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Macron to Make Official Visit to Morocco in February 2020
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, will visit Morocco on February 12 and 13, 2020.
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Morocco: Parents Protest Tuition Hikes at French Schools, Citing Broken Promises
In Morocco, parents of students in the "Agency for French Education Abroad" (AEFE) network are at war against the rise in school fees. This increase is contrary to the commitments made in October by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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PSG Midfielder Azzedine Toufiqui Commits to Morocco National Team Over France
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has convinced the Parisian player Azzedine Toufiqui , of Moroccan father and Algerian mother, to wear the colors of the Atlas Lions.
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Controversial Islamic Scholar's Conference Canceled at Montpellier Mosque Amid Pressure
Tariq Ramadan will no longer give his conference on December 28 on "personal and collective trials" at the Aïcha mosque in Montpellier. This is the decision of the Aïcha association, in charge of managing the mosque, under pressure from local elected officials.
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Moroccan Prime Minister Leads Delegation to France for High-Level Talks
As part of the 14th high-level meeting to be held tomorrow with France, Saâd Eddine El Otmani , the Moroccan government’s head, will lead the kingdom’s delegation to Paris.
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Controversial Islamic Scholar's Mosque Visit Sparks Outrage in Montpellier
The authorities of Montpellier oppose the arrival of the Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, indicted for rapes, in their city. He is the guest of the Aïcha mosque.
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Far-Right Activists Arrested After Vandalizing Gay Bar During Le Mans Commemoration
As part of a royalist rally aimed at commemorating one of the deadliest episodes of the Vendée War in 1793, around fifty people, some of them hooded, on Saturday, December 14, ransacked several cafes, including a gay bar in the center of Le Mans. In total, five far-right activists born between 1990 and 2001, from "the Paris region, Brittany or even Angers" were arrested.
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Muslim Engineer Sues French Firm for Forcing Him to Use 'French' Name for 20 Years
Mohamed Amghar is seeking compensation from the labor court for discrimination and moral harassment. For 20 years, his employers forced him to be called Antoine.
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Hundreds March in Bayonne, Demanding Mosque Attack Be Labeled as Terrorism
Several hundred demonstrators marched on Sunday to support the victims of the attack perpetrated against the Bayonne mosque. They demand that this act be formally recognized as a terrorist attack.
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French Politician Sparks Controversy with Anti-Muslim Comments on Paris Transit Strike
Agnès Cerighelli, a municipal councilor in opposition in the Yvelines town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, believes that Muslims are responsible for the continuation of the strike at the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) because they want to prevent Christians from properly celebrating the Christmas holiday.
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Tech Entrepreneur Diversifies, Opens Burger Bar in Childhood Neighborhood
While he was only a pure product of telecommunications, Yacine Benarbia is surprising his entourage by opening the "Burger’s bar" in his childhood neighborhood, the Bois de l’Etang. He has taken over the business of "La Galette", a crêperie that had closed last May.
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Man Dies After Taser Use in Paris Suburb; Suspect Allegedly Armed and Advocating Terrorism
A man died on Thursday, December 12, in Les Lilas (Seine-Saint Denis) from a heart attack, after receiving Taser discharges. Armed with a knife, he was advocating terrorism.