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Moroccan teacher Messaoud Ariba was rewarded at the 2024 edition of the Global Teacher Awards, an annual event celebrating excellence in education on an international scale in New Delhi, India. The Global Teacher Awards aim to celebrate educators who excel in teaching across all disciplines and make a significant impact on their students and communities, […]
Chairwoman of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, was granted the 2025 Mediterranean Foundation Award (Fondazione Mediterraneo) and was appointed “Ambassador of the US to the World Foundation”, in recognition of her significant contribution to the defense of human rights. The award, presented to her on Friday in Naples, Italy, recognizes individuals or […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al Quds Acharif Agency launched its “Hayya” application, dedicated to promoting the cultural heritage of the Holy City. The launch took place on Sunday at the 2nd International Children’s and Youth Book Fair (SILEJ) in Casablanca. The “Hayya” application, tailored for children and teenagers, offers an experience combining entertainment to education […]
The 21st annual Marrakech International Film Festival concluded on Saturday with the awarding of the festival’s various prizes. The prize, the Golden Star, was awarded to“Happy Holidays” movie by Palestinian director Scandar Copti. The 123-minute feature film delicately examines the tension between emancipation and conservatism within the 1948 Palestinian society, reflecting a profound belief that […]
King Mohammed VI was represented by Prince Moulay Rachid at the reopening ceremony of Notre-Dame Cathedral, held in Paris on Saturday. Upon his arrival at the cathedral’s forecourt, Prince Moulay Rachid was welcomed by President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte Macron. Following the ceremonial opening of the cathedral doors by the Archbishop of Paris […]
The Marrakech International Film Festival has secured its place among the world’s premier cinematic events, American director and actor Sean Penn said on Tuesday in Marrakech. Sean Penn who is attending the ongoing 21st edition of the festival praised at a news conference the perfect organization of this global event as well as its impressive […]
“Since its historic launch in September 2001, the Marrakech International Film Festival has brought together some of the biggest names in the cinema world, confirmed Morocco as a prime destination for major foreign productions, and in so doing, the Festival contributes to the dynamism of Morocco’s film industry and the development of its talent,” stressed […]
Mauritania, as current chairman of the African union, has called for the creation of an international Fund for the protection and preservation of African heritage under the supervision of UNESCO, which is the center of expertise in this area. The call was launched by Mauritanian Minister of Culture & Arts, Hussein Ould Medou, during his […]
The Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize, went this year to French-Algerian writer, Kamal Daoud, for his novel “Houris,” set during Algeria’s civil war in the 1990s. The novel has stirred the anger of the military regime in Algiers, whose leaders have had a role in the civil war that opposed the government to […]
Moroccan King’s Advisor and Founding President of Essaouira-Mogador Association, André Azoulay, highlighted earlier this week in Essaouira, the specificity and coherence of Morocco’s strategy in the Mediterranean and among nations, during a working session with the management team of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP). Gathered at Bayt Dakira, more than thirty directors […]