Fondation Mohammed VI pour la solidarite

Two Moroccan Projects Selected For Aga Khan Award

Two Moroccan projects are vying for the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The ‘’Casa-Port New Railway Station’’ and the ‘’Guelmim School of Technology’’ are among the 19 projects shortlisted by the master jury from amongst 348 projects nominated for the $1 million prize. The selected projects are now undergoing rigorous investigations by on-site reviewers […]

Thirteen Years after Casablanca Terror Attack, Moroccans Still Remember

Moroccans of all walks of life and political obedience commemorate this Monday in unity, harmony and patriotism the terror attacks that rocked the city of Casablanca on May 16, 2003. The attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in the history of the North African Kingdom. 45 people were killed as a result of these horrible […]

EU Sanctions in Syria: Slow Tools for an Urgent Objective

The uprising in Syria has led the European Union (EU) to employ an instrument it rarely uses in the Mediterranean: sanctions. Since May 2011, the EU has deployed its sanctions toolbox in support of the anti-regime uprising in Syria. The objective of the EU is to increase pressure on the Assad regime to end repression, […]