Controversial French minister, not naming baby's father, to ignore maternity leave.Byline: ANI London, January 5 (ANI): French Justice Minister Rachida Dati, who gave birth by caesarean section to a baby girl named Zohra on Friday, and has yet not revealed the name of the child's father, may make a lightning return to work on Wednesday. A spokesman has revealed that the 43-year-old glamorous Muslim minister has already been "following the affairs of the ministry" from her maternity bed in a clinic in Paris. Since Dati had herself insisted on not taking more than a week's maternity leave maternity leave n → baja por maternidad maternity leave maternity n → congé m de maternité maternity leave maternity n , her advisers say that they "won't be surprised" to see her attend an informal cabinet meeting on Wednesday, and then listen to President Nicolas Sarkozy's New Year address to France's highest court. Well known as France's first cabinet minister of North African North Africa A region of northern Africa generally considered to include the modern-day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. North African adj. & n. Adj. 1. origin, Dati has sparked speculation about the identity of her child's father. According to the Telegraph, possible candidates include a French millionaire and hotel and casino baron, and the former prime minister of another European country. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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