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France Expands Drug Trafficking Crackdown to Dubai and Caribbean
While Dubai has become a paradise for drug traffickers - including Franco-Moroccans - France is adopting a new strategy to track them down in the United Arab Emirates.
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Beloved Orléans Doctor Retires at 72, Leaving Patients Concerned About Healthcare Access
At the age of 72, Dr. Hassan Alaoui Mdaghri, a general practitioner in Orléans, has decided to hang up his coat, after 38 years of practice. A retirement that arouses emotions and concerns.
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Immigration Law Sparks Outcry: Foreign Students Face New Hurdles in France
The academic world denounces the tightening of the conditions for the arrival of foreign students in France provided for in the immigration law, voted on Tuesday, December 19, and is mobilizing so that the text does not pass.
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Moroccan Trucker Faces €3.5 Million Fine, Prison for Massive Cannabis Smuggling at French Border
A truck driver of Moroccan origin has just been sentenced to pay a heavy customs fine in France. The latter was transporting a large quantity of cannabis.
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Botulism Risk Prompts Nationwide Recall of Halal Meat Products in France
A major recall campaign has been launched for halal charcuterie products of the Isla Délice brand, sold between late November and mid-December in France.
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French Muslims Call for Boycott of Halal Brands Accused of Supporting Israel
At a time when the Israeli army is continuing its retaliation against the Palestinian Hamas movement, calls for boycotts are multiplying in France against halal brands deemed pro-Israel.
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French Muslim Council Urges Immediate Gaza Ceasefire, Criticizes Western Inaction
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has once again spoken out on the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. It calls for mobilization "for an immediate ceasefire and for peace."
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Moroccan Trucker Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling 351 Kilos of Cannabis into France
The Perpignan Judicial Court sentenced a driver, registered in Morocco, to three years in prison, including one suspended, for transporting cannabis resin.
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ISIS-Linked Terror Cell Dismantled in Spain, Thwarting European Attack Plans
The Spanish National Police, supported by various international intelligence services including the FBI and Moroccan intelligence services, has succeeded in dismantling a Daesh-linked jihadist cell . This cell was involved in planning two attacks in Europe.
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Missing British Teen Found in France After 6 Years in Moroccan Community
A young Englishman who disappeared in 2017 suddenly reappears in France after leading an atypical life in Morocco.
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Elderly Man Dies of Heart Attack While Pursuing Bank Card Thief in Paris
While chasing the thief of his bank card in the middle of the street in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, an octogenarian Moroccan dies of a heart attack. The second district of the judicial police is conducting an investigation for "theft with violence resulting in death, in order to determine the exact circumstances of this tragedy.
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Moroccan Workers Vital to Corsica's Clementine Harvest Season
Moroccan seasonal workers constitute a skilled and valuable workforce for Corsica, which produces clementines on a large scale. They are currently in the fields to ensure the clementine harvest.