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France30 May 2022

Macron Administration Prepares Major Immigration Reform Bill for France

The French government intends to profoundly reform immigration. In this sense, the Ministry of the Interior is preparing "an important text" to take into account the proposals - such as the creation of a single asylum agency with the merger of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra) and the French Office for Immigration and Integration (Ofii) - made by Emmanuel Macron as a presidential candidate.

France30 May 2022

Morocco Expands Mobile Consular Services for Expatriates in France

After Brive la Gaillarde and Clermont-Ferrand, it is the turn of Moroccans residing in Fameck (northeast) and Mont de Marsan (southwest) in France to have access to proximity consular services, through the organization of mobile consulates in these two cities and their regions.

France30 May 2022

Comedian Gad Elmaleh Reveals Struggle to Obtain French Citizenship Despite Long-Term Residency

In love with France, the Moroccan-Canadian comedian Gad Elmaleh does not yet have French nationality. He discusses the reasons that led him to no longer apply for it.

France29 May 2022

Moroccan Consulate Honors Elderly Immigrants in Paris with Special Event

The Consulate General of Morocco in Paris has decided to honor elderly people of Moroccan origin residing in the French capital. This through the organization of the first day of tribute to Moroccan elderly people.

France28 May 2022

Former Assu 2000 CEO Faces New Allegations of Sexual Misconduct in Morocco

A former ASSU 2000 employee in Morocco has just given damning testimony against Jacques Bouthier, indicted on May 24 and incarcerated for "human trafficking" and "rape of a minor".

France27 May 2022

French Expats Begin Online Voting for Parliamentary Elections

Two weeks before the start of the vote in mainland France, French citizens abroad, including those in Morocco, can vote online as of this Friday for the legislative elections. Nearly 150 candidates are running in eleven constituencies.

France25 May 2022

Muslim Women in France Turn to Private Pool Rentals Amid Burkini Ban

Due to the ban on wearing the burkini in public pools in French cities, except Grenoble and Rennes, Muslim women are renting private pools to swim away from prying eyes.

France24 May 2022

Drug Kingpin Faces 10-Year Sentence in Major French Trafficking Case

The trial of the drug supermarket in Saint-Ouen continues. On Monday, the prosecutor of the 13th correctional chamber of the Bobigny court (Seine-Saint-Denis) requested various sentences against the alleged head of the trafficking ring on the run in Morocco and other defendants.

France23 May 2022

New Mosque in Lieusaint Opens, Accommodating 600 Worshippers Near City Center

In Seine-et-Marne, a new mosque is welcoming Muslims in Lieusaint. A project matured by the Amicale des Musulmans de Lieusaint (AML) for 14 years, whose inauguration was effective on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

France23 May 2022

Moroccan Man on Trial for Stabbing 'Sorcerer' in France, Blames Him for Royal Death

A Moroccan residing in France is facing French justice for acts of knife attack. He had stabbed a "sorcerer" four times, accusing him of the death of his son and the King of Morocco. The verdict will be handed down on June 8.

France23 May 2022

Former Ben Barka Case Judge Faces Trial, Claims Moroccan Interference

Patrick Ramaël, a former investigating judge in the Mehdi Ben Barka case, the leader of the Third World movement and the most famous opponent of Kings Mohammed V and Hassan II, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in France, is being prosecuted before the Paris Court of Appeal for violation of the secrecy of the investigation. He accuses Morocco of being behind these defamation proceedings. The verdict will be handed down on June 23.

France23 May 2022

16-Year-Old Franco-Moroccan Singer Nour Wins 'The Voice France' 2022

After several weeks of competition, it is finally Nour, the youngest candidate in the history of The Voice France, who is the winner with 56.2% of the votes. The final took place on Saturday, May 21 on TF1.