Moroccan Woman Delivers Baby Mid-Flight on Turkish Airlines from Istanbul to Chicago
3 October 2021
While she was with her husband on a plane connecting Istanbul to Chicago on the Turkish Airlines airline, a Moroccan woman gave birth to a baby boy.
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British-Syrian Man Kills Moroccan Partner in Istanbul Valentine’s Day Stabbing
18 February 2021
A British man of Syrian origin, Jorane Mohammed Atta, residing in Istanbul, stabbed his partner, Samira El Khadir, a 38-year-old Moroccan woman, to death on Sunday, February (…)
Moroccan Migrants Stranded in Turkish Prisons as Families Seek Repatriation
25 June 2020
With the closure of international borders, access to the European area via Turkey has become an impossible mission for Moroccan immigration candidates. While some manage to (…)
Stranded Moroccans Protest at Istanbul Airport, Demand Evacuation to Morocco
22 June 2020
About a hundred Moroccans stranded in Turkey gathered on Saturday at Istanbul airport in the hope of being evacuated to Morocco. They protested against the choices made by the (…)
Turkish Court Acquits Taxi Driver in Viral Assault Case of Moroccan Woman
5 June 2020
The case of a young Moroccan woman, assaulted in February in Istanbul by a taxi driver, made headlines. Today, justice has decided to release him, causing an outcry.
Moroccan Woman in Critical Condition After Liposuction Surgery in Istanbul
13 May 2020
A young Moroccan woman, who went to have a liposuction operation in a hospital in Istanbul, found herself between life and death, following a medical error. Her prognosis seems (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)