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• Moroccan Authorities Probe Offshore Accounts Linked to Paris Real Estate Purchases
  11 April, by Said

  Several Moroccan businessmen are in the sights of the Moroccan Foreign Exchange Office. An in-depth investigation has been launched regarding the alleged use of "offshore" bank accounts, located in particular in the Bahamas and Saint Lucia, to acquire prestigious real estate in the heart of Paris.
  The alert was raised by French financial control bodies and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), following information on suspicious financial flows, according to Hespress. The (…)

• Moroccan Father Fatally Shot at Home in Paris Suburb, Children Present
  3 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  Moustapha, a 57-year-old Moroccan, was shot dead in front of his daughters, around ten years old, at his home in Garges-lès-Gonesse (Val-d’Oise). Investigators are conducting investigations to find the alleged killers.
  The events took place on the night of Wednesday, March 1 to Thursday, March 2, 2023, in the Muette district of Garges-lès-Gonesse (Val-d’Oise). Criminals shot several times at Moustapha while he was at his window. Alerted by neighbors, the emergency services arrived at the (…)

• Fugitive Convicted in Morocco After Faking Death to Evade French Murder Charge
  17 March, by Prince

  Wanted for the murder of Mehdi Ettir, a 23-year-old man killed in 2011 in Paris, Hassan Benhamza, 22, pretended to be dead to escape justice, with the complicity of his family. Twelve years later, in 2023, he will finally be arrested and then convicted in Morocco. He has appealed. The victim’s family is demanding justice.
  Mehdi Ettir, a seasonal construction worker, was killed in broad daylight in Paris on March 27, 2011 by one of his friends named Hassan Benhamza. A dark day for Inès, (…)

• Moroccan Music Showcase: Multi-Generational Artists to Perform at Paris Olympia
  20 March 2023, by Ginette

  Moroccan music will be honored at a special concert to be held on April 30 in France, more precisely at the Olympia in Paris.
  Titled "One Night in Morocco", this concert will bring together for the first time on the mythical stage of the Olympia artists from the old as well as the new generation. According to the organizers, it is a memorable evening, rich in emotion that will allow the artists to savor "from gnawa music to Judeo-Sephardic, Arabo-Andalusian to Hassani music from the (…)

• France Seeks Moroccan Medical Professionals to Address Healthcare Shortage
  23 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  Faced with the shortage of doctors affecting the health sector, France is turning to Morocco. A bill has been initiated in this direction. This action comes in a context marked by the lifting by Paris of restrictions on the granting of Schengen visas.
  A few days after France announced the lifting of visa restrictions imposed on Moroccans, a bill aimed at attracting Moroccan health personnel, offering them in return residence permits valid for a period of four years, has been initiated, (…)

• 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 (…)

• French Court Upholds Travel Agency Liability in Moroccan Desert Accident Case
  8 April, by Prince

  The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed the shared liability of a travel agency that sold a Moroccan circuit including a 4x4 excursion in the desert to a traveler. She was injured during this trip.
  The court of first instance had established the agency’s 50% liability. In its decision dated March 20, 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal confirms this shared liability, based on the Tourism Code. However, according to international law, in the case of a traffic accident, the law of the place (…)

• Gas Explosion in Paris Bakery Kills 4, Injures Dozens Including Tourists
  14 January 2019, by Said

  The explosion that occurred on Saturday in a bakery located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris left four dead and several injured, including two Moroccans.
  Yesterday, the lifeless body of a woman was discovered by firefighters in the rubble of the building, several media report. The victim resided in the main building blown up by the explosion.
  "Two Moroccan nationals, who were staying in a hotel opposite the bakery where the explosion occurred, are among the slightly injured persons," (…)

• Moroccan Minister’s Divorce Finalized Following Paris Scandal
  24 January 2019, by Said

  The Salé court has just pronounced the divorce of the Minister of Employment and Professional Integration Mohamed Yatim, at the heart of a scandal a few months ago after his appearance hand in hand with his fiancée in Paris.
  The divorce was pronounced yesterday, Wednesday, reports the Hespress website, specifying that he will have to pay around 300,000 dirhams to his ex-wife as compensation.
  In a video posted on social media last September, the minister from the Party of Justice and (…)

• Security Alert at Paris Orly Airport: Suspicious Object Halts Flights to Casablanca
  25 January 2019, by Said

  Paris Orly Airport was paralyzed for several hours yesterday following the discovery of a suspicious object in the luggage of a passenger who was to fly to Casablanca on a Royal Air Maroc flight.
  " Security perimeter set up at the South terminal of Paris-#Orly following the discovery of a suspicious bag. Check-ins are currently suspended. More information to follow. ", the airport management wrote on Twitter.
  The security services quickly evacuated halls A and B following the discovery (…)