Overloaded Van Bound for Tunisia Stopped Near Lyon, Driver Arrested
10 August 2020
While driving a fully loaded van bound for Tunisia, a Maghrebi was arrested north of Lyon.
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Lyon Sports Hall Reverses Ban on Hijabs Following Activist Pressure
29 July 2020
The sports hall in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, which had banned the wearing of the hijab, has just capitulated under the pressure of the Citizen Alliance collective. It has (…)
Renault Faces Legal Scrutiny After Fatal A7 Crash Linked to Turbo Failure
26 July 2020
Following the serious road accident that occurred on Monday, July 20, on the A7, near Albon in the Drôme, the lawyer for Yacine’s family, Nicolas Cellupica, insists that (…)
Stranded ’Financier of the Suburbs’ Finally Reaches Rabat After Maritime Ordeal
18 July 2020
Blocked off the coast of Rabat with his two daughters due to the closure of borders, Rodolphe Pedro, the man nicknamed "financier of the suburbs" for having created a finance (…)
Stranded at Sea: French Financier and Daughters Caught in Morocco’s Border Closure
11 July 2020
Leaving for vacation in Morocco, the country of origin of his wife, on July 6, Rodolphe Pedro, the man nicknamed the "financier of the suburbs" for having created a finance (…)
TUI France Employees to Protest Job Cuts in Brussels, Bypassing Morocco-Based CEO
10 July 2020
Faced with the impossibility of negotiating with their boss based in Morocco, many employees of the travel agency TUI France (Nouvelles Frontières, Marmara, Look, Passion des (…)
Lyon Imposes Strict Measures for Eid al-Adha Amid COVID-19 Concerns
7 July 2020
Like other cities in the world, Lyon is gearing up to host the celebration of Aid El Adha in a particular context of the covid-19 health crisis. Pending this date, the (…)
French Mother Stranded in Morocco Pleads for Repatriation Amid Travel Restrictions
11 May 2020
While she had traveled to Casablanca on March 11 to visit her elderly father, Nadia Kamal, director of the innovation department at Harmonie mutuelle, has been stuck there (…)
Lyon Mosque Calls Muslims to Pray at Home During COVID-19 Lockdown
29 March 2020
In this context marked by confinement, the Grand Mosque of Lyon closed to the public until further notice, has called on Muslims to pray at home during the traditional adhan, (…)
Investigation Reopens into Elderly Woman’s Death During Yellow Vest Protests
3 December 2019
After the transfer of the case to Lyon last summer, the investigation into the death of Zineb Redouane, 80, is resuming. The octogenarian had been injured in the face by a tear (…)