A retiree had been granted an AOW pension in the Netherlands calculated at the single-person rate. Two months later, he married in Morocco without notifying the pension authority. The SVB eventually recalculated twenty months of payments from the date of the marriage.
His flight was due to leave Amsterdam on August 1, 2022. Royal Air Maroc first tells him it will depart from Maastricht, then postpones the trip until the following day. The first change was announced early enough; the second requires the airline to pay the passenger 400 euros.
A taxpayer claimed to be a tax resident in Morocco and had failed to declare more than €28 million in capital gains in France. An investigation reconstructed his movements: 170 days in France, compared with just 15 in Morocco.
MoroccoSince 2016, US arms programs for Morocco have amounted to $12.728 billion. F-16s, Apache helicopters, Abrams tanks and missiles account for most of this amount, with deliveries spread over several years.
SportFormer Argentina international and Racing 92 player Juan Imhoff is now coaching Morocco’s rugby sevens team. The experience has rekindled his love of the sport.
FrancePassengers on the Ryanair flight from Marrakech to Perpignan arrived in Spain on Friday, September 25. As it approached Perpignan, their plane had to abort its landing due to wind shear before landing in Girona. They were then due to travel by bus to their original destination.
SpainThe day after Morocco’s parliamentary elections, Spanish Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said he hoped to continue cooperation with the future government. He called on both countries to do their part to preserve a relationship he considers essential to Spain and Morocco, as well as to Europe and Africa.
SpainMorocco is subjecting fresh garlic imports to a licensing system. Spanish producers fear this could hurt their sales. Yet their association acknowledges the kingdom’s right to protect its market and is asking the European Union to follow its example.
SpainThe Popular Party and the Socialist Party voted on Thursday, alongside left-wing parties, for a resolution condemning the deaths of three Polisario members in an attack attributed to Morocco in June. The text was adopted by a committee in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands; Vox abstained.
SportMorocco begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign against Gabon this Friday. The Atlas Lions return to Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat for a match broadcast free of charge in Morocco and also available to watch from Europe.
FranceA man is on trial in Essonne for shooting his childhood friend with a pump-action shotgun in 2021. After the incident, he went on the run for thirteen months, passing through Morocco along the way. At the hearing, the victim described the pain that still prevents him from working.
FranceBorn in Oujda, Touils moved to France at 18 and built his career as a painter on his own. After working in Lille and then in Dubai, the Moroccan artist is on the programme for the Moderne Art Fair, taking place in Paris from October 22 to 25.
FranceA passenger on the Lyon–Casablanca flight secured a ruling against Air Arabia Maroc after a delay of more than three hours. The airline had received the court summons but appeared neither in person nor through a lawyer.