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• Moroccan Student’s Housing Crisis Highlights Shortage in French University Cities
  8 September 2021, by Sylvanus

  "I arrived in Nantes on August 24. It’s September 6, the start of the school year is here and I can’t concentrate because I’m constantly checking online ads on my phone," confides a young Moroccan student who arrived in France for a Master’s degree. In university residences, there are no more available accommodations for more than 61,000 students attending the city’s universities. All the places have already been allocated, about 5,000 in total. For now, the young student has found an (…)

• Morocco Names Vahid Halilhodžić as New National Soccer Team Coach
  15 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Pending confirmation by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) on Thursday, August 15, 2019, Vahid Halilhodžić is officially the brand new coach of the Moroccan national team. The former Nantes coach succeeds French technician Hervé Renard.
  The saga of the search for a coach for the Moroccan national football team has lasted several weeks. It has just come to an end through the official choice of Vahid Halilhodžić. The Bosnian is now the new coach of the Atlas Lions, following the (…)

• Moroccan Father Wins Appeal Against Deportation, Granted Temporary Residency in France
  9 May 2021, by Sylvanus

  The Administrative Court of Appeal of Nantes (Loire Atlantique) ruled in favor of a Moroccan father living in Saran, near Orléans, threatened with expulsion. The prefect’s decree and the court’s judgment were simply annulled.
  A victory for Abdelfattah Chadi, a 39-year-old Moroccan and father of a child born in France in November 2017. He had received an Obligation to Leave France (OQTF) in July 2019 and had filed an appeal. The administrative court of Orléans had dismissed him in March (…)

• Nantes Coach Halilhodzic Linked to Morocco National Team Job
  1 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Vahid Halilhodzic is about to leave Nantes. This announced departure could open the doors to the Moroccan national football team.
  Long announced on the bench of the Moroccan national team, Vahid Halilhodzic has always denied any negotiation with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). A few days ago, when the rumor ran again, without however curbing any desire to manage this team, the former Algeria coach had been clear. He refuted all the rumors about his arrival in the Moroccan (…)

• Morocco Appoints Vahid Halilhodzic as New National Soccer Coach
  6 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The FRMF has turned the page on "Renard" by recruiting the Franco-Bosnian to head the Moroccan A team. As promised at the beginning of August, the Commission responsible for appointing the future coach, composed, among others, of Noureddine Naybet, Aziz Bouderbala, Mohammed Joudar and Idriss Hanifa, has finally appointed the successor of Hervé Renard, who fell into disgrace following the early elimination of the Moroccan team, reports Le360.ma.
  The task of the Franco-Bosnian within the (…)

• Transavia Expands Routes from Nantes, Adding Flights to Morocco and Albania
  1 April, by Sylvanus

  The Dutch low-cost airline Transavia has decided to launch three new routes, including one to Morocco from Nantes-Atlantique airport.
  Starting this summer, Transavia will launch its first flight to Tirana, Albania, on July 10. The next day, it will be the turn of the Essaouira-Nantes route. Finally, a third air link between Nantes and Hurghada will be launched this winter. It will now also be operational in summer. The company will have to operate all its flights itself.
  The Dutch (…)

• Asylum-Seeking Families Evicted from Nantes Squat, Aid Group Steps In
  4 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  Moroccan families and their children, asylum seekers and originally from Morocco, were evicted from a squat located in Nantes. Originally from other African countries, they were immediately taken care of by the Association, "The Other Canteen".
  A sad fate for these families. After leaving their country of origin for France, in search of a better life, they find themselves homeless overnight. Among them are Chadians, Guineans and Sudanese, as well as some from Morocco.
  About twenty (…)

• Nantes Islamist Leader Released After Serving Terrorism Sentence
  18 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Mohamed Achamlane, self-proclaimed emir of Moroccan origin, born in Nantes in November 1977, who was serving a 9-year prison sentence, has just regained his freedom. Arrested for criminal conspiracy in connection with a terrorist enterprise, this Nantes Islamist "targeted" the Hyper Cacher.
  The arrest of Mohamed Achamlane, who lived in a town near Nantes, dates back to July 2015. Then 37 years old, he had been sentenced to 9 years in prison for "criminal conspiracy in connection with a (…)

• FC Nantes Star Imran Louza Eyes Potential Morocco National Team Call-Up
  9 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Franco-Moroccan international, Imran Louza, a regular starter at FC Nantes, was elected player of the month for January 2020. The French attacking midfielder could soon prove himself with the national team, in the upcoming CAN 2021 qualifiers.
  After honing his skills with the Canaries, the Franco-Moroccan player signed his first professional contract with the Ligue 1 club in 2018. In the 2019 French Cup, Imran Louza scored his first goal with the Nantes team, reports Hespress. (…)

• French Tourist Stranded in Morocco for 52 Days Due to COVID-19 Lockdown
  13 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  While she had left Brains, south of Nantes, for a week’s vacation in Agadir, from March 9 to 16, Patricia Aubinais had found herself confined in Morocco. After 52 days of extended vacation, this woman from Saint-Mars de Coutais finally returned to Nantes on April 29.
  "A friend and I arrived on Monday, March 9, at the Argana Hotel in Agadir, for a one-week stay on half board. The Transavia company, where we booked the plane tickets, announced to us on March 14 that the return flight was (…)