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M'jid El Guerrab

Morocco16 May 2022

Convicted French Lawmaker Mocks Assault Victim at Farewell Party, Sparks Outrage

Outgoing deputy of the Renaissance party, ex-LaREM, M’jid El Guerrab was sentenced on Thursday, April 12 to 3 years in prison, including one year firm and two years of ineligibility, for the assault with a helmet on former socialist official Boris Faure in 2017. The latter deplores the fact that the elected official "made his assault applauded by a hilarious audience" on Sunday in Rabat on the occasion of his farewell party as deputy of the French of North and West Africa.

France15 May 2022

French Deputy Withdraws from Election After Assault Conviction

Convicted of assaulting a former Socialist Party official in 2017, outgoing deputy of the Renaissance party, ex-LaREM, M’jid El Guerrab , is forced not to run in the next legislative elections.

France26 Mar 2022

Visa Restrictions Hit Franco-Moroccans Hardest, Says French Deputy

Difficulties related to obtaining the French visa still persist. M’jid El Guerrab, deputy of the ninth constituency of French citizens abroad, states that French citizens abroad, especially dual nationals (Franco-Moroccans and others), are the first to suffer from the refusal to issue visas since September 28, 2021, the date on which France decided to reduce by 50% the quota of visas granted to Morocco .

France23 Mar 2022

French Expats in Morocco Feel Overlooked in Presidential Election Campaign

While the candidates for the French presidential election are counting on the votes of the French abroad, particularly in Morocco, the latter complain about this attitude which consists in thinking of them only during the elections, said M’jid El Guerrab, deputy of the 9th constituency of the French established in the Maghreb and West Africa.

France13 Feb 2022

French-Moroccan Visa Restrictions Set to Ease, Official Says

During his visit to Morocco, M’jid El Guerrab , outgoing French deputy from the 9th constituency of French citizens abroad, assured that the difficulties hindering the procedure for issuing French visas for Moroccan nationals will be lifted within a few weeks.

Morocco15 Oct 2021

French MP's Assault Trial Postponed to April 2022 Over Video Evidence Request

At the request of M’jid El Guerrab’s lawyer, the trial of the elected representative of the 9th constituency of French citizens abroad, which was to open on Thursday in Paris, has been postponed to April 7, 2022. He will have to be tried for having struck the socialist leader Boris Faure with a helmet in 2017.

France20 Feb 2021

French-Moroccan Deputy Honors Berber Singer with Amazigh Speech in Parliament

The deputy of the Agir ensemble group, M’jid El Guerrab delivered a speech in Berber before his parliamentary colleagues. The Franco-Moroccan parliamentarian paid tribute to the Moroccan singer Mohamed Rouicha, quoting some of his lyrics.

Morocco13 Sept 2020

Germany Reportedly Pushed to Remove Morocco from EU Safe Travel List Amid COVID-19 Surge

The deputy of the ninth constituency of French citizens living abroad, M’jid El Guerrab, claims that Germany is behind the decision to remove Morocco from the list of safe countries of the European Union (EU).

Morocco10 Aug 2020

French MP Urges EU to Restore Morocco's Travel-Safe Status Amid COVID Debate

Deputy M’jid El Guerrab , elected from the ninth constituency of French citizens abroad (Maghreb and West Africa) is calling for the reintegration of Morocco into the list of safe countries whose nationals are exempt from travel restrictions.

Morocco7 May 2020

Elderly Man with Health Issues Stranded in Morocco During Lockdown, Family Seeks Repatriation

Naïma, her brothers and sisters have asked the Moroccan authorities for help in repatriating their father, Mohamed Nourani, "a high-risk person", who found himself, all alone, stranded in Morocco due to the lockdown.

France15 Apr 2020

French Lawmakers Urge Government to Regularize Undocumented Immigrants Amid COVID-19 Crisis

French parliamentarians are calling on the government to regularize undocumented immigrants because of covid-19. There are about a hundred of them, including the Franco-Moroccan, M’jid El Guerrab, deputy for French citizens abroad. They have sent a letter to the government to notify them of their request.

Morocco25 Mar 2020

Morocco Coronavirus: 25,000 French Tourists Repatriated as Borders Close

Deputy M’jid El Guerrab announced the repatriation of 25,000 French tourists stranded in Morocco due to the closure of borders due to the spread of the coronavirus.