015 Carthage Film Festival: Morocco's 'The Blind Band' Wins Golden Tanit

Tunis - Moroccan movie "The Blind Band" by Mohamed Mouftakir won the Golden Tanit of the 2015 Carthage Film Festival, which wrapped up Saturday evening in Tunis. Winner of several international...

Moroccan sociologist Fatima Mernissi passes away

Rabat - The famous Moroccan sociologist Fatima Mernissi died Monday morning in Rabat at the age of 75 following a long illness, said her relatives....

21 die in Nigeria Shiite Muslim march suicide attack

Dakasoye (Nigeria) - At least 21 people were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the crowds at a Shia Muslim procession near the north Nigerian city of Kano, in the latest...

AQIM Islamists say killed two men for spying for France

Nouakchott - Al-Qaeda's North African arm said Friday that it had killed two men last month for spying for France in Mali. The two men, named...

Fear haunts besieged Muslim district of C.Africa ahead of pope's visit

Bangui (Central African Republic) - No money, no food, no petrol. But there is fear. Plenty of it. It is fear that haunts the dusty streets of...

Protests as France's Hollande calls on UK to join Syria campaign

Paris - French President Francois Hollande has urged British MPs to back an air campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria, as thousands prepared to march on London Saturday to oppose the...

Isthme : Atelier de méditation soufie le 27 novembre à Grenoble

" Le soufisme est une voie de transformation intérieure universelle, accessible à toute personne, quelle que soit sa culture ou son...

Palestinian State "categorically refuses" equating Palestinian cause and Sahara issue

Rabat - The Palestinian State categorically refuses any comparison between the Palestinian cause and the Sahara issue as "inaccurate" and "fallacious". A Moroccan-Palestinian joint release...