Major Cannabis Trafficking Ring Busted in France: 8 Indicted for Moroccan Drug Imports
17 December 2020
A French investigating judge has indicted eight alleged traffickers belonging to a Moroccan cannabis trafficking network.
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French Lawyers’ Union Condemns Dissolution of Anti-Islamophobia Group as Threat to Democracy
16 December 2020
The dissolution by a government decree, on December 2, of the Collective against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), continues to provoke reactions within civil society. The Union (…)
Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence for Thwarted 2015 Thalys Train Attack Gunman
16 December 2020
The Special Assize Court has sought life imprisonment against the Moroccan shooter, Ayoub El Khazzani. Armed to the teeth, he was preparing to carry out a massacre on board the (…)
Montpellier Mosque Transfer to Morocco-Linked Group Halted After Local Opposition
15 December 2020
The Averroès mosque in Montpellier will not come under the authority of Morocco. This is the decision of the religious association in charge of the place of worship, whose (…)
Moroccan Runner Avoids Deportation, Secures Job with French Rugby Club
15 December 2020
Abdelilah El Maimouni, a Moroccan long-distance runner facing deportation from Nièvre, can now rejoice. He has managed to thwart this decision by obtaining the right to remain (…)
Former French Minister Urges EU to Recognize Morocco’s Sahara Sovereignty
15 December 2020
French politician Jean-Louis Borloo believes that the European Union should follow in the footsteps of the United States in recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
Octogenarian Sentenced to 25 Years for Wife’s Murder in French Home
14 December 2020
After 4 days of hearings, the Eure-et-Loir Assize Court handed down its verdict in the case of the Moroccan octogenarian, found guilty of the murder of his wife. The (…)
Law Professor Under Investigation for Inflammatory Remarks About Islam and Judaism
14 December 2020
Following the complaint filed by the League of Human Rights, reporting the "anti-Semitic and Islamophobic" remarks of a law professor at the University of Aix-Marseille, an (…)
Algerian Immigrant Denied French Citizenship for Exceeding Work Hours Limit
14 December 2020
France refused to grant nationality to a 36-year-old Algerian who arrived in the country in 2007 to study. Reason given: exceeding the legal working time.
Imam Faces Death Threats After Condemning Samuel Paty’s Assassination
13 December 2020
The imam of Drancy, Hassen Chalghoumi, says he has been the target of thousands of death threats since the assassination of Samuel Paty. He is accused of "having apologized in (…)