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Grand Mosque of Paris to Set Ramadan 2025 Start Date in Late February
The Grand Mosque of Paris should organize the Night of Doubt setting the beginning of Ramadan at the end of February.
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French Court Allows Moroccan Sahara Produce Imports, Rebuffing Polisario Challenge
Morocco can continue to export its Charentais melons and cherry tomatoes produced in its southern provinces to France. This is the result of a recent decision by the French Council of State, which sounds like a setback for the Polisario and its allies.
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Moroccan Man Thwarts Child Abduction Attempt Near Bordeaux
A 36-year-old Moroccan man helped prevent the kidnapping of a 7-year-old child in Bassens, Gironde. Salah Hydaoui was seated at the terrace of a café when he witnessed the scene. A mother waiting for the bus with her two children saw her eldest son kidnapped by a stranger.
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Ryanair Sells Flights During Airport Closure, Leaving Passengers in Limbo
Ryanair has sold tickets departing from Dole-Jura airport, to Morocco, while the airport will be under construction between May 26 and July 11. Passengers are wondering if they will be able to travel.
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French Muslim Council Condemns Calls for Gaza's Destruction on TV Channel
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) is outraged by the remarks made on the i24news channel in France concerning the Palestinian population of Gaza.
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400 Kilos of Cannabis Seized from 'Empty' Moroccan Truck Near French Border
Two men of Moroccan nationality were arrested on the A9 motorway in possession of a large quantity of cannabis. They were sentenced on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 to imprisonment by the Perpignan court.
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Trial Begins for Man Accused in Fatal Stabbing of Partner in Marmande, France
Accused of stabbing his partner, Laura de Pradena Caceres, to death in Marmande, Younès Moudni, a 44-year-old Moroccan, faces a sentence of life imprisonment.
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France Proposes Annual In-Person Verification for Overseas Retirees' Pensions
Since Monday, January 20, the Social Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly has been examining the draft law on the financing of Social Security. One of the proposed amendments concerns pensions received by foreigners, including Moroccans, outside French territory.
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Moroccan King's $1 Million Mosque Donation Sparks Secularism Debate in France
The project of the great mosque in Metz, already marked by numerous controversies, has just experienced a new twist. A donation of one million euros from King Mohammed VI has been revealed, provoking strong reactions and relaunching the debate on foreign influence and secularism.
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Angers Doctor Faces Charges of Racism and Violence Against Moroccan Patient
Accused of racist remarks and physical violence against a Moroccan patient, a general practitioner practicing in Angers is the subject of a criminal complaint for racism. He also appears before the disciplinary chamber of the regional order of physicians of the Pays de la Loire in Nantes, supported by the departmental council of the order of physicians of Maine-et-Loire.
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French Muslims Feel Increasingly Marginalized, Religious Leader Warns
It’s hard to be a Muslim in France these days. This is the observation made by Kamel Kabtane, rector of the Grand Mosque of Lyon, who expresses his fears about the future of Muslims in France, "seen as terrorists, Salafists, Islamists."
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Moroccan Phosphate Under Scrutiny for High Cadmium Levels
According to an investigation carried out by journalists in France, Moroccan phosphate would contain a harmful poison to health.