Clermont World Cup: Morocco to Face France in Opening Match of Local Football Tournament
3 June 2022
Morocco will play the opening match of the Clermont World Cup, formerly the CAN (Africa Cup of Nations), against France on Sunday, June 5.
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Disabled Student Wins Legal Battle to Stay in France for Medical Treatment
3 June 2022
The administrative court ruled in favor of Amine Hachimy, a brilliant student with a severe disability, threatened with expulsion to Morocco. The prefecture of Gironde, which (…)
Fatal Fire at Overcrowded French Prison Claims Life, Injures Another Inmate
2 June 2022
A fire broke out in the Bordeaux-Gradignan prison and cost the life of a first detainee of Moroccan origin, seriously injuring another, of Algerian nationality. The two victims (…)
Morocco Launches Mobile Consulate Service for Expats in Southern France
2 June 2022
To facilitate access to consular services for Moroccans established in the south of France, the Moroccan Consulate General in Montpellier organized a mobile consulate in the (…)
French Restaurants Turn to North African Workers Amid Severe Staff Shortage
1 June 2022
French restaurateurs are betting on recruiting Moroccans and Tunisians to make up for the labor shortage.
Muslim Woman Denied Entry to French Restaurant Over Headscarf, Sparks Discrimination Complaint
1 June 2022
Invited to lunch by her son on Sunday, May 29, Mother’s Day, a woman was denied access to a restaurant located in Hendaye, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, because she (…)
Toulouse Imam Faces Retrial for Alleged Anti-Semitic Sermon, Prosecutor Seeks Suspended Sentence
1 June 2022
Accused of anti-Semitism, the Imam of the Toulouse Mosque was retried on appeal for "incitement to racial hatred" on May 30. The Attorney General requested a six-month (…)
Spain Becomes Net Gas Exporter to France Amid Energy Crisis
31 May 2022
Enagás CEO Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri stated on Tuesday that Spain exports more gas to France through the interconnections at Irún (Guipúzcoa) and Larrau (Navarre) than it imports (…)
Drug Kingpin Remains Fugitive as Trial Continues in French Court
31 May 2022
The trial of the "drug supermarket" in Saint-Ouen continues before the Judicial Court of Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) in the absence of the alleged head of the network who fled (…)
Unaccompanied Minors Arrested Attempting Dangerous River Crossing at Spain-France Border
31 May 2022
The Civil Guard of Guipuzcoa (Basque Country) arrested four minor migrants, including Moroccans, in the town of Irun as they were trying to cross the Bidasoa river where many (…)