Surge in COVID-19 Testing Demand as Moroccan Expats Rush to Return Home via Sète Port
14 August 2020
Demand for screening tests for Moroccans is exploding in Sète. They mainly come from Moroccans residing abroad who wish to return to the country.
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Cold Case Breakthrough: DNA Identifies Child’s Body Found on French Highway 30 Years Ago
14 August 2020
A Moroccan family living in Puteaux has kept secret a tragedy that occurred in 1987: the death of little Inass, then 4 years old, whose body had been found in Suèvres (…)
Second Mosque Fire in Lyon Area Raises Concerns; No Injuries Reported
14 August 2020
A fire broke out at the Essalem mosque in Perrache, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. Just like the fire at the Omar mosque in the city of Bron, no injuries were reported.
Islamic New Year 1442 Begins August 20, French Muslim Council Announces
13 August 2020
The Muslim Theological Council of France (CTMF) has announced the date of the first day of Muharram, the first month of the Hijri year.
Morocco Travel Plans Disrupted: French-Moroccans Cancel Summer Trips Amid COVID-19 Restrictions
13 August 2020
The epidemiological situation in Morocco has disrupted the travel plans of several dual nationals. French-Moroccans have been forced to cancel their summer vacations in the (…)
Long-Distance Couple Reunites After 5-Month COVID-19 Separation
12 August 2020
The closure of airspaces following the coronavirus pandemic has severely affected several couples. This situation has prevented Cédric, a 38-year-old Breton, and Linda, a young (…)
COVID-19 Prevents Moroccan Expatriates from Summer Visits Home
12 August 2020
Mounain Mimmi, his wife and their two sons Salman and Adem, residing in France, will not be able to go to Morocco this year to spend the summer vacation there. The reason is (…)
Moroccan Driver Fined for Massive 3.5-Ton Van Overload en Route to Morocco
12 August 2020
While driving a fully loaded van heading for Morocco, a Moroccan was intercepted, on Monday, in Saône-et-Loire by the gendarmes of the motorized platoon of Charnay-lès-Mâcon.
French RV Travelers Return Home After 3-Month Ordeal in Mauritania
12 August 2020
The French motorhome enthusiasts who had been stranded in Mauritania for more than three months due to the closure of the Moroccan border have finally been able to return to (…)
France to Reunite Binational Couples Separated by COVID-19 Border Closures
11 August 2020
The French government is working to resolve the problem of unmarried binational couples separated by Covid-19 and the closure of the French and Moroccan borders... These (…)