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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticleAI, 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...
View ArticleCNDH 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...
View ArticleSIEL 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,...
View ArticleEgyptian 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...
View ArticleCulture, 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...
View ArticleAbdessamad 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...
View ArticleAt 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...
View ArticleSIEL 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...
View ArticleSIEL 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...
View ArticleMorocco’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...
View ArticleMoroccan 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...
View ArticleBridging 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...
View ArticleZiyad 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...
View ArticleBrahim 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...
View ArticleRabat’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,...
View ArticleBrigitte 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...
View ArticleClimate 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...
View ArticleAfrica’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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