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Disputed Election Sparks Legal Battle at Toulouse Mosque
Since the contested election of its president, there is a very bad atmosphere at the Es-Salam mosque in Toulouse. The case is being brought before the courts.
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Moroccan Instagram Influencer Sentenced to Prison for Misleading Practices
The Versailles (Yvelines) court has imposed a prison sentence and a fine on Moroccan influencer Rym Renom, followed by 1.8 million people on Instagram.
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Ryanair Flight Lands at XCR Airport Despite Previous Cancellation Announcement
While it had announced last month the cancellation of its lines to Vatry airport (Marne) from Porto (Portugal) and Marrakech (Morocco), Ryanair continued to serve XCR Airport.
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Moroccan Student Faces Deportation After Nazi Salute at French Synagogue
A high school student of Moroccan origin filmed himself giving a Nazi salute in front of a synagogue in Valencia (Drôme). An act that earned him a police custody and an Obligation to Leave the French Territory (OQTF).
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Prefecture Employee Accused of Selling Residence Permits to Drug Traffickers
An employee of the prefecture of Béziers, in the Hérault, would have received nearly 500,000 euros to fraudulently issue residence permits to drug traffickers of Moroccan origin.
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Search Intensifies for Missing 13-Year-Old in French Alps
Missing for more than a week, Amjad Jacquemin, a 13-year-old teenager, remains untraceable. His family is desperately searching for him. The national police have issued a missing person alert for the young man of Moroccan origin.
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Controversial Marriage: 76-Year-Old Far-Right Activist Weds Undocumented Immigrant
Anne Trontin, mayor of Montpont-en-Bresse, in Saône-et-Loire, had to record the marriage of a septuagenarian French woman, a militant of the Rassemblement national (RN), with a Tunisian undocumented immigrant.
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France Deports Two Foreign Nationals with Criminal Records to Morocco and Albania
In Ariège, a Moroccan, who has already served various prison sentences for acts of violence, and an Albanian, convicted for death threats, theft and burglary in recidivism, have been expelled to their countries of origin. These are the eleventh and twelfth border returns carried out in this department of Occitanie since the beginning of 2025.
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Suspect in Major Cannabis Delivery Ring Arrested at Paris Airport
Youssef, a 45-year-old Moroccan, was arrested last week as he got off a plane at Orly airport (Val-de-Marne), after returning from Morocco. This delivery man is part of the home delivery network for cannabis herb and resin, which started its activities in Villejuif six years ago.
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Major French Real Estate Fraud Trial Begins, Involving Morocco and 762 Victims
The trial of the Apollonia case, considered one of the biggest real estate scandals in France, opens this Monday, March 31 before the Marseille judicial court. Morocco is cited in this major scam involving notaries and bankers who are said to have collected around one billion euros from 762 victims.
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French TV Host Bernard Montiel Recalls Childhood Trauma of Leaving Morocco
Born in Casablanca, French host and actor Bernard Montiel was deeply marked by his arrival in Bordeaux where he was a victim of racism.
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French Muslims to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr on March 30, 2025
Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday, March 30, 2025 in France, the Great Mosque of Paris has just confirmed. Here is the full message of this announcement.