The new offense of "separatism", one of the flagship measures of the draft law "strengthening respect for the principles of the Republic", defended by Emmanuel Macron, was voted on Thursday at the National Assembly.
Morocco tops the list of countries whose citizens have received the most French visas in 2020, according to the latest statistics from the French Ministry of the Interior. Despite the lockdown and the closure of borders, France issued more than 98,000 visas to Moroccans who have stolen the limelight from the Chinese.
During the debates on the "separatism" bill, Franco-Moroccan deputy M’jid El Guerrab defended the wearing of the veil by giving a courageous speech. He paid tribute to his mother who "wears it out of culture".
The debate on the impact of the health crisis on delinquency in general and that orchestrated by unaccompanied minors (UAMs), including Moroccans, in France is raging. The increase in violent snatching thefts and burglaries observed in recent times in Montpellier, are leading to the need for urgent measures.
Since midnight on Sunday, ferry crossings between the city of Sète and Morocco have been suspended for an indefinite period. The reasons for this decision remain unknown for the moment.
During a webinar organized on Monday, ambassadors, former ministers, industrialists, consultants and experts set up a new commission aimed at boosting the Israel-France-Morocco trilateral cooperation.
Two Frenchmen and a Moroccan have been appearing since Monday before a special criminal court for terrorism. They are being tried for "membership of an armed gang for the purpose of committing terrorist acts," a crime for which they can be sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The examination of the draft law "strengthening the principles of the Republic" begun on Monday, February 1st in the National Assembly, has created tensions. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the LFI deputies, denounced a "hodgepodge of amalgams", a "useless" and "dangerous" text.
The decomposing body of a Frenchman was found in a lake near Agadir . The suicide hypothesis is being considered based on information close to the sources of the investigation.
Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, threatens to search the mosques that would refuse to sign the "charter of the principles for the Islam of France". To date, the Coordination Committee of Turkish Muslims of France (CCMTF), the Islamic Confederation Milli Görüs (CIMG) and Faith & Practice, three of the eight federations of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) have still not signed the text.
In 2010, one of the helicopters belonging to an air transport company had transported cannabis from Morocco , and had been seized by the Spanish authorities. In order to obtain compensation, Jacques Attia, its owner, has brought the matter before the Council of State.
From now on, it is forbidden to exploit wild animals in circuses and aquarks, under the new law voted this week in Paris on animal welfare. However, zoos, these living museums of animal biodiversity, are not affected, like the Paris Zoological Park which houses an animal that has disappeared in the wild. This is the case of Volcan, the 8-year-old lion arrived from Morocco, just three months ago.