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At the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Princess Lalla Hasnaa, accompanied by Ms. Brigitte Macron, on Tuesday inaugurated the Royal Theater of Rabat, a structuring project that reinforces the ecosystem of the City of Light, Morocco’s cultural capital. After unveiling the commemorative plaque, Princess Lalla Hasnaa and France’s First Lady followed a presentation on the […]
Princess Lalla Meryem, President of the National Observatory for Children’s Rights, and France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron launched Tuesday a campaign against cyber-bullying in schools at the Abi Dar Al Ghifari secondary school in Rabat. The campaign, spearheaded by Princess Lalla Meryem, reflects Morocco’s determination to protect children against bullying in school, a global scourge […]
Senegal, long considered a bastion of Francophonie in West Africa, is experiencing a significant linguistic shift. While French remains the official language, its influence is waning in favor of Wolof, the most widely spoken local language. This change is evident not only in everyday life but also in government offices, universities, and mainstream media. The […]
UNESCO has named Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, World Book Capital (WBC) for 2026 upon the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. The announcement was made Tuesday by UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. The UNESCO World Book Capital Advisory Committee includes representatives of European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF), the International Authors Forum (IAF), […]
A group of Moroccan, British, and Italian archaeologists unearthed north-western Africa’s oldest farming complex dating back to 3400-2900 BC in Oued Beht in Morocco, underscoring the country’s key role in the neolithic era in the Mediterranean. The previously unknow Neolithic agricultural complex was unearthed in Oued Beht about 100km east of Rabat and shares similarities […]
The Bayt Mal Al-Qods Agency received the prestigious ALECSO Shield from the Arab Organization for Education, Culture, and Science (ALECSO) in recognition of its outstanding efforts, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, to support the Holy City of Al-Qods and its Palestinian residents. The award was presented during a ceremony that marked the conclusion […]
Palestinan Minister of Culture, Imad Hamdan, has commended King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his laudable role in protecting the Holy City of Al Quds and preserving its civilizational character. The Palestinian official made the remarks in Rabat Sunday during a visit to the Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency’s headquarters, where he […]
Algeria, a country notorious for its inaccessibility to filmmakers and foreign journalists, has surprisingly allowed the shooting of Goat Life, an Indian movie that paints a very derogatory image of Saudi society. The film was banned by the Saudis because it tells a one-sided story depicting the Saudis as slave owners. While the movie has […]
The summer season kicked off in Morocco with a panoply of summer music festivals that offer different tastes of an authentic north African Kingdom open to the rest of the World. In the capital of lights, Rabat, at least 2.5 million music lovers attended the concerts in 6 stages during nine days of the festival […]
Morocco has recovered earlier this week from Chile Some 117 pieces of rare fossils originating from the Kingdom that are 400 Mln-year-old. The paleontological pieces were confiscated by Chilean customs between 2017 and 2022. They were handed to Morocco’s Ambassador in Santiago, Kenza El Ghali, by Director of National Heritage Services, Nelida Pozo Kudo, and […]