Ferry Service to Repatriate Europeans Stranded in Morocco Set for February 2
27 January 2022
A ferry connecting Tanger Med to Marseille is scheduled for European citizens and permanent residents on February 2nd.
France
Roubaix Mayor Responds to Controversial Report on Radical Islam in French City
26 January 2022
Guillaume Delbar, mayor of Roubaix, reacted to the M6 report devoted to the action of the public authorities in the face of radical Islam, filmed largely in his city. A report (…)
French Government Moves to Shut Down Salafist Website Promoting Extremism
26 January 2022
A few months after the dissolution of the Ariège publishing house "Nawa", due in particular to the distribution of "several works legitimizing jihad, a site disseminating (…)
Rapper Gims Denied French Citizenship Over Controversial Islamic Remarks
25 January 2022
After calling on Muslims not to celebrate the new year, rapper Gims apologized in the Journal du dimanche. But his remarks will once again cost him the French nationality he (…)
Former French Mayor Sentenced for Corruption Over Lavish Trips and Gifts
25 January 2022
The Bordeaux Criminal Court on Monday, January 24, sentenced Bernard Seurot, former mayor of Bruges, to 4 years in prison with a suspended sentence for acts of corruption, (…)
International Arrest Warrant Issued for Ex-Wife of Moroccan Kickboxer in Fraud Case
24 January 2022
French national Taline Sarkissian, the ex-wife of former Moroccan kickboxing champion Zakaria Moumni, is subject to an international arrest warrant for "complicity in fraud".
Morocco Tops List of African Destinations for French Expats, Foreign Ministry Reports
23 January 2022
Morocco is the first African destination for the French present on the continent, according to the report of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the French abroad.
French Singer Gims Denied Citizenship Over Moroccan Residency
23 January 2022
The real reasons why the administration refused French nationality to singer Gims are now known. He is notably reproached for "his inability to establish the center of his (…)
Orly Officials Threaten Legal Action Against Halal Butcher for Lease Violation
23 January 2022
The town hall of Orly looks askance at the opening of a new halal butcher’s shop - whose manager refuses to sell pork - in place of the Pasquier charcuterie and threatens to (…)
French Mayor Blocks Arabic Classes in Local Schools, Sparking Controversy
22 January 2022
Eric Le Dissès, mayor of Marignane, refuses to make classrooms available in two schools in his town for Arabic lessons, following a request from parents. The latter relied on a (…)