A forgotten account in Morocco could cost you all the savings sitting in it. After ten years without any transaction or claim, the bank closes the account and transfers the funds to the Caisse de dépôt et de gestion. Five years later, any unclaimed money is transferred permanently to the Treasury.
A Moroccan heroine in place of an Italian one, an actor returning to a leading role twelve years later and filming in Morocco. Mexican television is revisiting a melodrama classic with a love story spanning the two countries.
A Moroccan head mechanic with a permanent contract was facing expulsion from France over a phone bill the prefecture deemed falsified. After an initial setback in court, he won the cancellation of his expulsion and a ruling requiring the authorities to issue him a residence permit.
MoroccoSeized by a young mother seeking compensation for her son born of rape, the Moroccan Court of Cassation has rendered a landmark decision.
SpainBad news for Moroccans. Spain has suspended an important visa of which they are the main beneficiaries.
FranceThe multi-mission frigate (FREMM) Mohammed VI conducted maneuvers in the Mediterranean with the French Navy’s carrier strike group (GAN) led by the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. This combat vessel is currently docked at the naval base in Toulon.
BelgiumNadia Kammachi, group leader of Écolo/Groen in Anderlecht, denounces the "clothing harassment" and "discrimination" that have allegedly been taking place at the Athénée Joseph Bracops in Anderlecht for months.
SportGreek club Panathinaikos is reportedly considering the possibility of keeping Moroccan international Azzedine Ounahi for an additional season.
SportVillarreal player Ilias Akhomach has been suspended for three matches by the disciplinary committee of the Spanish Football Federation. The sanction follows his behavior after the match against Real Sociedad, played last Sunday at La Cerámica stadium.
MoroccoThe Ministry of Interior has referred to the administrative justice regarding a complex case of alleged land grabbing in Casablanca. At the heart of the dispute: the contested attribution of several valuable urban lots in the Aïn Diab district to a private real estate company. Several municipal officials are implicated in this procedure.
SpainA Spanish beneficiary of aid for those over 52 years old has been sanctioned by the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) for not declaring several trips to Morocco. As a result, he lost his right to aid and must repay more than 8,500 euros.
BelgiumThree former members of the Silva proximity brigade in Forest, two of whom are still employed by the Brussels-Midi police zone (Anderlecht, Forest and Saint-Gilles), face prison time for sending a photo of Mohamed-Amine Dardour, the alleged perpetrator of the murder of Soufiane Benali, a 23-year-old man nicknamed "Nana" killed in July 2020 in Forest, to neighborhood delinquents known as "sheriffs".
SportSpanish journalist Jose Antonio Ponseti revealed that he recently "almost ran over" Lamine Yamal, Barcelona’s gem of Moroccan origin.