In Belgium, Stéphanie Reniers tells Forbes in an interview how her marriage to Farid El Machaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan origin, defied a family ban. The couple co-founded Gentis, a recruitment group that generated €60 million in revenue in 2025.
The French port of Rouen saw a series of shipments of soft wheat bound for Morocco in October. More than half the volume was loaded in the first week, even as French industry professionals forecast lower sales to the kingdom this season.
A couple born in Morocco went to the Pontoise court for a property seizure case. But they were directed to the wrong courtroom. Deemed absent when their case was heard, the two homeowners were eventually granted a new hearing.
MoroccoFinancial scandal at the University of Greater Manchester. A senior official at the British institution is said to be involved in a case of embezzlement and unexplained financial flows to a company based in Morocco.
SportThe French Senate this week passed a law banning the wearing of religious symbols, including the veil, by Muslim women in sports competitions and swimming pools.
MoroccoDue to the increase in imported measles cases in France from Morocco, where measles is raging, the French authorities have asked healthcare professionals to be vigilant when caring for patients returning from Morocco, and travelers wishing to go to the kingdom to get vaccinated.
SpainA 12-meter deep tunnel has been discovered in Ceuta. The Guardia Civil suspects its use to introduce drugs into the autonomous city from Morocco.
MoroccoThe heavy rains recorded on Tuesday in Essaouira revealed serious shortcomings in the basic infrastructure. A situation that has sparked the anger of the residents who are demanding an audit of the projects carried out at great expense to assess their quality.
MoroccoRoyal Air Maroc (RAM) wants to strengthen its links to Brazil. After the resumption of its direct line between São Paulo and Casablanca about two months ago, the Moroccan airline plans to increase the weekly rotations from three to five or even six flights by the end of the year, and to restore the one with Rio de Janeiro.
MoroccoMajor real estate developers have resumed cash payments in commercial transactions related to the sale and acquisition of real estate in Tangier, after the relaxation of the strict measures that had accompanied the tax amnesty.
MoroccoParticipating in the Fourth World Congress on Road Safety in Marrakech, the Turkish Minister of Transport, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, would have boycotted the address of Miri Regev, his Israeli counterpart.
FranceProsecuted for refusing to marry, in July 2023, a French woman and an Algerian under an obligation to leave the territory (OQTF), Robert Ménard, mayor (DVD) of Béziers (Hérault) will be summoned before a criminal court after rejecting, on Tuesday, February 18, the "plea bargain" proposed by the Montpellier prosecutor.
MoroccoThree Moroccan women are among the 100 most influential businesswomen in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to the 2025 ranking of Forbes Middle East magazine.