Moroccans Lead in EU Citizenship Acquisitions, Eurostat Reports
7 March 2019
A total of 67,900 Moroccans obtained the nationality of a European Union country in 2017, according to figures published this week by the EU Statistical Office (Eurostat).
Moroccan Living Abroad
Moroccan Remittances Plunge 9.2% in January, Foreign Investment Down 30.4%
5 March 2019
A sharp drop in remittances by Moroccans living abroad was recorded in January, according to figures just released by the Office of Exchange.
Berlin Attack Accomplice Expelled: Questions Surround Moroccan Agent’s Role
3 March 2019
Bilel Ben Ammar, sometimes described (by the media) as a Moroccan intelligence agent who supported the terrorist Anis Amri and sometimes described by the authorities as a (…)
ECHR Orders Greece to Compensate Migrant Teens for Illegal Detention
2 March 2019
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Greece to pay 4,000 euros to nine teenagers, including a Moroccan, who arrived in the country in early 2016. It would have (…)
German Police Arrest Suspected Islamist Extremists in Anti-Terror Raids
24 February 2019
The German police have just arrested in Frankfurt two Germans of Moroccan origin, a man and a woman, suspected of preparing a terrorist act. No act was yet planned. They would (…)
Italian-Moroccan Volunteer Shares Experience Fighting ISIS in Syria
24 February 2019
Karim Franceshi, an Italian-Moroccan who fought Daesh in Syria, has just recounted some of the most important periods of his life, in an interview given to an Italian media. In (…)
Elderly Moroccan Passenger Dies on Ryanair Flight from Morocco to France
22 February 2019
An octogenarian Moroccan has just died on board a Ryanair flight departing from Marrakech and bound for Dole, France. No panic to report.
Moroccan Inmate Dies of Brain Hemorrhage in Bahrain Prison Amid Transfer Plans
21 February 2019
A Moroccan prisoner died this week in Bahrain, in the prison where he was incarcerated, while he was about to be transferred to Morocco to serve the rest of his sentence. The (…)
Moroccan Medical Students Scammed Out of Millions in Fake Ukrainian University Enrollment Scheme
16 February 2019
Some 45 young Moroccan medical students have been the target of a scam, set up by a Pakistani intermediary. The latter relieved them of millions of cents, claiming that he (…)
Teenage Migrant Dies in Tragic Accident at Spanish Port of Ceuta
15 February 2019
A 15-year-old Moroccan minor, who wanted to illegally immigrate to Europe, died in the port of Ceuta on Thursday, February 14. The investigation is ongoing to determine the (…)