Two buyers of Moroccan origin have been ordered to pay €96,000 for occupying a building in France for eight years while seeking to buy it. The sale was never completed, leading to a lengthy legal battle. The Saint-Quentin court ordered the return of the €150,000 paid to the notary, as well as the payment of occupancy compensation.
Response times for complaints, pensioners’ life certificates and remote access to administrative documents: MP Souad Frikech has demanded answers from Nasser Bourita about how Moroccan consulates operate. She wants to know what measures are planned to make procedures easier for Moroccans living abroad.
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.
MoroccoThe judicial police of Béni Mellal have opened an investigation following the verbal and physical assault of a citizen of Jewish faith by a butcher. Placed in custody, the suspect apparently demanded a sum he had lent to the victim.
SportOlympique de Marseille suffered a new heavy defeat against OGC Nice, a team that continues to surprise in the championship. This confrontation left a bitter taste for the supporters and players of OM, particularly due to the individual performances that marked the match. This is the case, for example, of Moroccan Azzedine Ounahi .
SportOlympique de Marseille, on the road, lost to a ruthless OGC Nice in the 9th round of Ligue 1, a defeat that elicited mixed reactions regarding the performance of the players, including that of Moroccan Amine Harit.
SportMorocco plans to complete the construction of a large stadium in Casablanca by 2028 to host the 2030 World Cup final, which it is organizing with Spain and Portugal.
MoroccoEight people belonging to a criminal network - including a deputy from the Constitutional Union, lawyers, company managers, an official at the court of first instance in Casablanca - were arrested and then placed in detention.
MoroccoIn Morocco, people who are in violation of exchange regulations and tax legislation are targeted by a new regularization operation.
SpainThe Coordination of Peasant and Livestock Organizations of Andalusia (COAG-A), through the voice of its general secretary, Miguel López, denounced on Friday the "hypocrisy" of the European Union (EU) in the face of the entry of Moroccan fruits and vegetables containing the pesticide chlorpyrifos, banned in the EU, and which is "scientifically proven to cause breast cancer".
MoroccoThe government of Aziz Akhannouch plans a sharp increase in the domestic consumption tax (TIC) on alcoholic beverages. This emerges from the draft finance law (PLF) for the year 2024.
MoroccoMorocco will allocate nearly $12.1 billion to the Ministry of Defense in 2024. This amount will be used, among other things, for the acquisition of weapons and military equipment.
MoroccoThe Royal Gendarmerie has received four high-performance 52 Fearless Super Interceptor patrol boats, from the American shipbuilder Metal Shark. This will strengthen its fight against crime in the maritime environment.