Laila M.
A 29-year-old Moroccan woman married to a Frenchman waited fifteen months after applying to renew her residence permit. The Marseille Administrative Court has given the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture seven days to issue her a temporary permit allowing her to work.
In the Netherlands, nearly one in two real estate agents agree to exclude Moroccan applicants at a landlord’s request. A new official survey also finds that people with Moroccan-sounding names are less likely to be invited to view a property.
As his car dealership group faces a severe financial crisis in Germany, Dirk Steeger chose to spend a weekend in Rabat. The private trip, confirmed by people close to him, has drawn attention from the German press as 1,200 employees and thousands of customers await answers.
A gift received in Morocco can incur customs charges on arrival in France. For an item worth 600 euros, taxes are calculated on its full value, not just the 170 euros above the duty-free allowance.
After returning from Morocco at 14, Laamia Elyounoussi had to learn Dutch in a kindergarten classroom. Today, the Rotterdam entrepreneur pays for her employees’ training, with remarkable results.
In France, a woman born in Morocco and her husband were being sued by their bank over an overdraft of nearly 7,800 euros. Neither appeared in court in Strasbourg. However, the judge found an irregularity that deprived the bank of its interest and fees.
In Belgium, Aziz Chouiten, an entrepreneur of Moroccan origin, says he received a tax bill of more than 48,000 euros with gratitude. In a podcast published on October 29, he reflects on his relationship with money, personal challenges and how he balances professional success with his Moroccan roots.
Mounir Nasraoui, the Moroccan father of Lamine Yamal, has cleared up confusion over the FC Barcelona star’s name. In a video shared on social media, he reminds fans that the footballer actually has two surnames, inherited from his parents.
Two Royal Air Maroc passengers who arrived in Lyon more than three hours late after departing from Dakhla lost their case in France. The Villeurbanne court ruled that their boarding passes were not enough to prove they had suffered damage entitling them to compensation.
A Transavia Airbus A320neo scheduled to fly from Paris-Orly to Agadir on Saturday, October 31, cut its journey short shortly after takeoff. Flight TO3004 returned to its departure airport after less than an hour in the air. Flight-tracking data confirms the unexpected return.
In 2018, a Moroccan woman joined her husband in France, where he was then a French citizen. They had two children, and she worked. But her husband’s loss of French citizenship upended her residency case. A court has now upheld the order requiring her to leave the country.
For several months, Hamza did not know whether Yann, a father of a family whom he had pulled from a swimming pool near Toulouse, had survived. The 25-year-old delivery driver had left the scene when emergency services arrived. Yann’s family eventually tracked him down.