A French court on Friday sentenced the Algerian singer Cheb Mami, above, to five years in jail for abducting a former lover and trying to force her to have an abortion Cheb Mami, 42, whose real name ...

A singer jailed in France for abducting an ex-partner and trying to abort her child has been paroled after serving less than half his five-year sentence. Mohammed Khalifati, an Algerian-born singer ...

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A French court has jailed the Algerian singer Cheb Mami for five years for abducting a former partner and forcing her to undergo an attempted abortion. Cheb Mami, whose real name is Mohammed Khalifati ...