A labor court in France has ruled in favor of four Moroccan nationals who left the Kingdom for Indre, a department in central France, to work as lumberjacks, reports France bleu. The four workers, namely Driss, Rashid, Mustapha and Hamid claimed in June that they have been exploited by their employer, who paid them 2,000 euros for working one year for him. The latter was found guilty by the Conseil des Prud'hommes in Châteauroux on Thursday, 23rd of August. The employer will have
French-Moroccan midfielder Youssef Ait Bennasser is rejoining French club AS Monaco, reports sports TV channel Eurosport. Très heureux et fier de débuter mon aventure avec l'@AS_Monaco ?⚪ #DagheMunegu pic.twitter.com/Yhnbl3FBlg — Y. Ait Bennasser (@YAitbennasser) 20 août 2018 Although he joined the club on June the 25th, 2016, Ait Bennasser has never played for Monaco because he was loaned to AS Nancy-Lorraine and SM Caen. The 22-year-old footballer said he
Born in Nanterre to a Moroccan father from El Jadida, Osman Elkharraz’s life changed when his parents died. As a teenager, he starred in Abdellatif Kechiche’s second film «L'Esquive», but quickly found himself in the streets.
A car has ploughed into the Al Wifaq mosque in Mons-en-Baroeul (Hauts-de-France region) on Saturday 11th of August, reports online newspaper France Bleu. The car that managed to get inside the mosque at around 11 pm, did not hit anyone. An investigation has been opened to determine the reasons and circumstances surrounding the incident. For the moment, investigators indicated that there «are no racist motives» behind the accident. According to the local authorities, the suspect
Filmed while beating protesters on May the 1st, Alexandre Benalla continues to make headlines in France. Indeed, Emmanuel Macron's former top bodyguard have reportedly found a new job and is currently in Marrakech. The information was revealed on an Instagram account dedicated to French reality TV stars. According to TvRealityFr, Alexandre Benalla was hired as Ayem Nour’s bodyguard, a former reality TV star and a TV host, as well as her son. The same source indicates that Ayem
An evaluation initiated by a screening group from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, suggests that Morocco’s Breast Cancer Screening Program is shortened up in terms of the cancer detection rate.
French-Moroccan football player Yassine Benrahou has signed a three-year contract with FC Girondins de Bordeaux club, reports RFI on Monday. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder is a left footed player (1.70 m, 62 kg). Although he was born in France, Berahou decided to play for the Morocco national football team. The player debuted his career with U19 Girondins team before getting integrated into the pro squad by Uruguayan coach Gustavo Poyet.
Four years after leaving Caen (France) for the Spanish club Getafe, 30-year-old French-Moroccan midfielder Fayçal Fajr could return to Stade Malherbe Caen club in the next few days, says L'Equipe. Either way, discussions have begun to reach a deal. Le Foot 01 reports, on the other hand, that the Norman club has finalized the transfer of the midfielder and ex-player of the Spanish club Getafe. The latter with the Stade Malherbe de Caen have reached an agreement
The port of Calais was on lockdown Tuesday, July 31st from 1 to 3pm because of a suspicious driver who made «vehement and inconsistent» comments, says Franceinfo. Believing that he might have explosives in his vehicle, the port’s authorities established a security perimeter for two hours. The suspect was a Belgian national, who didn’t have any travel tickets or identity papers, demanded to speak to the French President Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI, and
Emmanuel Macron’s former top bodyguard, who has made headlines for beating a protester in a viral video, is reportedly of Moroccan descent.