Moroccan Living Abroad

Articles

• New Brunswick Suspends Atlantic Immigration Program Until 2026, Affecting Moroccan Applicants
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  It will no longer be possible for Moroccans and other nationalities to participate in the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). The government of the Atlantic province of New Brunswick has made an announcement to this effect.
  The government of the Atlantic province of New Brunswick has temporarily suspended the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). This suspension has been in effect since April 4, 2025 and runs until the end of 2025. It follows the reaching of the annual quota of applications (…)

• Moroccan Woman Sues French State Over Denied Access to Ex-Partner’s Trial
  10 April, by Prince

  Deprived of her right to attend the trial of her former partner, a victim of domestic violence has sued the State for administrative dysfunction before the Paris judicial court.
  The woman asked the Paris judicial court on Wednesday to condemn the State for depriving her of attending this trial. Khadija believes that her "trial was stolen" from her. "When I filed a complaint, I had faith in justice. I wanted to see him in the dock, I wanted to hear the word ’convicted’. But they stole my (…)

• Belgian-Moroccan Woman Battles Bureaucracy to Reclaim Misspelled Surname
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  Since 2019, a 73-year-old Belgian-Moroccan woman has been going through an administrative hell to have her family name corrected.
  Born in Morocco on January 5, 1952, Nawal Berrada* arrived in Saint-Gilles on July 3, 1976. She has been registered in the population register of the Brussels municipality since November 12, 1982. Her surname is correctly spelled with "2 r’s" on her birth certificate, established and corrected in Morocco. Her name Berrada is also spelled with "2 r’s" on her (…)

• Belgian-Moroccan Suspect in Child Kidnapping Case Vanishes Before Trial
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  While he is due to appear before the Tongeren Assize Court on April 22, a 32-year-old Belgian-Moroccan has disappeared from the radar. This man accused of kidnapping a child is untraceable in Tongeren.
  Will Abderrahman Laktit be present at his trial for kidnapping on April 22 before the Tongeren Assize Court? Nothing is certain. "We think he is on the run," it is said. The units went to Abderrahman’s home and noticed that there was no one there. The thirtysomething is accused of a double (…)

• Moroccan Retiree Mistakenly Arrested at Barcelona Airport in Identity Mix-Up
  25 February 2024, by Sylvanus

  As he was getting off the plane at El Prat airport, coming from Nador, a Moroccan septuagenarian was arrested and then incarcerated in the Brians 1 prison, pending his extradition to France, where he is to serve a 10-year prison sentence. Stunned, his family claims he is the victim of a homonym.
  As he was getting off the plane at El Prat airport, coming from Nador, Mohamed el-Maadioui, 71, was a thousand miles from imagining what was waiting for him. This man who has worked and resided in (…)

• Morocco Faces Shortage of Family Record Books as Summer Return Approaches
  7 April, by Sylvanus

  Anticipating the high demand for family record books as the season approaches for the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), the Ministry of the Interior is mobilizing civil status inspectors at the prefecture level in the various regions of Morocco. Currently, there is a real shortage of family record books.
  For many months, provinces and prefectures with a large number of local authorities and administrative annexes have been facing a shortage of family record books. This is (…)

• Teen Dies After Stabbing in Chambéry Street Brawl, Suspects at Large
  8 April, by Sylvanus

  Found unconscious with a stab wound in the back on Sunday evening in Chambéry (Savoie), an 18-year-old Moroccan died shortly after being admitted to the hospital. This death occurred following a brawl, according to the municipality.
  According to the police, the young Moroccan was in an irregular situation on French territory, reports Europe1. He was found unconscious around 9 p.m. with a stab wound in the back and died shortly after arriving at the hospital, the same source specifies, (…)

• Moroccan Driver Arrested in Ceuta with 79 Kilos of Hashish Bound for Spain
  14 March 2023, by Prince

  The Civil Guard arrested on Monday in the port area of Ceuta a Moroccan transporting 79 kilos of hashish on board his French-registered vehicle, destined for Algeciras. He is accused of a presumed crime against public health.
  The Moroccan was arrested as he was about to board a ferry to Algeciras with his Volkswagen Passat registered in France, reports Ceuta Al Dia. Thanks to the alert given by the sniffer dog, the agents carried out a thorough search of the car, discovering the drug (…)

• Stranded Passengers Recount Chaos After Montpellier Airport Accident
  1 October 2022, by Armel

  A week after the plane accident that paralyzed Montpellier airport, several travelers, including Moroccans, have recounted their misadventure.
  Canceled flights, their passengers left to fend for themselves: the accident of the Boeing 737, carrying freight, which missed its landing on September 24 at Montpellier airport, caused a lot of inconvenience to travelers. Several of them confided in Midi Libre.
  "My daughter and her friend were supposed to land on Saturday evening from Marrakech (…)

• Cycling Star Remco Evenepoel Weds Childhood Friend and Belgian Influencer Oumi Rayane
  10 January 2023, by Prince

  Cyclist Remco Evenepoel married last year to Oumaïma "Oumi" Rayane, a Belgian influencer of Moroccan origin who is actually his childhood friend.
  The 22-year-old woman has followed Evenepoel’s, also 22 years old, sports career from the beginning and has always supported him. The two have been a couple since 2017, but their relationship has not always been harmonious, reveals Offside, revealing that Remco and Oumi had to separate in August 2019, the athlete having decided to move to Monaco (…)