French journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet will be tried in Paris for "blackmail" against King Mohammed VI. They are accused of having threatened to publish embarrassing information about the Moroccan monarch if their silence was not bought at a negotiated price of two million euros.
Two minors, one of whom is of Moroccan origin, took advantage of a resident’s absence in Saint-Nazaire to squat in her apartment. Finding herself unable to return home, as the door had been locked from the inside, she called the police who managed to evict the two young occupants who were sleeping in her bed.
A market gardener from Vaunaveys-la-Rochette (Drôme) has launched an appeal to the prefect of Drôme as well as to the LREM deputy of his constituency Célia de Lavergne to keep his "best worker", a young Moroccan threatened with expulsion.
Subject to obtaining the agreement of the Moroccan authorities, the French embassy in Rabat announced on its Facebook page that a ferry to repatriate French citizens stranded in Morocco to France will take place on May 22, 2021. The company La Méridionale is in charge.
In Thuré, Sufi Muslims are struggling to dance and sing the love of God as before due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They promise a "Saturday night fever" once people are vaccinated and the son of Moroccan sheikh Sidi Mohammed Mokhtar Habri, their next spiritual guide, arrives in France.
Immigration is worrying the French, who are more than 70% to think that there are too many foreigners in France. This is what the 2021 Barometer of Fraternity reveals.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, few French tourists will come to Morocco this summer. This is at least what can be deduced from a survey by the French Institute of Public Opinion (Ifop).
The partnership between the American sportswear brand, New Balance, and Casablanca, the brand of French-Moroccan designer Charaf Tajer , continues for the delight of fashion lovers. New Balance 327 "Red Monogram" is their latest signature.
The delinquency of unaccompanied minors (UAMs) from Morocco or Algeria remains a major concern for Bordeaux. The city is trying to nip the problem in the bud.
After several setbacks with the justice system for rapes on five women, the Swiss Islamist Tariq Ramadan was acquitted on Tuesday by the Rouen Criminal Court (western France). A woman who had accused him of defamation was dismissed.
The conviction by the Moroccan justice system of Brahim Bouhlel continues to fuel controversy in the artistic community. Franck Gastambide and some members of the "Validé" team have spoken out on the case, deploring a heavy sentence for a publication made, above all, to make people laugh.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) announced on Tuesday that Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of the Ramadan fast, will be held on May 13, 2021. The organization also spoke about the Zakat set at 7 euros.