Morocco - Tourism Update
Morocco continues to promote the country as a destination for Chinese tourists continue and so far the signs are positive with Chinese visitors showing a threefold increase in the last twelve monthsFor...
View ArticleMoroccan Photo of the Day - Zagora
Any doubts about just how cold it is in Morocco now should be dispelled by Zagora Ville's photograph of camels in the snow in Zagora!Conditions are so severe in various parts of the Kingdom that...
View Article23rd Fes Festival of World Sacred Music Programme
The 23rd Fes Festival of World Sacred Music takes place between the 12th and 20th of May. This year's theme is Water and the SacredThe provisional programme details have just been released and shows an...
View ArticleThe Untapped Potential of the Closed Algeria-Morocco Border - Opinion
The EuBulletin recently ran an interesting opinion piece about the consequences of keeping the Moroccan/Algerian border closed. The EUBULLETIN.COM is a publication that seeks to explain complex issues...
View ArticleMoroccan Photo of the Day - The Train Conductor
(Click on image to enlarge)A fun image from photographer Bryan DaweBryan recently held a highly acclaimed exhibition of "Illusions" at the Volubilis Gallery in the Kasbah of Tangier. You can see some...
View ArticleMorocco Rejoins African Union
Thirty-nine countries have voted to let Morocco rejoin the Organisation of African Unity. It is thirty-three years since Morocco withdrew form the African Union in protest, following the admittance of...
View ArticleNew Moves to Promote Fez
The municipal council of Fez will meet tomorrow (Wednesday, February 1), with a total of 29 items on the agenda including the approval of a number of cultural projectsThe R'Cif entrance to the Fez...
View ArticleFez French Institute Offers Film and Debate
Cinema Salon  - The eye of the storm Directed by Sékou Traoré Thursday, February 9, 19h,  at Dar BathaThe French Institute of Fez offers a new series for film buffs: each month, an intimate film...
View ArticleRoyal Air Maroc and the Trump Ban
The controversial decree signed by Donald Trump, prohibiting the access to US territory of the nationals of 7 Muslim countries is having repercussions in Morocco for national airline Royal Air Maroc...
View ArticleFlying Carpet Flights - Tel Aviv to Casablanca?
The Israeli media are reporting that the Israeli tour operator Flying Carpet is looking at launching a flight link between Tel Aviv and Casablanca and Marrakech on a weekly basis starting in MayIf the...
View ArticleMorocco's King Warns against US Embassy Moving to Jerusalem
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has expressed his strong opposition to the Trump administration plan to move its embassy to Al-Quds (Jerusalem). In a letter to Mahmoud Abbas, HM the King stressed the need...
View ArticleMoroccans and the Arabic Genome
One of the intriguing things about Moroccans is their insistence that they are "not African" and "not Arabic". When asked they will normally respond by saying they are "Mahgrebi" - that is Moroccan....
View ArticleFes Festival Poster & Program
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music is to be held in May. So far the festival website is available only in French, as is the festival's FaceBook pageIt is to be hoped that the English language...
View ArticleAustralian Coonawarra Wine to Enter Moroccan Market
Australian winemaker Coonawarra has set its sights on the Moroccan market. It expects to export three of its signature wines to the Moroccan market from next MarchCoonawarra's rich red terra rossa...
View ArticleFez in Spat Over Spa Segregation
Morocco was crowned the best spa destination in Africa at the "World Spa Awards" awards ceremony recently held in ItalyA report from the official Maghreb Arabe Presse says that the Kingdom won the...
View Article"Fes Medina Woodblock Prints" Exhibition by Wick Williams
"Fes Medina Woodblock Prints" by Wick Williams opens at the ALIF Riad (6 Derb Drissi, Batha on Friday, February 10th at 7 PM and continues through until February 24th, 4:30-6:30 daily"The medina is a...
View ArticleMoroccan Photo of the Day - Paul Menconi
The Boy on the Bus(Click on image to enlarge)"I was taking photos out the bus window on our way from Marrakech to Essaouira and later found this among them, the Face of the small boy in the seat in...
View ArticleAfrican Art to be On Show in Rabat
Morocco's National Museum Foundation (FNM) is preparing for a major exhibition of African art and culture in Rabat. The exhibition, entitled "Afrique en Capitale", will open on March 28th and run...
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