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A homeless Moroccan man entered a houseboat moored in Lyon in order, he claims, to spend the end of the night sheltered. A cigarette that had not been properly extinguished allegedly started a fire requiring the intervention of 30 firefighters. He was arrested at the scene.
A Moroccan woman had lost before all the Neuchâtel authorities after separating from her Swiss husband. While her deportation seemed certain, resuming their life together led the migration service to renew her permit.
The United States has just updated its practical travel advice for people visiting Morocco. Washington does not consider urban buses safe and warns its citizens that the police response after a crime is reported may be inconsistent.
Presented in Algeria as a future threat to Moroccan phosphate, the Bled El Hadba project is expected to produce 2.4 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizers per year. OCP already has a capacity of 15 million tonnes and is targeting 20 million as early as 2027.
Two private clinics in Larache have received an ultimatum from the Ministry of Health after refusing to treat a 14-month-old baby whose condition was deemed critical. They could be closed if they fail to correct the shortcomings identified.
Fnaïre’s return with the song “Marrokia” has sparked controversy in Morocco. Internet users consider its title offensive to Moroccan women and are calling for a boycott of the track. The group has not yet responded to the criticism.
In Toulouse supermarkets, some tomatoes are sold for up to 7.45 euros per kilo, compared with 1.89 euros for a variety imported from Morocco. A spectacular gap as the price of vine tomatoes has jumped by 31% in one year.
Established in Switzerland since 2008, a Moroccan woman claimed that she had remained stranded in Morocco because of the closure of the borders during Covid. However, the Federal Supreme Court found that her permit had already expired before the pandemic and upheld her removal.
Having lived in France since childhood, a Moroccan man lost his residence permit and received an OQTF accompanied by a re-entry ban. Despite convictions for driving under the influence of drugs, the courts have just suspended the entire order.
A young Moroccan woman who arrived in France without papers was behind the downfall of Jacques Bouthier, the former head of Assu 2000. Four years after her complaint, the Paris prosecutor’s office has requested that the multimillionaire stand trial for rape and trafficking of a minor.
At a time when tensions over Ceuta are weakening bilateral relations, energy figures reveal a less visible dependence: in 2025, Spain supplied the equivalent of 8 % of Morocco’s electricity demand, as well as nearly a quarter of its imports of petroleum products.
Algeria harvested 2.52 million tonnes of watermelon in 2024, compared with 339,454 tonnes in Morocco. But on international markets, the balance is dramatically reversed: Moroccan sales reached 94 million dollars, 436 times the value recorded by Algeria.