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An independent evaluation of Morocco’s Pioneer Schools program has found it continues to produce learning gains of ‘exceptional magnitude,’ even as it is rolled out at national scale. The assessment, by the Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab (MEL), a collaboration between Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and MIT’s J-PAL, covered roughly 36,000 students across 483 schools, […]
Tangier will host the second edition of Les Rencontres Méditerranéennes from September 24 to 27, a literary gathering centered this year on women’s voices, poetry and dialogue between Mediterranean cultures. The event brings together writers, poets, artists, publishers and researchers from several countries bordering the Mediterranean, following a first edition held in June 2025 that […]
Morocco’s national film center (CCM) has selected five documentary projects to represent the Kingdom at the Euro-Mediterranean Documentary Market (MEDIMED), running October 8 to 11 in Sitges, Spain, Aujourd’hui le Maroc reported. The projects were chosen from 51 submissions to take part in the 27th edition’s Pitching Forum, a reference platform bringing together broadcasters, co-producers, […]
Morocco has co-organized with the United Nations and the UN Alliance of Civilizations a global conference on intercultural dialogue and tolerance on the sidelines of 81st UNGA. The Conference, held Thursday, sought to promote interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech and promoting social cohesion. The conference, attended by the UN Secretary-General, […]
The Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris unveiled this Week the winners of its 2026 Design Awards, with Moroccan architect Salima Naji receiving the Grand Prix. The Moroccan architect was a finalist in the competition, which highlights excellence in contemporary creation in the Arab world, with the Tiznit Heritage Interpretation Center, a project built using […]
The Embassy of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in Morocco held its first-ever graduate recognition ceremony Saturday in Rabat, honoring 14 students who completed their studies in the Kingdom under a scholarship program that provides 120 places annually to OECS member states. The ceremony, held under the theme “Through Perseverance Comes Triumph,” brought […]
Moroccan-born Foley artist Sanaa Kelley and her studio Reel Foley Sound won her second Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) for her work on “Spider-Noir” at the 78th Emmy Awards in September 2026. Foley is the art of recreating everyday sound effects in a studio and […]
Morocco’s Maison de l’Artisan took part for the first time in Bijorhca, one of the jewelry industry’s main professional trade shows, held September 5 to 7 in Paris, with its pavilion bringing together around ten Moroccan artisans and designers to promote the Kingdom’s jewelry craftsmanship and open new international outlets, La Vie éco reports. The […]
Saïdia stands as a genuine economic engine for Morocco’s Oriental region, yet the seaside resort continues to fall short of its full potential, held back by a business model centred on all-inclusive packages, limited air access and the closure of regional land borders, according to a Finances News Hebdo analysis relayed by Le360. Despite colossal […]
The Marrakech Short Film Festival returns for its sixth edition from September 25 to 30, taking over several of the city’s landmark venues including Badii Palace, Cyber Park, The Folk, the French Institute of Marrakech, Meydene and the World Storytelling Café, Aujourd’hui le Maroc reports. Organizers received more than 400 short films from over 90 […]