“Nadège” instead of “Najat”: while applying for French citizenship, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem received this unexpected suggestion. The former minister, who was born in Morocco, explains on LCP why she decided to keep her first name.
Two airlines, two schedules for flights between Bordeaux and Agadir. easyJet opened its new route on Sunday, October 25, while Volotea has pushed back its return to December 19. For part of the autumn, travelers will have to contend with a gap of nearly eight weeks.
Two senior Renault executives inspected the Tangier plant , where a major future model for Dacia is being prepared. Moroccan engineers, production teams and new suppliers are now working together. Romanian media see it as the next-generation Sandero, expected around 2027-2028.
BelgiumBad news for Moroccans wishing to obtain Belgian nationality. Belgium is tightening the conditions for granting it.
FranceA 67-year-old man who has been living in France for about twenty years has been refused the renewal of his residence permit by the Paris police prefecture. Dissatisfied, he is taking the matter to the administrative court.
SportWithout a club, Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech is attracting interest in Europe. French and Spanish clubs are showing interest in the former Ajax star.
MoroccoThe control and recovery services of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) are conducting a large-scale control operation targeting thousands of companies and their managers who have made questionable cash withdrawals. The operation is bringing in a lot of money for the State.
BelgiumThe Belgian House of Representatives approved, during the night from Thursday to Friday, the bill that makes the conditions for access to family reunification more stringent. The text, presented by the Minister of Asylum Anneleen Van Bossuyt, was supported by the majority of Belgian parties.
MoroccoFaced with an acute shortage of professional drivers in Europe, Italy has signed a bilateral agreement with Morocco that mutually recognizes driver’s licenses. This will allow the country to avoid a major logistical crisis on the one hand, and offer a great opportunity for Moroccan drivers wishing to work legally in Europe, on the other hand.
MoroccoThe body of a 35-year-old doctor, working at the Al Ghassani hospital in Fez, was found on Thursday. The remains were buried in the garden of a property belonging to her husband, in the province of Taza.
SpainJawad El Allam, a minor Moroccan footballer and member of the Lorca Deportiva youth academy, has died after drowning in San Juan de los Terreros, Andalusia. The accident occurred just a few hours before a tournament he was supposed to participate in with his team.
MoroccoFor the many Moroccans living abroad who dream of investing in real estate in the country, the 2025 tax guide brings some new developments.
BelgiumA Brussels woman who claimed to be incapable of working in Belgium was benefiting from social housing and receiving social benefits while working as a lawyer in Morocco since 2003.