New consecration for Sofia Alaoui. The French-Moroccan director has just won the César for best short film for her “What if the Goats Die?”...
Akon inks agreement with Senegal to build ‘real-life Wakanda’
US hip-hop star Akon has finally signed the agreement for Akon City to be built in Senegal, the artist said in a tweet. In 2018, the 42-year-old singe...
Morocco Tells Netherlands to Mind its Own Business
Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita told his Dutch counterpart Stef Blok that freedom of speech and protest in Al Hoceima is a domestic issue an...
Morocco’s Al Akhawayn University Ranks First in Maghreb
Morocco’s Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane topped the ranking of Maghreb universities for the third year in a row. The ranking, established by QS Arab...
Moroccan Project Wins UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize
The GENIE program, developed by Morocco’s education ministry, won the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for Innovation in Education. La...
Moroccan film ‘Razzia’ Shortlisted in Oscar 2018 Best Foreign Movie Pre-selection
Two years after his much-heralded prostitute drama “Much Loved” was banned in his home country, Moroccan auteur Nabil Ayouch made it to the pre-select...
North African & European Entities Join efforts to Boost Mediterranean Film Industry
The film commissions of Andalucia and Tangiers, Italy’s Rome Lazio Film Commission, Spain’s Film Commission, France’s Ile-de-France and the Carthage F...
Ankara to launch new schools in Morocco next year
Turkish authorities will launch new Turkish schools in Morocco by next year after they pushed for the shutdown of Gülen schools in January this year, ...
Morocco’s Capital Celebrates African Art ‘Majestically’
King Mohammed VI and his guest King Abdallah II of Jordan inaugurated at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat the cultural a...
Morocco, regional hub for International Blockbusters
Morocco continues to stand as a hub for culture and cinema in a MENA region beset by turmoil and instability. Last year, 24 foreign films were shot in...