In Belgium, Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt is calling on CPAS offices to more strictly assess the work availability of people receiving the integration income benefit. Job refusals based on religious beliefs are among the situations being targeted, along with refusals to attend training or learn a language.
He lives with his parents and says he helps care for his father. He has also acknowledged a daughter who is now an adult. At the hearing, these family ties were central to his challenge, while the prefecture sought an additional twenty-six days in detention.
Royal Air Maroc is restoring direct flights between Casablanca and Essaouira from Sunday, November 1. Suspended since 2020, the route will connect passengers to the Atlantic city in one hour and 20 minutes, with two round trips a week and a one-way ticket costing 400 dirhams.
FranceThe appointment was scheduled for October 29 at Bicêtre Hospital. In her urgent appeal, the wife sought to have the visa issued within eight days, with a penalty of 150 euros for each day of delay.
FranceThe May 26 shooting in the Mistral district of Grenoble left one person dead and four injured. Five months later, the investigation points to an alleged operation spanning Morocco and France: a prisoner is said to have recruited the gunmen, with logistical help from a woman.
SpainAfter violence rocked Barcelona, Spanish police are trying to understand how calls for looting spread so quickly. Morocco is among several countries mentioned in discussions about possible foreign interference, but there is no evidence of its involvement.
SpainThe Mercedes bore South African diplomatic plates. Yet behind the wheel was a representative of Guinea posted in Rabat. Stopped at the Tarajal border crossing with perfumes and shisha tobacco, he eventually admitted the charges before a Spanish court.
MoroccoThe euro reached 11.217 dirhams in early October. Three weeks later, the European currency had fallen back below 10.97 dirhams. For Moroccans living abroad who send money home, the trend continues in the same direction.
SportAchraf Hakimi delivered an outstanding performance on Friday as PSG beat Le Havre (5-1). The Moroccan defender scored three goals and provided two assists, contributing to every PSG goal in a rare feat for a player in his position.
MoroccoThirty-seven minutes in the air, 270 kilometres covered… and the same airport at the end. The Boeing, which was due to fly to Marseille, remained grounded in Agadir for more than twenty hours. For passengers, the journey ended before it had really begun.
FranceWhile waiting in Morocco for authorization to join his wife in France, the husband contributed 300 euros a month toward family expenses. Family reunification was authorized in December 2023. These details will weigh in the dispute over housing benefits.
FrancePassengers on a flight from Paris to Casablanca on Thursday evening ended up spending the night in the Basque Country. The unexpected diversion was prompted by the behavior of a 39-year-old man toward cabin crew. Police were waiting for him when the plane landed.
SpainFive Hands of Fatima, 19 emeralds and gold threads. Three Moroccan necklaces among the jewelry seized from the former Spanish prime minister have undergone a new appraisal. One is now valued 50% higher than in the initial estimate.