In Rome, a French heir of Moroccan origin thought he would get back the luxury gifts he had given his former partner. The jewelry disappeared after being handed to an intermediary posing as a lawyer, who later demanded an additional 500 euros.
After returning from Morocco at 14, Laamia Elyounoussi had to learn Dutch in a kindergarten classroom. Today, the Rotterdam entrepreneur pays for her employees’ training, with remarkable results.
Born in Morocco, Moustafa Makhlouf sent 300 job applications in the Netherlands without landing a job. Now an entrepreneur and fitness coach, he devotes his energy to people with disabilities through initiatives that are bringing him back to his birth country.
After living in the Netherlands for thirty years, Nezha, a 51-year-old Moroccan woman, would like to grow old in her country of origin. But her children have built their lives in the Netherlands. In an interview with her daughter Maria, she explains what is keeping her from deciding to return.
Morocco appears in a correction published on November 2 by the US Department of Defense. Washington specifies that $333,000 has been allocated to the country under a Lockheed Martin contract related to support for F-16 flight tests.
Based in Kabylie, Abdelhamid, a Moroccan mason in his forties, earns enough to support his family back in Morocco. But the recent arrests of fellow Moroccans accused of sabotage have left him worried. He now fears he could be mistaken for a suspect himself.
In the Netherlands, Zakaria rescued two motorists trapped in a car that had overturned into the water in the middle of the night. His particularly risky intervention, as the cabin began to fill with water, earned him a silver medal presented on October 28. He recalls the few minutes that could have cost two lives.
Thirty-eight Moroccans have completed training in Casablanca for butcher departments in Italian supermarkets. The program, designed to address recruitment difficulties in Italy, prepares candidates to work in Conad stores through a professional immigration scheme that allows them to bypass the usual quotas.
Born in Italy to Moroccan parents, Hiba Alif became Ravenna’s deputy mayor at just 20. In an interview published on October 21, she describes the attacks she faced after her appointment and explains why her Italian citizenship did not shield her from prejudice.
Moroccan lemon exports to Russia are rising sharply in 2026, despite the rejection of several citrus shipments in the spring. Moscow has just released new figures showing that imports from the Kingdom increased sixfold in the first nine months of the year.
In Geneva, the marriage of a Moroccan woman to an Italian 32 years her senior led to several years of legal proceedings. After an attempt to annul their union and a refusal of residency, Switzerland’s Court of Justice ordered a fresh review of the woman’s case.
In Bologna, Italy, Hafida, a 20-year-old student of Moroccan origin, caught a baby born aboard a bus on Friday, October 30. The young woman held the newborn until doctors arrived. The mother and her son are doing well.