Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco

Mozambique: massive jailbreak sees 1,500 inmates escape amid post-election violence

Over 1,500 inmates escaped during a riot in the high-security Machava prison near in Mozambique’s capital Maputo that left 33 people dead and 15 injured on Wednesday (25 December), according to police general commander Bernardino Rafael. About 1,534 people escaped during the massive prison break, of whom about one tenth have since been recaptured. The […]

Morocco takes part in commemorative meeting of NAM 60th anniversary in Belgrade

Morocco is taking part, along delegations of over 100 countries, in a high-level commemorative meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the first conference of Non-Aligned Countries, which opened Monday in Belgrade. The conference, co-hosted by Serbia and Azerbaijan, is “an important opportunity for the Non-Aligned Movement to discuss its historic contribution, to reaffirm its […]

Cinema, Another Facet of Morocco’s Soft Power

At a time when North African and Middle Eastern countries are increasingly becoming associated with violence and turmoil, Morocco stands out as a hub of culture and artistic creation. The steady organization every year of the Marrakech International Film Festival is an evidence of the aura and the status that the Kingdom has acquired as […]