Morocco
France Aims to Boost Wheat Exports as Morocco Weighs Russian Competition
France wants to regain export markets in wheat by strengthening its exports to Morocco and Algeria, which are increasingly turning to Russia to supply themselves.
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France
False Bomb Threats Target Paris Grand Mosque, Police Investigate
The judicial police of the 3rd district of Paris are conducting an investigation after the reporting, last weekend, of several false bomb threats targeting the Great Mosque of the city. The security of the site has been reinforced.
Morocco
Ex-Moroccan Soccer Star Khalid Boutaïb Buys Hotel in Hometown Bagnols-sur-Cèze
A former Moroccan international and his partner have bought the Hotel Bar Brasserie des Sports in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, a city where they were born. The bar and the 10-room 2-star hotel are already operational.
France
Man Convicted of $31,000 Disability Benefit Fraud While Living Abroad
The Cambrai court sentenced a 38-year-old man from Cambrai who received nearly €29,000 in social benefits from the Family Allowance Fund (CAF) while he was living in Morocco.
Morocco
France Denies Plans to Attack Niger, Refutes Algerian Claims of Overflight Request
France has denied the information from Algerian public radio that it had requested overflights of Algerian territory; as well as its Moroccan neighbor, to attack Niger threatened with military intervention by ECOWAS.
France
Sarkozy Urges France to Support Morocco's Claim on Western Sahara
In The Time of Battles, the second volume of his memoirs, published on August 19 by Fayard, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls on France to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. He also praised King Mohammed VI, "who will go down in history as one of the greatest Moroccan sovereigns."
Morocco
French Fugitive Wanted for Drug Trafficking Arrested in Morocco
A French national residing illegally in Morocco was arrested by elements of the judicial police prefecture in Fez. The French justice had issued an international arrest warrant against him for his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking case.
Sport
Nice Midfielder Sofiane Diop Reportedly Chooses Senegal for International Career
With no real possibility of joining the senior French team led by Didier Deschamps, the Franco-Senegalese-Moroccan offensive midfielder Sofiane Diop , who plays for OGC Nice, would have chosen his sports nationality.
France
French Court Allows New Bid for Posthumous Marriage, Legal Battle Continues
The French woman, who is desperately trying to obtain a posthumous marriage after the death of her husband, a Moroccan who resided in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, has obtained a small victory. But the legal battle is far from over.
Morocco
Reality TV Star's Moroccan Vacation Turns into Nightmare
The summer vacation of Rofrane Bambara, one of the star moms of the French reality TV show "Large Families, Life in XXL", and her family in Morocco turns out to be horrible. Confidences of the mother of quadruplets.
Sport
Franco-Moroccan MMA Star Parnasse Retains Featherweight Title with TKO Victory
The Franco-Moroccan Salahdine Parnasse, 25, defeated the Pole Robert Ruchala in the featherweight division, in the fourth round by stoppage of the referee, Saturday night in KSW, thus retaining his title.
Morocco
Moroccan-French Driver Arrested at Tanger Med Port with 260 kg of Hashish
Police from the security zone of the Tanger Med port arrested on Friday a Moroccan from France who was transporting 260 kilograms of hashish hidden in a truck with French registration.