In France, Moroccan students have once again shown that they are aces in mathematics and physics. This is evidenced by the results of the competitive exams of the best French engineering schools such as the École Polytechnique and CentraleSupélec.
The Civil Guard recently seized 11 stolen collector’s cars in France destined for Morocco. Five people involved in this case were arrested in France and Spain.
At a rally held in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales last Sunday, the current mayor of Paris, also a candidate in the 2021 presidential election, Anne Hidalgo, defended the Muslims of France by pointing out those who designate them "as the scapegoats of the French crisis".
The French Ministry of the Interior has announced that several mosques suspected of separatism have been closed in recent months, after checks. Six other places of Muslim worship are "under investigation".
In Morocco, the tourism sector is still weighed down by the lack of visibility. Professionals are having trouble understanding the government’s decisions (to close borders) that dash their hopes of being able to properly carry out tourism activities in this context of the health crisis related to the coronavirus. They are losing the confidence of French customers and travel agencies.
Morocco, Spain, Italy, Turkey and France were among the most visited destinations by Belgians in November. As a result, Brussels Airport recorded a number of passengers above one million for the fifth consecutive month.
Muslim graves were vandalized in the Mulhouse cemetery on Saturday, December 11. The police have opened an investigation. For its part, the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) strongly condemns this act of vandalism.
In an irregular situation in France, a 39-year-old Moroccan was taken into custody for stabbing his victim thirty times in broad daylight in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) on December 8. The victim is between life and death.
Moroccans living abroad (MRE), estimated at five million, of whom nearly a fifth are in Spain, have transferred a lot of funds to Morocco during the health crisis. By the end of October, these transfers had reached nearly 8 billion euros, an increase of 43.3% compared to 2020.
The extension of the suspension of air links by the Moroccan authorities until December 31 is causing difficulties for passengers in transit in Morocco. Especially those who are leaving for France.
Yassine Abaaoud, the younger brother of Abdelhamid Abaaoud , one of the perpetrators of the attacks in France in November 2015, testified on Thursday before the special assize court as part of the trial of November 13th. The judges were left unsatisfied.
Morocco has ordered French Caracal H225M helicopters from the French manufacturer Airbus Helicopters, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of military helicopters. This will modernize and strengthen its fleet of military helicopters.