Man Burns Moroccan Flag in Istanbul Hotel, Sparks Outrage
20 April 2020
The video of a man setting fire to the Moroccan flag in a hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, has elicited a reaction from the Moroccan-African Observatory for the Defense of (…)
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Belgian Court Rejects Mother’s Lawsuit Over Son’s Radicalization and Syria Departure
15 April 2020
The Brussels civil court dismissed the mother of Ismaïl, who had filed a liability action against the Belgian state. The 16-year-old teenager had taken a plane to Istanbul on (…)
Morocco Accommodates Over 1,000 Citizens Stranded in Istanbul Amid Travel Ban
5 April 2020
After the suspension of air travel to curb the spread of the coronavirus, more than a thousand Moroccans found themselves stranded in Turkey. They were accommodated until March (…)
Belgian Model Faces Arrest for Nude Photo at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
10 March 2020
Belgian model Marisa Papen, who had posed nude in front of the Hagia Sophia (former mosque) in Istanbul in 2018, is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the public (…)
Moroccan Tourism to Turkey Surges: 234,000 Visitors Spend $600 Million in 2019
15 February 2020
Moroccan tourists spent about 6 billion DH in Turkey in 2019. In total, 234,264 Moroccans visited Turkey the previous year, thus ranking Morocco in the top 5 countries that (…)
Moroccan Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault on Child in Istanbul Metro
4 February 2020
A Moroccan national was beaten by a crowd of passengers on board an Istanbul metro, before being handed over to Turkish security services. He is said to have committed sexual (…)
Morocco Restricts Travel to Turkey for Young Women Amid Immigration Concerns
30 December 2019
Several Moroccan citizens were prevented from boarding the flight to Istanbul last Saturday, December 28. This was the decision of the authorities at Mohamed V Airport in (…)
Moroccan Migrants Increasingly Use Balkan Route to Reach EU, Bypassing Mediterranean
3 December 2019
Many Moroccan candidates for illegal immigration prefer to emigrate to Europe by crossing the Balkans route rather than crossing the Mediterranean.
Moroccan Models Fall Victim to Dangerous Cosmetic Surgery Scam in Turkey
6 October 2019
Many Moroccan models travel to Turkey in the hope of being operated on by aesthetic surgery specialists. However, once there, they discover a carefully orchestrated scam: it (…)
Air Arabia Maroc Launches New Tangier-Istanbul Flight Route for Summer Travel
17 May 2019
Good news for Moroccans in the north wishing to travel to Turkey for the next summer vacation. The low-cost airline Air Arabia Maroc has just announced the launch of a new (…)