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As of January 1, 2019, the number of Moroccans residing in Spain reached 714,239, according to the National Institute of Statistics. They thus top the list of foreign communities in the Iberian country. In comparable data, the year 2018 recorded the arrival of more than 32,000 Moroccans in Spain.
According to a study by the National Institute of Demographic Studies (INED), people born to immigrant parents, particularly North Africans, have a 1.7 times higher risk of dying before the age of 65. Certain factors are at the origin of this hypothesis.
A Dutch national of Moroccan origin was sentenced by the Ghent Court of Appeal in Belgium to 12 years in prison for setting up a drug trafficking network. He is accused, along with his cousin, of having sold more than 210 kilos of heroin, and of causing the death of 3 people who died of overdose.
A study conducted by Mercer placed the city of Casablanca in 128th place among the most expensive cities in the world for expatriates. Conducted on a sample of more than 500 cities worldwide, the study takes into account the cost of living index.
The number of Moroccan students enrolled in British universities has increased by 13% between the academic years 2014-2015 and 2017-2018. Professional recognition at the international level, as well as the number of job opportunities, are at the origin of this particular interest in Great Britain.
Gunshots were fired at worshippers in a mosque located in the Pontanézen district of Brest. It was in the middle of the afternoon on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Two people were hit, including the imam.
Tanger-Med has made it possible to attract a large part of world trade, thanks to the international dimension of its port. The largest port in Africa, with a capacity of 3.5 million 20" containers in 2018, will see its volume increase to 6 million, thanks to an investment of 1.3 billion euros.
A Moroccan real estate developer, owner of a building in Nador worth 50 million dirhams, has just left Morocco for Belgium, following death threats made against him by a mafia.
The Royal guarantee, issued by King Hassan II , in favor of a Portuguese investor in Morocco, in exchange for the suspension of an appeal judgment, was not enough to restore the rights of the latter, in the face of the abuses of power perpetrated against him by his associate, Mohamed El Iraqi.
The Spanish police managed to dismantle a criminal network specialized in money laundering, fraud and scams. This was last Saturday, June 22. More than 1,000 fraud operations were carried out by the 35 members of the network.
The phase of census of conscripts for compulsory military service ended on June 7, after a two-month period. Out of the 130,000 registered, 30,000 candidates have requested to be exempted from military service.
The lifeless body of a Swiss national was found, bathed in a pool of blood, in an apartment located in the C.I.L. neighborhood of Casablanca. It was last Thursday, June 20. He was killed by a gunshot to the chest.