“My name is Gérald, Moussa, Jean Darmanin” During the handover to his successor Bruno Retailleau, the now former Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, spoke of his origins, especially his Arabic-sounding first name Moussa, coming from his grandfather, “an Algerian rifleman who served France”. Enough to spark a lively controversy. “My name is Gérald, Moussa, […]
Oussama Targhalline: “I cried almost every evening after training” The Moroccan environment of Le Havre, Oussama Targhalline22 years old, talks about his pride in having won bronze with the Moroccan team at the Paris Games, the first Olympic medal for the Atlas Lions. He also talks about his impressive career, from the Mohammed VI Academy […]
Changes to the Moroccan passport? MP Hanane Atarguine, a member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, recently raised the issue of extending the validity period of the Moroccan passport, currently set at five years, to ten years. In a written question addressed to the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, the MP highlighted the efforts […]
Ilias Akhomach strongly attacked on social networks Villarreal’s Moroccan striker, Ilias Akhomachwas the target of racist comments on social media after the match against Barcelona (1-5) on Sunday, sparking anger among Moroccan supporters. “Moor of sh**, don’t set foot in Barcelona again”, “Envious and ill-mannered”, “F***ing Moor. We already know why we kicked you out”, […]
In Rabat, the former Kamra bus station will be expropriated The Moroccan authorities have decided to expropriate the buildings of the former Kamra bus station in Rabat with a view to carrying out a major cultural project on the site. The expropriation decision was published in the Official Journal. It aims to “create public infrastructure […]
Here are the next matches of the Morocco team THE Moroccan football team is preparing to play two important matches in the qualifying rounds of the African Cup of Nations. Thus, the Atlas Lions will face the Central African Republic on October 12 and 15. These matches, counting for the third and fourth days of […]
Why are residence permits so expensive in France? Disputes relating to the situation of foreigners and the processing of their applications or renewal of residence permits in the prefectures constitute the second source of litigation expenditure for the French Ministry of the Interior. Court of Auditors data indicates that litigation spending by the French Interior […]
Mohammed J., former escapee from Bruges prison, tried for drug trafficking in Antwerp Escaped from Bruges prison in 2009 with the notorious Moroccan-born Mechelen criminal Ashraf Sekkaki on board a helicopter, Mohammed J. appeared last Thursday before the Antwerp court for cocaine trafficking and possession of weapons. The prosecution requested a four-year prison sentence against […]
“Huge movement” of drug traffickers detected in the Strait of Gibraltar The president of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA), Lorenzo del Río, assures that there has been no reduction in police pressure in Campo de Gibraltar, in the province of Cádiz, a route widely used by hashish traffickers from Morocco, after the […]
Morocco forced to import olive oil The government of Aziz Akhannouch has finally found a solution to overcome the decline in local olive oil production due to drought, which has seriously affected the country’s agricultural harvests and caused the price of the product to soar. Importation is the solution found by the Moroccan government to […]