A Moroccan lawyer practising in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain or elsewhere abroad can now open an office in Morocco without giving up their activity outside the Kingdom. The new law on the legal profession explicitly authorizes this dual establishment.
The government had opposed the acquisition of French nationality by a Moroccan woman married to a Frenchman, citing insufficient assimilation. The Council of State has now overturned the refusal, finding the evidence insufficiently solid.
People of Moroccan origin remain the first foreign origin group in Belgium . According to the latest data compiled by Myria, 359,491 residents had Morocco as their first registered nationality as of January 1, 2025, ahead of Italians, French, Dutch, and Turks.
Wanted for a Kalashnikov assassination committed in Paris in 2019, a 28-year-old Franco-Moroccan was arrested on Sunday in Al Hoceima. This arrest ends several years on the run.
The choice of Ayyoub Bouaddi to defend Morocco continues to provoke reactions in France. Daniel Riolo believes that Didier Deschamps and the French management mishandled the case of a player he considers already superior to some of the Blues.
Eleven individuals wanted for drug trafficking and money laundering were arrested this week between Tangier and Marrakech. Among them are several Belgian-Moroccans whose extradition to Europe is formally excluded by Moroccan legislation .
Moroccan authorities arrested eleven individuals on Monday in Marrakech and Tangier. Targeted mostly by Interpol red notices , these suspects are being pursued for international drug trafficking and money laundering in Europe.
The first admission results on Parcoursup are revealed this Tuesday, June 2, opening an important phase for more than one million candidates for higher education in France. Among them are also Moroccan high school students, but not all go through the same procedure.
An octogenarian Moroccan man lost his life on Friday in Al Hoceima, fatally attacked with a sickle by his grandson . The attacker’s father, seriously injured while attempting to intervene, was transferred to emergency care in critical condition.
Candidates for French nationality must now pay significantly more for their application. The tax stamp required for a naturalization request is set at 255 euros.
New number two at Paris City Hall, Lamia El Aaraje stands out. Of Moroccan origin and from a working-class background, this pharmacy doctorate holder is imposing her style at the top of municipal government through determination and relentless work.
Arrested in Tangier in June 2025, a Franco-Moroccan suspected of orchestrating kidnappings for cryptocurrency ransoms will be tried by the Moroccan kingdom. A decision linked to the refusal to extradite this dual national.