She is the first woman to become French ambassador to Morocco and she, Hélène Le Gal, should take up her duties next September. She has been ambassador of France in Israel since September 2016.
Two Muslim women were unable to register because of their veil last Saturday in Croix, in northern France. A discrimination they do not intend to let pass.
Terrible accident in southern Morocco where a French woman was killed on the road connecting the cities of Laâyoune to Tarfaya. The tragedy occurred on Sunday evening.
Under an international arrest warrant issued via Interpol by the French authorities, a French national has just been arrested by the police in Essaouira. The Moroccan justice system must soon rule on his extradition.
Two halal butchers located in Essonne were closed a few days ago for "lack of hygiene". It was following a complaint from a private individual that the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations went to these premises, which were almost new.
Postponed several times for years, the opening of the Great Mosque of Saint Denis is now just a matter of days. The Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture, which considered that the building met the safety standards, notified the "Amal" association that manages this important place of worship where Muslim worshippers are expected on May 3.
While he wanted to have lunch on Monday with his wife and children in an establishment in Etretat (Seine-Maritime), in Normandy, a father was confronted with the server’s refusal to seat them on the terrace because of his wife’s veil.
Last Thursday, in Tameslouht, on the road connecting Marrakech to Amezmiz, a violent accident occurred involving two motorcycles. One person was killed while two others, French nationals, were injured.
During a press conference held on April 25, French President Emmanuel Macron announced new proposals following the national debate. But it turns out that he has actually taken up ideas already implemented by his predecessors, as pointed out, among others, by Najat Vallaud Belkacem .
Instra Conseil, a company allegedly owned by Alexandre Benalla according to Mediapart and several other media, would have been scrutinized by the Office of Foreign Exchange. This company is based in Marrakech and would have been used for payments in the Russian contracts affair.
The police proceeded on Wednesday morning to the evacuation of the Calendal mosque in Aix-en-Provence. The place of worship had already been closed in the past by the prefecture for "threat to security".
The number of Schengen visas granted last year to Moroccans is once again on the rise. In total, 530,000 Moroccans were granted visas in 2018, an increase of 3.7% compared to 2017.