Afrae Benbih Leads Women Teborida Riders at Sidi Kacem
By Chaimae Boulifa Rabat – The sight of a group of men wearing decorated uniforms, holding rifles, and riding adorned horses galloping in a straight line has for centuries been an ordinary aspect of...
View ArticleKaliente: A Gastronomic Delight of Northern Morocco
By Chaima Boulifa Rabat – While hanging around in northern Morocco’s streets, you will likely come across small wood wagons pushed by sellers shouting, “Warm Kaliente, hot and delicious.” The scene is...
View ArticleEgyptian Cinema Sweetheart Shadya Dies at 86
Rabat – Egyptian actress and singer Fatema Shaker, known by her stage name Shadia, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 86, after being hospitalized for a brain stroke earlier this month. During the 40...
View ArticleOujda Named Capital of Arab Culture for 2018
Rabat – The standing committee on Arab culture has unanimously appointed the city of Oujda as the capital of Arab culture for 2018, following its meeting held on Thursday, November 30 in Casablanca,...
View ArticleCheb Khaled Defends Moroccan Nationality: ‘Maghreb Borders Have Never Existed...
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – Algerian Rai legend Cheb Khaled has confirmed his acquisition of Moroccan citizenship on the set of the French television channel France 24, asserting that the concept of...
View ArticleHalf A World Away in Kuching City, Malaysia, Lie Ancient Treasures Awaiting...
Rabat – An enormous shudder, a loud clanking jolt and into Asia, Malaysia, Sarawak State Kuching city we flew. I peered out of my window as the sight of a glorious river sculpting the city into a...
View ArticleMarrakech Tops Fodor’s Best Places to Visit in 2018
Rabat – Fodor’s Travel Guide, the world’s largest and professional travel guide book, has ranked Marrakech on the top of its “Travel Go List for 2018.” Based on its romantic charm, reflecting both...
View ArticleWatch: Young Moroccan Singer Charms Jury of ‘The Voice Kids’
Rabat – Hamza Labeid, a young Moroccan amateur singer, has mesmerized the jury of The Voice Kids during a blind audition on the second season’s first episode. The talented youngster performed one of...
View ArticleTaskiwine, an Amazigh Martial Dance, Named UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Rabat – Taskiwine, a martial dance of the western Moroccan High Atlas, has just been included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) 2017 Urgent Safeguarding...
View ArticleOuarzazate’s Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah ‘Most Distinguished’ African UNESCO...
Rabat – African media outlet site Afrika News has ranked the Moroccan Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou in Ouarzazate as one of the top four most distinguished UNESCO heritage sites across Africa. The famous...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Cinema After 35 Years
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – Saudi Arabia will finally allow public cinemas to operate within the kingdom as of early 2018, lifting a ban that has been in force for more than 35 years, the culture and...
View ArticleSH Fashion House Launches Winter and Pre-Summer Caftan Collection
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – The Moroccan caftan was honored at the fashion show held in the Four Seasons hotel in Casablanca on December 8, where the Moroccan designer Samira Haddouchi and her SH fashion...
View ArticleArab World Institute to Celebrate Hassani Cultural Heritage in Paris
Rabat – In a joint effort to highlight Hassani cultural heritage, Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Phosboucraa Foundation will organize a conference-debate on December 18 in Paris...
View ArticleEgyptian Singer Given Two Years in Prison for Sexually Suggestive Music Video
Rabat – A little-known Egyptian singer named Shaimaa Ahmed was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for “inciting debauchery” in a music video showing her suggestively eating bananas and tacos....
View ArticleHouda Chaloun & Nadia Stoti to launch First Moroccan Women’s Travel Magazine
Rabat – After creating the Facebook group “Les Voyageuses,” which has nearly 120,000 members, the two young Moroccan globetrotters, Houda Chaloun and Nadia Stoti, will launch on December 15 the first...
View ArticleMorocco ‘Best African Spa Destination’ for the 2nd Consecutive Year
Rabat – Morocco has just won the award for the best spa destination in Africa for the second consecutive year, at a ceremony recently held in Vietnam. The kingdom has won the “Africa’s Best Spa...
View Article‘Much Loved’ Star Loubna Abidar Stirs Controversy… as a Singer
Rabat – Adorned in Berber jewelry and attire, the controversial star of the film Much Loved, Loubna Abidar wanders the the dunes of Merzouga desert, singing and dancing to the tempo of her first ever...
View ArticleNabil Ayouch’s Razzia Out of 2018 Oscars Best Foreign Film
Rabat – Morocco did not make the cut for the upcoming 2018 Oscar for Best Foreign Film. After raising eyebrows over the legality of its participation in the Oscars, Nabil Ayouch’s Razzia ended up...
View ArticleMoroccan Pastry Chef Bakes Largest Panettone Pie in Milan’s History
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – This evening, the city of Milan will witness the largest panettone pie in the world, prepared by a young Moroccan pastry chef, Said Lâouaouda, who could enter the Guinness World...
View ArticleMoroccan Sherine Hossni Wins Miss Arab World 2017
Rabat – The 23-year-old Sherine Hossni of Morocco was crowned Miss Arab World 2017 on Saturday night in Egypt. The young woman is a student from Tafraout, a city in the Tiznit province. Sherine...
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