Naturalized as a French citizen in November 2022, a Moroccan man lost his nationality two years later for concealing his marriage, which took place in Sefrou. The Council of State upheld the decision in a ruling on May 26, 2026, finding that he should have informed the authorities of his change in marital status before being naturalized.
Morocco ranked fourth among foreign destinations visited from France during the 2026 Toussaint school holidays. A new barometer based on trips taken between October 17 and November 1 places the kingdom behind Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
Crowned world épée champion in July, Switzerland’s Lucas Malcotti had a difficult return in front of his home crowd. On Friday, November 13, in Bern, Morocco’s Houssam El Kord eliminated him in the round of 32 of the World Cup, winning 15-13.
MoroccoMoroccan feminist associations gathered on Thursday to demand the banning of underage marriage, polygamy and a revision of the inheritance regime as part of the announced reform of the Family Code (Moudawana) .
FranceThe imam of the Beaucaire mosque, tried on Thursday at the Nîmes correctional court, was sentenced to eight months in prison with a suspended sentence.
MoroccoThe rockets used in the attacks carried out on Sunday against civilians in Smara, in the Moroccan Sahara, would be Russian Katyusha or Grad models of the latest generation, similar to those used by the Polisario militias against the Moroccan Armed Forces.
MoroccoThe criminal chamber of the Tangier Court of Appeal sentenced a "religious healer" accused of attempting to rape a woman after making her believe she was possessed.
SportThe president of the German-Israeli Association, Volker Beck, said he had filed a complaint against the Moroccan defender of Bayern Munich, Noussair Mazraoui , for his pro-Palestinian post on Instagram.
SportAnwar El Ghazi was suspended by his club, FSV Mainz 05, after posting a pro-Palestinian message on Instagram. The player of Moroccan origin who, according to his club, had regretted his act, continues to maintain his statements.
FranceThe French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) denounces the "hierarchy" between civilian victims of the Hamas-Israel war, contrary to republican principles and values, and calls for an "immediate ceasefire to end the massacres of civilians".
MoroccoThe delegate minister to the Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, revealed during a general debate on the 2024 Finance Bill in the House of Representatives that the compensation fund benefited the richest and that the 2024 budget will reverse this trend in favor of the poorest.
SpainAlgeria wants to relaunch its bilateral relations with Spain, suspended since March 2022 after Spain’s change of position on the Sahara in favor of Morocco. Algiers is about to appoint a new ambassador to Madrid.
MoroccoThe airline EasyJet inaugurated on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 its new connection between Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport and Rabat .