Morocco Crime Boss Gets Life Sentence for Saint-Ouen Shootings
1 March 2026
The Bobigny Assize Court sentenced El Mehdi Zouhairi to life imprisonment for orchestrating, from Morocco, two deadly shootings in Saint-Ouen in 2020. His co-defendants (…)
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Ibtissame Lachgar: Morocco Activist Faces Amputation Risk in Prison
1 March 2026
Sentenced to two and a half years in prison for wearing a T-shirt deemed offensive to Islam, activist Ibtissame Lachgar is suffering a serious deterioration in her health. Her (…)
Isère Femicide: Moroccan Woman Killed While Leaving Her Partner
27 February 2026
A 46-year-old woman, of Moroccan origin, was fatally stabbed in Chavanoz. Her partner, also of Moroccan origin, has been charged with the homicide of a spouse. The autopsy (…)
Tanger Marché Belgium: Six Supermarkets Closed in Police Raid
27 February 2026
The six Belgian locations of the Tanger Marché chain, three of them in Brussels, have been closed following a major police inspection. Sixteen undocumented workers were (…)
France bans controversial Muslim girlhood book from sale to minors
27 February 2026
The French Interior Ministry has banned, by order dated 23 February 2026, the sale to minors, advertising and display of the book « Me, the Young Muslim Woman ». The work is (…)
Youssef Lkibibi: Quadriplegic Moroccan Faces Expulsion from France
27 February 2026
Hospitalized in Nice after an accident left him quadriplegic, Youssef Lkibibi, a 22-year-old Moroccan national, was issued an order to leave French territory. His lawyer (…)
Retirees in Morocco: France Tightens Pension Checks and Life Certificates
27 February 2026
Agirc-Arrco is launching a major verification campaign targeting 400 000 retirees residing outside France by 2030. Due to the lack of automatic civil-status data exchanges, (…)
Electric Renault 5 in Morocco: Launch Date and Final Approval Steps
27 February 2026
Buoyed by its meteoric success in France, the Renault 5 electric car begins its global expansion. After Turkey, the iconic city car is preparing to conquer the Moroccan market (…)
Sophiane Hambli Trial: Morocco, Cannabis Trafficking and the Ocrtis Scandal
26 February 2026
Eleven years after the seizure of seven tons of cannabis imported from Morocco, the trial of the former head of the narcotics unit opens Monday. His informant, detained in (…)
Retire in Morocco: Cost of Living, Agadir and the French Retirement Boom
26 February 2026
More than 61 000 French retirees are now living in Morocco, attracted by greater purchasing power. In Agadir, the number of expatriates has tripled in ten years, driven by a (…)