France
Orly Airport Tests Facial Recognition for Morocco-Bound Flights
Orly airport has launched a new experiment exclusively for flights to Morocco . It involves testing facial recognition at boarding.
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France
High-Speed Chase on French Highway Ends in Fiery Crash at Toll Booth
The gendarmes of Tarn-et-Garonne managed to apprehend a driver flashed at 182 km/h on the highway and his 22-year-old Moroccan passenger after a car chase that ended at the Saint-Jory toll booth in Haute-Garonne. The vehicle caught fire.
France
Major Muslim Federations in France Plan New Coordination Body
After announcing their "definitive withdrawal" from the executive office of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), four federations intend to create a "coordination", in order to reflect on "the restructuring of the representation of the Muslim faith in France".
France
US Stance on Western Sahara Unlikely to Change Under Biden, Expert Says
The French political scientist, specialist in the Arab world and Islam in the West, Gilles Kepel, rules out any change in the American position on the Sahara issue. The predecessor of Joe Biden had signed, on December 10, 2020, a decree recognizing American sovereignty of Morocco over the Sahara.
France
Unicef France Warns Against Forced Return of Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors
Unicef France has reservations about the Franco-Moroccan cooperation for the return of unaccompanied minors and says it is "extremely concerned about the impacts of this cooperation on the effectiveness of children’s rights and the risks they face in case of return". The institution takes a dim view of the consequences that a forced return will have on these children.
France
Moroccan Expats Face Hefty Fines for Undeclared Foreign Bank Accounts
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) who have not so far declared to their countries of residence the bank accounts held in Morocco will be subject to heavy penalties, after the launch in September 2021 of the data exchange between the signatory states of the "Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information for Tax Purposes (AEOI)".
France
French Halal Certification Bodies Clash Over New Poultry Slaughter Regulations
In a joint press release signed by Kamel Kabtane, the president of the Grand Mosque of Lyon, three halal certification bodies (Grand Mosque of Paris, Evry and Lyon) denounce the new directive on slaughter which would be contrary to the ritual sacrifice (halal). The French Union of Muslim Consumers believes that this is not the case.
Belgium
French Delivery Firm Colis Privé Expands to Morocco, Belgium, and Luxembourg
The French Colis Privé, a private parcel delivery provider specializing in the last mile, has decided to set up in several countries including Morocco .
France
Interfaith Groups Unite to Aid Struggling Students in Villeurbanne Amid Pandemic
In a spirit of solidarity, the Othmane Mosque and the Notre-Dame de la Fraternité Church have decided to come to the aid of students in need in these difficult times of Covid-19. They are preparing to offer them a meal and hygiene product baskets on the Doua campus in Villeurbanne (Rhône), on March 27.
France
Alstom Secures Moroccan Railway Maintenance Contract for Electric Locomotives
The French group Alstom and the National Railway Office (ONCF) have just concluded a contract for the maintenance of the electric locomotives of the railways. This partnership is part of the green revolution of the kingdom in the railway transport sector.
France
French-Algerian and Russian Nationals Arrested in Casablanca on Interpol Warrants
The police services arrested, this week, in Casablanca a Franco-Algerian and a Russian national, involved in various cases. They were both the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol.
Spain
Moroccan Man Sentenced for Violent Response to "Terrorist" Slur After Wrongful Arrest
The Albi court sentenced in absentia on Thursday, March 18, a 33-year-old Albigeois of Moroccan origin to 18 months in prison for violence and threats with a weapon. The victim, one of his fellow citizens, had called him a "dirty terrorist" after he had been implicated in the Barcelona attacks, indicted, incarcerated and then released under judicial supervision.