A Moroccan woman subject to an OQTF has just won her appeal. Despite having lived in Morocco for thirty years and having family ties there, the court has now ordered the French authorities to issue her a residence permit.
At 17, Abdellah Ouazane is beginning to establish himself at Ajax. Away from the spotlight, the young Moroccan is continuing his education while crossing Amsterdam on public transport to coach a girls’ youth team.
A study published by Cambridge reveals how the droughts, famines and epidemics of the 17th century drove Moroccan scholars to leave the major cities. This shift is believed to have durably strengthened rural culture and literature in the Amazigh language.
MoroccoA 54-year-old man sentenced in the Netherlands for money laundering and drug trafficking had fled to Morocco before serving his sentence. Moroccan justice took over the case and sentenced him to eight years in prison, as well as a fine of nearly 8,000 euros.
SpainThe highest-ranking operational official in the Spanish armed forces visited Melilla, then Ceuta. Officially there to thank the military personnel, Teodoro López Calderón appeared in both cities amid a period of tensions between Madrid and Rabat.
MoroccoIn just over two weeks, Morocco will turn its clocks back one last time. On Sunday, September 20, at 2 a.m., it will once again be 1 a.m. The Kingdom will then definitively leave GMT+1 and return to GMT.
MoroccoA member of the Polisario Front was reportedly killed in an airstrike targeting suspicious movements east of the defense wall, in the Sahara. The operation is attributed to a drone belonging to the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
SpainAutomotive, textiles, agriculture: 17,000 Spanish companies work with Morocco, and more than 350 have a permanent presence there. After the Ceuta crisis, any sanctions against Rabat would therefore risk directly hurting the Spanish economy.
SpainThe Ceuta crisis is beginning to affect Moroccan tourism. Spanish agencies are not yet seeing mass cancellations, but they are recording a slowdown in new bookings to Morocco. Latin American travelers, meanwhile, continue to book as usual.
MoroccoThe next avocado campaign could begin as early as the second half of September in Larache. With higher yields, more large-sized fruit and new packing stations, the local sector hopes to erase a difficult season and regain ground in Europe.
MoroccoThe purchase of around ten tortoises and a lizard by foreign tourists for approximately 6,000 dirhams prompted an intervention in the medina of Marrakech. Seven shops are being investigated, and several reptiles as well as animal skins have been seized.
WorldA 26-year-old Moroccan man managed to escape while being transferred to a detention center in Germany. Despite a major manhunt involving a helicopter, he traveled nearly 400 kilometers before being found the next day in Cologne. His deportation to Morocco has now been scheduled.
WorldMarried to a Dutchman since 2019, a 57-year-old Moroccan woman still cannot join him. After six unsuccessful attempts at the integration exam, her visa was refused. Dutch justice has just overturned that decision.