In Italy, Selma Ezzine, a 22-year-old singer of Moroccan origin, is among the fifteen artists selected for Sanremo Giovani. After starting out as a street performer and finding success on television, she now hopes to secure a place at the prestigious Sanremo Festival in 2027.
In 2018, a Moroccan woman joined her husband in France, where he was then a French citizen. They had two children, and she worked. But her husband’s loss of French citizenship upended her residency case. A court has now upheld the order requiring her to leave the country.
The United Nations mission in the Sahara begins its withdrawal this Sunday, November 1, while vast areas remain contaminated by explosives. According to the UN’s latest public inventory, 24 minefields and 33 areas affected by cluster munitions still needed to be cleared east of the defensive wall.
BelgiumIn order to determine the start date of Ramadan in Belgium, the Council of Muslim Theologians of Belgium must meet this Friday, February 28.
FranceThe French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) announced that the month of Ramadan 1446 H will begin on Saturday, March 1, 2025. This date was determined according to the calculation criteria adopted by the CFCM in 2013, which are based on the observation of the new moon. This will be visible, according to these criteria, in almost the entire world from Friday, February 28, 2025.
MoroccoAn agreement between the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) and Delta Air Lines will create a direct air link between Atlanta and Marrakech starting in October 2025. This new route, operated by Boeing 767-400s with 238 seats, will offer three flights per week.
FranceThe measles epidemic raging in Morocco is worrying health authorities in France. They fear a resurgence of imported cases on French territory.
MoroccoAfter several days spent in northern Morocco, particularly in the Tétouan region, King Mohammed VI has returned to Rabat.
FranceLike his predecessor Gérald Darmanin, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is asking prefects to strengthen the security of mosques throughout the month of Ramadan, which will begin on March 1 in France.
SportMoroccan attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech is actively preparing for the rest of the season. Arriving on a free transfer from Galatasaray during the last winter transfer window, he has signed a contract binding him to the Qatari club until June 2026.
FranceAccused of violence and torture on his children, Saïd A., a 44-year-old Moroccan, has been before the Assize Court of Val-d’Oise since Monday to answer for his actions. His psychological profile seems worrying.
MoroccoSnowfall, heavy rains sometimes thunderstorms and gusts of wind are expected on Friday and Saturday in several provinces of the Kingdom, the Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM) just announced in an orange level alert bulletin.
FranceKarim, one of the seven accused in the violent murder of Kévin Guerrier, the 26-year-old man stabbed and then beaten with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire in Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) on January 3, 2021, was heard on Tuesday before the Assize Court of Seine-Saint-Denis.