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Daylight Saving Ends For Ramadan
Prior to the arrival of Ramadan Morocco will return to non-daylight saving timeSunday, 5 June 2016, 03:00:00 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to 02:00:00 local standard timeDaylight saving will start...
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New Moves in Morocco's VOIP Battle
Morocco's telecommunications watchdog, the National Agency of Telecommunications Regulation (ANRT), remains under fire for casting itself in the role of an Internet policeman. The decision to attempt...
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The New Tangier City Port Is Geared Up For Cruise ships
Tangier is experiencing a cruise ship tourist boom. According to figures released by the Tangier tourist authorities some 37,550 cruise passengers visited the city up to late April this yearThe port...
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Minister of Education Fires Another Salvo in the English Debate
At a study day organised by the Faculty of Science and Technology in Settat, the Minister for Higher Education for Scientific Research and Training, Lahcen Daoudi, said that any student who does not...
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Antiques in the Fez Medina - Photo Essay
Hunting for antiques in Fez is a fascinating undertaking. While there are a lot of specialist shops, it is often a case of "caveat emptor" because there are many finely crafted modern creations that...
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Hot Weather Alert for Morocco
After a cool and wet spring, the hot weather has returned to Morocco. The coming week will be warmer across the country with temperatures in Fez in the high twenties and low thirties. However, it is...
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French Airline Strikes Will Have Impact on Moroccan Tourism
While Morocco's tourism revenues were up 6.6% in first quarter 2016 reaching around $1 billion, there could be a negative impact from French airline strikes. Ryanair has announced the cancellation of...
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Free French Films in Fez
Syngué sabour, pierre de patience (The Patience Stone) directed by Atiq RahimiSomewhere, in Afghanistan or elsewhere, in a country torn apart by a war... A young woman in her thirties watches over her...
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Beyond Bizarre - An Attempt to Ban Reading Newspapers in Public
News that the Moroccan Federation of Newspaper Editors (FMEJ) have called for the banning the free reading of newspapers in public spaces has been greeted with a mixture of derision and disbeliefWhat...
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An Unofficial Russian ‘base’ in the Med?
A group of eleven members of the European Parliament have complained to the EU’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, about the presence of Russian vessels in the Spanish occupied enclave of Ceuta...
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Royal Air Maroc Flights Reflect Ramadan Time Change
Royal Air Maroc will change its flight schedules to GMT from Sunday, June 5, 2016, at 3:00 am, to Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 2:00 am. This is in line with the change to standard (GMT) time which takes...
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Trance Dancing at a Hamadcha Sufi Lila in Fez
On Saturday before Ramadan The View From Fez hosted a lila ceremony performed by the Hamadcha Sufi BrotherhoodThe event was held at Riad Zany with generous assistance from Chakib Badrane and was in...
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Night Photography in Fez
The ALIF Photography Club with Omar Chennafi will hold a fascinating workshop on evening landscape and extended shutter release photographyThe evening event on June 11 will capture Fez from the...
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Morocco's Internet Freedom Battle Continues
At the same time as Moroccans find ways of avoiding the ban on Skype, WhatsApp and FaceBook Live, a new decree, published in the official government bulletin issued June 8, reveals an attempt to create...
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Morocco Tightens Security During Ramadan
With the arrival of millions of people during Ramadan, Morocco has strengthened the security apparatus in different border points around the countryThere has been a strengthening of security on the...
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Spain Offers Morocco the Cervantes Theatre
According to the Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo, Spain will donate the Cervantes theatre in Tangier to Morocco, in order to restore and manage itThe Cervantes Theatre in Tangier, built by the Spanish...
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Ramadan Fasting and Diabetes
The fast of Ramadan is for Muslims a sacred religious duty and one of the pillars of Islam. However, there are people with chronic diseases for whom fasting may cause serious complications and endanger...
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Fez Festival Sufi Night #6 - Bouchichiya - Review
Thursday night’s Sufi Nights performance was given by the national firqa (musical group) of the Boutchichiyya tariqa, a brotherhood which has been at the forefront of the revival of Sufism in Morocco....
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Marrakech Lures Michelle Obama and her Daughters
Tourism in Marrakech is set to get a boost from an unusual quarter - the White House. The wife of the US President, Michelle Obama and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, have, if the rumours are to be...
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