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Marrakech to host Morocco’s intangible heritage museum

Marrakech, the Red City, will soon be home to Morocco’s first intangible heritage museum, which will boost the city’s attractiveness to local and foreign tourists. The museum will be housed in the old central bank building in the mythical Jamaa EL Fna square, a cultural space listed on the UNESCO World heritage featuring street performers […]

Morocco, 22nd most water stressed country in the globe- report

Morocco was listed among the 27 countries facing a high level of water stress according to a report issued recently by the World Resources Institute. Morocco was ranked 22nd in a list where Qatar, Lebanon and Israel were described as most countries facing an extremely high level of water shortage threat. Since its independence, Morocco […]

Russia Asks Morocco to Help Secure World Cup 2018

Russian security services asked Moroccan counter-terrorism body, the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations, to contribute to efforts aiming to reinforce the security of the 2018 World Cup. The request is indicative of the growing expertise amassed by different Moroccan security services, which kept the country at bay in a region beset by turmoil and the […]