FIFM: Martin Scorsese Reflects on Dying Cinema Industry
Rabat – Amidst the launching of a master class series, Martin Scorsese expressed his concerns regarding the future of the cinema industry in a world that is facing an industrial and technological...
View ArticleAmerican Star Laurence Fishburne Strolls Around in Marrakech
Rabat – In town for the 17th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM), The Matrix movie star Laurence Fishburne wandered around Jemaa Lfna square with his wife and security team....
View ArticleOrson Welles Filmed ‘Othello’ in Morocco Because of Financial Trouble
Rabat – In the late 1940s, American director Orson Welles began to realize the legendary Shakespearean play “Othello” on the big screen. However, although he planned to produce the film in Italy, one...
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Literary Cafe: Rabat Welcomes Congolese Author In Koli Jean Bofane
By Sarah Goodman Rabat – Congolese author In Koli Jean Bofane addressed an intimate gathering at Rabat’s Bistrot du Pietri on Thursday, November 29. Bofane’s 2018 book “La Belle de Casa” recounts the...
View ArticleNational Museums Foundation to Transport Artwork in Renault Van
Rabat – The president of the National Museum Foundation (FNM), Mehdi Qotbi, and the managing director of the Renault Maroc group, Marc Nassif, signed a donation agreement on Monday in Rabat. The deal...
View ArticleMoroccan Jewish Community Celebrates Hiloula in Morocco’s Taroudant
Rabat – Like every year, hundreds of Jewish people from all over Morocco and the globe met Sunday, December 9, in the Rabbi David Ben Baroukh mausoleum in the Tinzert region in Taroudant, 80 kilometers...
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Chefchaouen Photo Earns Photographer International Year Award
Rabat – Isabelle Smith, a 14-year-old photographer from Collierville, a small town in Tennessee, has shown the beauty of two vibrant colors: that of the delicious-looking oranges and the blue hues of...
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Marrakech Royal Mansour, Christian Louboutin Introduce MAD 8,650 Slippers
Rabat – Inspired by the Moroccan traditional handicrafts and architecture, famous French fashion designer Christian Louboutin and Marrakech’s Royal Mansour (RMM) hotel have introduced a unique pair of...
View ArticleMoroccan Singer Mouad Boukioud Wins UAE’s 2018 Munshid Al Sharjah Award
Rabat – Moroccan singer Mouad Boukioud won the Munshid Al Sharjah competition held in the United Arab Emirates on Friday. The competition, which drew to a close on December 14, saw the 21 participants...
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Globe-Trotting Moroccans Complete 17,000 Kilometer Train Trip
Rabat – Anass Yakine first made national headlines when he walked across Morocco. Travelling from Dakhla to Tangier on foot, including many zig-zags on the route, he covered over 5,000 kilometers...
View ArticleIrish Dancers Perform Ahidous Amazigh Dance, Impressing Moroccans
Rabat – A group of Irish girls impressed Moroccans with their flawless performance of the Amazigh (Berber) ahidous dance. Ahidous dances involve both male and female singers and dancers either forming...
View ArticleFinancial Times: Five Reasons Why You Should Live in Casablanca
Rabat – Financial Times has made a list on the reasons why people should live in Casablanca. Describing Casablanca as Africa’s ‘financial powerhouse,” the magazine recalled the Global Financial Centres...
View ArticleMoroccans Announce Plans to Celebrate Amazigh Dance Taskiwine
Rabat – Plans were announced to celebrate the Taskiwine dance this Saturday. The celebration will take place in Taroudant, a small city in Southern Morocco between Agadir and Ouarzazate. The name...
View ArticleVideo: Atlas Lion Hamza Mendyl Gets Married in Casablanca
Rabat – Moroccan international player Hamza Mendyl celebrated his wedding to a model believed to be from Rabat. The wedding took place on Monday night in Casablanca. Several prominent Moroccan players,...
View ArticleMaghreb Seeks to List Couscous as World Cultural Heritage in 2019
Rabat – Algeria, on behalf of the Maghreb countries, will submit a proposal to list couscous in UNESCO’s World Intangible Heritage List next March, said Algeria’s Minister of Culture Azzedine Mihoubi...
View ArticleTrump Says Saudi Arabia Pledged Money to Rebuild Syria, Saudi Disagrees
Rabat – US President Donald Trump has tweeted that Saudi Arabia “agreed to spend the necessary money needed to help rebuild Syria, instead of the United States.” “See? Isn’t it nice when immensely...
View ArticleMaitre Gims to Perform in Marrakech’s Jemaa El Fnaa Square Friday
Rabat – Marrakech’s “Stars in the Place” will return this year with a live concert starring the Congolese-born French rapper Maitre Gims and other stars at Jemaa El Fnaa Square. The concert will be...
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Madonna Honors ‘Women Everywhere’ in Marrakech Birthday Speech
Rabat – On Christmas Day, Madonna published a video on her social media accounts in which she can be heard delivering a speech about the state of women in a patriarchal society. In her post, Madonna...
View ArticleFrench Auction House Artcurial Comes to Marrakech Art Week
Rabat – French auction house Artcurial will hold the “Paris/Marrakech” auction week beginning December 30 in Marrakech as part of Marrakech Art Week. Africities 2018 elected Marrakech the African...
View ArticleMoroccan Poet Mohammed Bennis Wins 2018 Arab Creativity Award
Rabat – Born in Fez in 1948, Moroccan poet Mohammed Bennis earned the award of Arab Creativity in recognition of his valuable literary works. Bennis is known for defending modernity in his linguistic,...
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