The purpose of the road was to allow refugees to move freely and at ease. He was ultimately able to convince then-president Ali Abdullah Saleh to allow the construction of a road in Al Kharaz Refugee Camp that would lead all the way to the capital, Sana'a. In 2000, Adel visited Yemen where he witnessed the confinement of the refugees there. He has been active in his role as Goodwill Ambassador ever since and frequently travels throughout the Middle East to raise both money and awareness for refugees in Arabic-speaking countries. The most common countries of origin are Eritrea, Somalia and increasingly, Syria.īut for Cheb Khaled, he emphasized human unity and peace “so mothers don’t cry, and youth don’t leave their homes.Inspired by Audrey Hepburn's work with the UN, this Egyptian actor became a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2000. More than 33,000 migrants have landed in Italy so far this year - nearly three times more than last year. He said that he was invited by an Italian singer to hold a concert of which the proceeds will go to refugees and immigrants coming to Europe.ĭue to the uprisings in the Arab region, many have risked their lives to flee to the continent. “We have nature, civilization, we have sun, love,” he said.Ĭheb Khaled, 53, has also being known for singing about his countrymen leaving to Europe in search for freedom and better economic opportunities. The spat between Algeria and Morocco was the latest between the North African neighbors, whose decades-old rivalry centers on the disputed territory annexed by Morocco in 1975 in a move that was not recognized by the international community.īut for the singer, the two North African countries have more in common. He added: “Imagine an Algerian who could go for a leisure tour to Morocco, Western Sahara, or Mauritania.” “There will be no problems ,” the Algerian rai singer and songwriter, who was also officially offered Moroccan citizenship by a royal decree issued on Aug. While the Moroccan authorities said they had acted with “firmness” with the perpetrator, they denied offering any apology to the neighboring country.Īccording to Moroccan weekly Tel Quel, the perpetrator was arrested and is due to be tried for the incident on Nov.21. Relations between Morocco and Algeria have soured when a young Moroccan tore down the Algerian flag during a demonstration over the disputed Western Sahara region in front of Algiers’ mission on Nov. “Look at Europeans - they are united, how come we Arabs in North Africa don’t make a greater united Maghreb,” he said. The artist whose latest song “ C’est la vie” was a hit in France for 2012, hailed Europeans who he described as “united.” Through love this message could be delivered,” said Cheb Khaled, who is popular both in the Arab world and internationally. “I hope art overcomes politics with its message of love. “Art” and “love” could restore and repair what politics has ruined, Algeria’s famed singer Cheb Khaled told Al Arabiya News Channel’s Morning Show in an interview aired on Thursday.
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