France decided to expel numbers of its immigrants, but their Maghreb countries refused to receive them.

Russia's announcement to work on a visa-abolishing system with Gulf states has raised many questions about the purpose of the move at a time when it is still fighting a war against Ukraine.

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna announced that the visa crisis that has troubled diplomatic relations between Morocco and France for more than a year has ended.

The French authorities refuse to grant entry visas to many Moroccan citizens, including political figures, doctors, businessmen, intellectuals, artists and senior workers.

The rejection rate of the Moroccan visa applications is much higher than the average global rate of 13.5 percent. Questions rise about the political and social reasons standing behind this trend.