Airfare to Morocco Drops as Global Flight Prices Soar
19 April 2023
While airfare prices from French airports to North Africa, particularly Morocco, continue to fall, those to other destinations are rising.
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Moroccan School Faces Backlash Over Alleged Jellaba Ban, Sparking Secularism Debate
19 April 2023
Students at the Lycée Descartes in Rabat would have been denied access to the French establishment because of wearing the jellaba. The Lycée provides clarifications on the (…)
French Finance Minister Sparks Controversy Over Social Benefit Fraud Claims
19 April 2023
The Minister of Finance, Bruno Le Maire, denounced on Tuesday the fraud practiced by some people who send social benefits "to the Maghreb". A statement that has aroused the ire (…)
Vueling Cabin Crew Strike to Disrupt France-Morocco Flights Through May
18 April 2023
Flights between Morocco and France offered by the low-cost airline Vueling will experience disruptions towards the end of this week, and until May, due to a strike movement (…)
Ramadan 2023: Experts Predict Potential Split on Eid al-Fitr Dates in France
18 April 2023
The risk of divergence on the dates of the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in France is real and very high, if we rely on the forecast maps of lunar crescent visibility and the (…)
Spain Grants Citizenship to Descendants of Exiles Under New Memory Law
18 April 2023
Several Moroccans have obtained Spanish nationality under the new law on democratic memory that eases the conditions for obtaining nationality for descendants of Spaniards.
French Eurovision Hopeful La Zarra Abruptly Cancels Amsterdam Concert Appearance
17 April 2023
To the general surprise, the French candidate, the Quebec singer of Moroccan origin, La Zarra, renounced at the last minute her participation in the "Eurovision In Concert" on (…)
Moroccan Official Fails to Return from Environmental Mission in France
17 April 2023
While she has finished her mission in France for several months, a municipal councilor (Rassemblement national des indépendants (RNI, ruling party) has not returned to Morocco.
Moroccan Dentist Reaches French Pâté en Croûte Championship Final with Local Recipe
17 April 2023
With his 100% local recipe for Cauchois pâté en croûte, Moroccan Faraj Chemsi, a professional dentist and amateur cook, reached the final of the French amateur pâté en croûte (…)
Moroccan Woman’s Husband Sentenced for Domestic Violence in France
15 April 2023
The Coutances criminal court sentenced the husband of a Moroccan woman for domestic violence resulting in two days of work stoppage.