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Morocco Faces Defending Champions France in Pétanque Masters Final Four
Vice-world champion, the Moroccan team will face France next Tuesday in Marseille, during the Final Four of the 2019 Masters of Pétanque.
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France Boosts Funding for Overseas French Schools by 25 Million Euros
Paris is about to release an additional 25 million euros in 2020 for the teaching of French abroad and tuition fees will be reduced.
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Far-Right French Group Leaders Jailed for Anti-Migrant Operation in Alps
Three leaders of the far-right group "Génération identitaire" were sentenced to six months in prison. They are accused of having carried out an anti-migrant operation in 2018 in the Hautes-Alpes.
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French Court Overturns Closure of Toulouse Muslim School in Education Dispute
The "Al-Badr" School Group, located in Toulouse, had been ordered to close its doors in 2016 because the education provided was "not in conformity with the purpose of compulsory education", according to the National Education services. In this case, the Administrative Court of Appeal of Bordeaux finally ruled in favor of the Muslim school on July 30, 2019.
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Moroccan Van Driver Caught with 5-Ton Overload on French Highway
The driver of a van registered in Morocco chose to drive with an overload of more than 5 tons. The police did not take long to apprehend him on the A7 motorway near Portes-lès-Valence in the Drôme region.
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Fourth Suspect in 2016 Nice Attack Released After 3 Years in Custody
Mohamed Oualid G., 43, was released after more than three years of pre-trial detention.
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Tourists' Bag Snatching Foiled by Bystanders in Marrakech's Old Medina
Passersby thwarted an attempted snatching of which two French nationals were victims in the old medina of Marrakech.
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France Appoints First Female Ambassador to Morocco, Hélène Le Gal
Formerly posted to the French Diplomatic Representation in Israel, Hélène Le Gal is the new Ambassador of her country to Morocco. She thus becomes the first French diplomat to hold this position in the Alaouite Kingdom.
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Morocco's 2M TV Revives Popular French Children's Show "L'école des fans"
The second semi-public Moroccan general television channel, 2M, will launch the Moroccan version of "L’école des fans" in the very near future. This is a French program that was broadcast for nearly 40 years in France.
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French Rapper Kaaris Addresses Controversy Over Alleged Insults to Moroccan Women
His showcase had been canceled last week following the publication by his rival Booba of a video in which Kaaris insulted Moroccan women. In a message posted on his Instagram account, the French rapper addressed the Moroccans.
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Surge in Racist and Anti-Semitic Acts Alarms French Mayors
For some time now, acts of racism, anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiment have been taking on an alarming proportion in France. This is the case of the tags that have multiplied in Alsace and Lorraine, causing municipal authorities to come out of their reserve.
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French Mayor Faces Death Threats for Hosting Yazidi Refugee Families
Jacques Tabarly, Mayor of Septfonds, has been the subject of death threats for offering hospitality to several families of Yazidi refugees, an Iraqi minority persecuted by the Islamic State (IS) group. The French justice system has opened an investigation.