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Digital Age Reshapes Boundaries Between Journalism and Literature at Rabat...

Rabat — Questions surrounding the future of writing in the digital age took center stage on Monday,  during a high-level discussion held on the sidelines of the International Publishing and Book Fair...

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‘Land of Zicola’ Author Amr Abdel Hamid Draws Crowds at Rabat Book Fair

Rabat – Egyptian writer Amr Abdel Hamid, who authored the well-known sci-fi novel “Land of Zicola,” took part in the International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL) 2026 in Rabat for the first time. Many...

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AI, Culture, And 10% Drop in Free Expression Raise Alarm at CNDH Panel at SIEL

Rabat – The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) brought together experts and practitioners to examine the growing role of artificial intelligence in shaping culture and development, while also raising...

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CNDH Panel Reframes Development Debate Through Cultural Rights Lens

Rabat – At a time of growing global tensions, from armed conflicts, economic instability, climate change, and widening inequalities, a panel at the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) pavilion at the...

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SIEL 2026: Why Ibn Battuta Still Speaks to Our World

Rabat – While walking around Rabat’s International Publishing and Book Fair’s (SIEL) pavilions, one figure is impossible to miss. Ibn Battuta. His name appears across the fair, whether in exhibitions,...

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Egyptian Singer Hany Shaker Dies

The Arab world is mourning Hany Shaker, one of the renowned musicians and singers. Shaker, 73, died in Paris, France. Reports said the funeral and condolence service locations and time have yet to be...

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Culture, Rights, and Hope: Young Voices from Draa-Tafilalet at SIEL 2026

Rabat – The National Human Rights Council (CNDH)’s pavilion at the Rabat book fair became a space where children from the Draa-Tafilalet region turned culture into a message, and performance into a...

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Abdessamad Fatmi’s New Book Explores How AI Could Shape the Arab World

Rabat – At the International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL) in Rabat, conversations about literature often stretch beyond storytelling and into the pressing questions of our time. One such...

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At SIEL 2026, Annie Ernaux Dismantles the Fiction of Literature

Rabat – There are writers who construct worlds, and there are those who dismantle the very conditions that make “worlds” narratable.  On the first evening of the International Publishing and Book Fair...

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SIEL 2026: CNDH Spotlights Culture’s Role in Shaping Rights and Development

Rabat – The Moroccan Human Rights Council expressed today its view that culture, human rights, and development cannot be treated as separate domains.  CNDH President Amina Bouayach spoke to Morocco...

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SIEL 2026 Kicks Off in Rabat, Bringing Books, Publishers, and Readers Together

Rabat – Rabat came alive on Friday as the 31st edition of the International Publishing and Book Fair (SIEL) opened its doors to the public. Visitors began to fill the expansive venue from early...

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Morocco’s Book Output Hits 7,143 Titles in 2025

Rabat – Morocco’s publishing sector threads on a measured upward path. New data from the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco shows that 7,143 titles were published in 2025, a figure that...

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Moroccan Journalist Abdessamad Dniden Wins Prize for Report on Agriculture...

Agadir – Moroccan Journalist Abdessamad Dniden, representing Bayane Al Yaoum, was awarded the second prize in the print media category of the 10th edition of the National Grand Prize for Agricultural...

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Bridging Audit and Ethics: Reda El Medaker Rise to Global Academic Recognition

Agadir – Moroccan researcher Reda El Medaker has been nominated for the Raymond Vatier International Prize, one of the prestigious academic distinctions in the field of social audit and Corporate...

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Ziyad Sellami’s ‘Dry’ Imagines a Mohammedia Without the Sea

Casablanca – A young Moroccan writer is exploring what happens when something as constant as the sea simply disappears, in a debut novel shaped by memory, absence, and unease. In an exclusive...

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Brahim El Mazned Takes Helm of Rabat’s Newly Opened Royal Theater

Marrakech – The Royal Theater of Rabat held its inaugural concert on Wednesday evening, marking the first live performance inside the Zaha Hadid-designed venue 16 years after its conception. At the...

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Rabat’s Royal Theater Opens Doors With All-Moroccan Gala

Marrakech – Morocco’s Royal Theater of Rabat officially opened to the public on Wednesday evening. The long-awaited event brought together Princesses Lalla Khadija, Lalla Meryem, and Lalla Hasnaa,...

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Brigitte Macron in Morocco for Grand Theater of Rabat Opening

Marrakech – Brigitte Macron is in Rabat on Wednesday for the opening of the Grand Theater of Rabat. The French first lady is expected to attend the event alongside Princess Lalla Hasnaa, sister of King...

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Climate Change Leads Tropical, Subtropical Fish to Morocco’s Dakhla

Rabat – A new study suggests that climate change may be behind the recent appearance of three species of tropical and subtropical fish in Morocco’s southern city of Dakhla. Research Gate published a...

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Africa’s Book Industry: A $18.5 Billion Opportunity Amid Import Traps,...

Tangier – Africa’s literary scene, home to Nobel laureates like Wole Soyinka and Nadine Gordimer, is poised for explosive growth, potentially reaching $18.5 billion in annual revenue, according to a...

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