Lyon Zoo’s Longtime Crocodile Residents to Relocate to Natural Habitat in Morocco
21 August 2021
Two crocodiles - a male and a female - will leave Lyon in September for Morocco, where they will be housed in a natural environment.
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Lyon Airport Expands Summer Routes with 80 Destinations, Including Morocco and Tunisia
16 July 2021
Morocco, Tunisia, or even Turkey are among the 80 destinations offered this summer by Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport. Two terminals are already reopened (2 and 1B).
PSG Signs French International Defender Sakina Karchaoui from Lyon
12 July 2021
The Franco-Moroccan player Sakina Karchaoui has just joined Paris Saint-Germain. A member of the women’s team of Olympique Lyonnais (OL) since 2020, the 25-year-old French (…)
Suspects Arrested in Fatal Bridge Incident: Moroccan Man’s Body Found in Lyon’s Rhône River
19 June 2021
The lifeless body of a Moroccan was found in the Rhône in the middle of the week. Two individuals, suspected of having thrown the victim from a bridge after an altercation, (…)
Escort on Trial for Murder of Lyon IT Specialist Before Fleeing to Morocco
2 May 2021
The trial of a 26-year-old escort girl arrested as she was about to go to Morocco opens this Monday, May 3, before the Ain Assize Court. She is accused of having killed with a (…)
French Authorities Bust Major Moroccan Drug Ring Operating for Two Decades
25 April 2021
The French gendarmes have dismantled a major Moroccan drug trafficking network based in the Île-de-France region and in Lyon. In total, thirteen people were indicted, nine of (…)
Moroccan Poet Abdellatif Laâbi Wins Lyon’s Prestigious Roger-Kowalski Prize for ’Presque Riens’
14 February 2021
Moroccan writer and poet Abdellatif Laâbi was awarded the Roger-Kowalski Poetry Prize of the city of Lyon for his poetry collection "Presque riens", published by Le Castor (…)
Lyon Imams Undergo Training on French Law and Secularism
9 February 2021
Since 2012, the religious leaders and imams of Lyon have benefited from a training program to strengthen their capacities. In total, 120 imams have already followed these (…)
Saharan Dust Turns French Skies Orange as Powerful Winds Sweep North
6 February 2021
This Saturday, the sky in a large part of eastern France was not as usual. Southerly winds blowing in gusts of up to 80 km/h will carry Saharan sand, giving the sky a yellowish (…)
Lyon Airport Expands Morocco Flights for Holidays, Offers Flexible Booking Options
6 December 2020
Like several French airports, Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport offers several flights to Morocco for the year-end holiday period. On this occasion, it offers interesting cancellation (…)