Algerian Immigrant Denied French Citizenship for Exceeding Work Hours Limit
14 December 2020
France refused to grant nationality to a 36-year-old Algerian who arrived in the country in 2007 to study. Reason given: exceeding the legal working time.
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Imam Faces Death Threats After Condemning Samuel Paty’s Assassination
13 December 2020
The imam of Drancy, Hassen Chalghoumi, says he has been the target of thousands of death threats since the assassination of Samuel Paty. He is accused of "having apologized in (…)
Flanders Allocates €5 Million to Probe Foreign Assets of Social Housing Tenants
13 December 2020
Flanders has decided to investigate the assets of Moroccans living in social housing on its territory to verify if they own real estate in Morocco. In this context, an amount (…)
French Court: Pork-Free School Lunch Options Not Mandatory, But Allowed
12 December 2020
The French Council of State ruled on Friday, December 11, on the issue of the proposal for pork substitute menus in school canteens.
Police Seize Ton of Moroccan Cannabis, Arrest 9 in Paris Suburbs
12 December 2020
Investigators from the judicial police in Evry (Essonne) carried out, on Thursday, December 10, the seizure of a ton of Moroccan cannabis and the arrest of nine individuals (…)
Moroccan Police Arrive in Paris to Aid Repatriation of Unaccompanied Minors
12 December 2020
After the agreement signed between France and Morocco, the first unaccompanied minors will be returning very soon. To prepare for this return, Moroccan police officers have (…)
France Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan to End Long-Standing Sahara Conflict
12 December 2020
France approves the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco, which, according to it, is "a basis for serious and credible discussions" to resolve the Sahara conflict that "has lasted (…)
Immigrant Rights Groups Sue French Government Over Online Permit System
12 December 2020
A collective of associations and unions filed appeals before the administrative courts of Ile-de-France on Thursday, in order to be able to file their applications for (…)
Moroccan Immigrant’s Children Testify in Mother’s Murder Trial
11 December 2020
The hearing of the children of the Moroccan living in France on trial before the Eure-et-Loir Assize Court for the murder of his wife, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, (…)
French Muslim Leader Calls for Collaboration on New ’Republican Values’ Law
11 December 2020
This Wednesday, December 9, the law against separatism, renamed the law strengthening the values of the Republic, was presented in the Council of Ministers. Kamel Kabtane, the (…)