
French Tourist Dies in Caravan Fire Near El Hajeb, Morocco
A French tourist, born in 1940, was found dead in his caravan parked on his land in Souk El Gour, near El Hajeb.

A French tourist, born in 1940, was found dead in his caravan parked on his land in Souk El Gour, near El Hajeb.

Since January 11, new rules apply to the process of applying for an Italian visa in the Italian consulates in Morocco and other countries. Its neighbor, France, wants to follow suit.

The Grand Mosque of Paris has asked imams "to introduce at the end of the Friday sermon invocations in Arabic and French" for France.

Suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the construction work on the new mosque in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) has resumed several weeks ago. The construction site is making significant progress, but the Es Salem association is looking for donations to finance the construction of a parking lot.

The transfer by the United Arab Emirates of half of their fleet of 2000-9E to Morocco is conditioned by the reception by Abu Dhabi of the French Dassault Rafale F4 aircraft scheduled for 2027.

Several individuals accused in a drug trafficking case allegedly directed from Morocco have been sentenced to up to two years in prison in France.

At the diplomatic level, Morocco is imposing itself in Africa, more precisely in the Sahel, where Algeria and France are retreating.

The French visa policy towards the Maghreb has shown its limits. Faced with this failure, President Emmanuel Macron wants to change tack.

Racist tags targeting the Muslim community were found on the facades of several businesses and an association, as well as on sidewalks in neighborhoods of Hyères, in the Var department. Two complaints have been filed.

The British low-cost airline EasyJet will launch several new flights from Lyon, Paris-Orly and Nantes, including to Morocco next summer.

Menus that have been successful in Morocco will be marketed for the first time in France by the fast food chain, McDonald’s.

Despite its potential, the development of cooperation between Morocco and France faces several challenges. If these are not met, there will be barriers to investment.