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Moroccan Beaches - Burkinis and Bikinis
"Au Maroc, burkini et bikini coexistent sur les plages" The Moroccan Minister of Tourism, Lahcen Haddad, may have been speaking French, but his meaning was universally clear - Morocco is more tolerant...
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Algerian Call for Air Route Between Oran and Oujda
"Zouj Beghal", literally translated means "the two mules." This is the name given to the northern border between Algeria and Morocco at the time of the French occupation. For local people with family...
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Errachidia Defies the Tourism Slump
22,870 tourist arrivals were recorded in four months, generating 30,939 overnight stays. The figures from the Provincial Tourism Delegation are a clear indication that Errachidia is having a bumper...
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Consumption of Alcohol Down in Morocco
Since 2012 the legal sales of alcoholic beverages in Morocco has been decreasing. This trend has continued during the first half of 2016Figures reported by the weekly La Vie Eco in its issue this week...
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Moroccan Children Watching English Language TV
The push for wider English language usage in Morocco is getting a small but unexpected boost from parents. While many politicians, educators and business leaders are calling for English to be a bigger...
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Heat Wave Alert for Morocco
The Directorate of National Meteorology (DMN) has issued a warning that he weather will be very hot from Sunday to Tuesday in several regions of the KingdomMaximum temperatures will vary between 42 and...
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One Moroccan in Two is Connected to the Internet
According to the annual report of the National Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications at the end of 2015, Morocco had 14.5 million internet subscribers, an increase of 45% in one year. About one...
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Moroccan Photo of the Day - Women Sufis
Ancient traditions and a modern smoke machine combine to give a dramatic picture of Kloub Nssa (Heart Of Women) - Women Sufis from Essaouira - who have been working with Paula Jeanine Bennet (see more...
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Road Safety in Morocco Improves
A few years ago road safety was a major problem in Morocco, now things are changing, with generally better driving skills and the introduction of speed cameras and more rigorous vehicle inspectionsWith...
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Fez Hit Hard by Tourism Slump
Since the beginning of 2016 overnight stays in Fez are down 20%. The downturn has hit not only business in the tourist sector of Morocco's spiritual capital, but local traders say that the effects are...
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Fez Accommodation Owners Face Difficult Times
Is half the tourist accommodation in the Fez Medina about to disappear? Tourist numbers are down in Fez (see story here) and accommodation owners are facing uncertain times. A new system of classifying...
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Supporting the Fez Medina Children's Library
According to a recent United Nations report, one of the key indications of the limitations suffered by poorer Moroccans is the number of books families provide their children. The report states that...
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Moroccan Photo Of The Day
A poignant photo that tells a story. Normally bustling with tourists, Nejarine and the streets of the Fez Medina are unusually empty The Quiet Medina - photo courtesy of Riad AzïaSee more in our...
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Morocco - Yet Another Hot Weather Alert Issued!
There has been a further warning from the National Directorate of Meteorology (DMN) in a special bulletin. The Directorate warns of very hot weather from Saturday to Tuesday in several regions of...
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Eid Al Adha September 12th in Morocco
The Moroccan Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has announced that the first day of Dou Al Hijja of the year 1437 of the Hegira is on Saturday, September 3rd, 2016, and therefore the festival...
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Tangier Booming With Transit Passengers
According to Ahmed Ouqebli, the Harbour Master of the Tangier Port, more than 966,000 passengers and 161,651 passed through Tangier during the first eight months of 2016456,246 passengers and 75,373...
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Tangier to Host World Music and African Art Festival
A spectacular festival of African music - TANGIER WOMAAF (World Music And African Art Festival) - begins October 13 and ends on October 15th. The Festival is the brain-child of a remarkable woman from...
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Eid Is Coming - And So Are The Sheep
With only a few days until the festival of Eid, the streets of Fez are alive to the sound of sheep!Walking the sheep - not so easy Children inspect every sheep that arrivesTransport - the easy wayHow...
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The Islamic State’s Problem With Women - Fatima Sadiqi
Commentary on the Islamic State is most often by men. For a change, here is an interesting piece by well-known Moroccan academic, Fatima Sadiqi. Fatima is Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies at...
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Imilchil Moussem - The Brides Market - 22nd to 24th September
The Souk Aamor Agdoud N’Oulmghenni, or the renowned Imilchil Moussem; the “Fête des Fiancés” or “Marriage Market”, is the most impressive of all the Berber mountain souksHeld at the end of summer, over...
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