Halima Hadir studied engineering before creating her fashion brand in Milan. At the heart of her collections is the caftan, reimagined with Italian cuts and details handcrafted by Moroccan artisans. Her journey is now being highlighted by Vogue Arabia.
An American tour operator specializing in LGBT+ holidays has scheduled a ten-night tour of Morocco for March 2028. Limited to 30 participants, the trip will link Casablanca to Marrakech via Fès, Merzouga and Ouarzazate, at a cost of at least $9,999 per person.
Karima Ouchan was growing up in the Netherlands when her father took her to Morocco. She remained there for twelve years, forced to perform household chores and deprived of her freedom. Her story was raised this week in the Dutch Senate during a debate on prosecutions for human trafficking.
MoroccoA shipment of equipment destined for Elbit Systems Land was intercepted in Malaysia, according to the BDS movement. It was aboard the Berlin Maersk, a container ship scheduled to call at Tanger Med at the end of August.
BelgiumA furniture store in Borgerhout, Antwerp, allegedly served as a front for a hashish trafficking operation between Morocco and Belgium . The drugs were allegedly transported hidden inside furniture, while some of the money was subsequently reinvested in Morocco.
MoroccoFailing to update a patient’s medical record could soon prove very costly in Morocco. A bill provides for fines of up to 300,000 dirhams while also granting patients new rights over their health data.
FranceHaving entered France in 2019 with a short-stay Schengen visa, a Moroccan man has worked for the same company since 2020. Despite becoming deputy director, he was met with silence from the prefecture regarding his application for legal status. The courts have now ordered that he be issued a residence permit.
BelgiumHamza’s uncle, the 7-year-old boy who died in Merchtem, Belgium, now admits hitting him after the child was found alone in the street and brought home by the police. He denies, however, having intended to cause his death.
FranceA Moroccan woman, married to a French citizen and the mother of two French children, found herself caught between the Digital Administration for Foreigners in France (ANEF) and the prefecture while trying to renew her residence permit. The courts have just suspended the refusal and ordered the administration to register her application, subject to a €100-per-day penalty.
MoroccoeasyJet’s cabin crew in France are denouncing schedules changed at the last minute and mandatory assignments to foreign bases . Among the examples cited by the unions: Marrakech, where the airline set up operations in the spring.
WorldA woman was supposed to transfer property located in Morocco to her ex-husband before April 2020. Six years later, nothing has been resolved. The Dutch courts have just changed their approach in an attempt to unblock a situation constrained by Moroccan rules.
FranceFrance rejected around 40% of applications from Moroccan seasonal workers in 2024. The figure was provided by Paris and cited in a recent European Commission report on seasonal work in the Union.
MoroccoMorocco scores zero on lobbying practice in the OECD’s latest assessment of public integrity. The Kingdom meets only 20% of the regulatory criteria examined, far below the averages observed in the organization’s member countries.