KUALA LUMPUR: MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd has appointed Hasni Ahmad as acting group chief executive officer (CEO) effective July 3, 2025. Hasni, 57, who is currently the group chief operating officer, ...

Cheb Hasni, whose real name is Hasni Chakroun, was born on February 1, 1968 in Oran, Algeria. He is considered the undisputed king of sentimental raï, a popular and influential musical genre in ...

In 2022, Johor plunged into a crisis after then-BN chief Hasni Mohammad was blocked from returning to a second term as menteri besar despite leading the coalition to a supermajority in that year's ...

The story of cultural heroes being murdered is something the world is acutely aware of. In the sprawling North African country of Algeria, the people know this better than most, with their numerous ...

Hasni Mohammad said he attended the Umno Supreme Council meeting on Friday where it was decided he would no longer lead the party in Johor. (Bernama pic) Former Johor menteri besar Hasni Mohammad says ...

Legendary Algerian music label Disco Maghreb, which launched the careers of some of the Rai folk-inspired genre's most famous stars, has seen a revival thanks to a hit song by DJ Snake. This week, the ...

While Musique Plastique, the local record shop specializing in post-punk, electronic, and world music that has been in operation since 2015, was forced to close in the midst of the pandemic, owner ...

In a last-minute change, Onn Hafiz Ghazi (left) was appointed Johor menteri besar despite the campaign promise that Hasni Mohammad will be given the job. Umno is obliged to explain to Johor voters why ...

Rabat – Throughout history, the assassination of public figures has caused far-reaching indignation throughout the world, and questions remain such as who killed Malcom X, Tupac Shakur, and John F.

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On 5 July 1993, singer Cheb Hasni played to 150,000 people in Algiers at a concert celebrating Algerian independence. For an artist whose romantic, electronic take on rai had faced rabid criticism ...