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Algerian authorities have sentenced French Algerian writer Kamel Daoud to three years in prison in absentia and fined him €35,000, in a ruling critics say epitomizes the regime’s sustained effort to suppress debate about the country’s civil war. Daoud, who won the 2024 Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, announced the verdict on his X […]
Princesses Lalla Khadija, Lalla Meryem, and Lalla Hasnaa, accompanied by Ms. Brigitte Macron, attended on Wednesday evening the opening show of the Royal Theater of Rabat, an architectural masterpiece with futuristic design which harmoniously blends traditional and modern aesthetics. The show started with a film screening on Royal Theater, an institution reflecting the cultural and […]
Eight years in the making, and with a final price tag of 6.5 billion dirhams, the Mohammed VI Tower in Rabat-Salé officially opened to media this week, offering the first comprehensive look inside what is now the tallest building in Morocco and one of the most architecturally ambitious structures on the African continent. Inaugurated on […]
Rabat is set to come alive with an exceptional cultural season. Under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan capital will officially launch, on April 24, 2026, the festivities of “Rabat UNESCO World Book Capital 2026,” a major event that will coincide with the 31st edition of the International Publishing and Book Fair […]
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan inaugurated Monday, at the order of King Mohammed VI, the “Mohammed VI Tower”, a new architectural icon and emblem of modernity symbolizing the advent and influence of Rabat- Salé twin cities, under the Monarch’s impetus. On this occasion, the Crown Prince toured the various components of the Tower, located on […]
Morocco arrived at the 14th edition of the Marché des Arts du Spectacle Africain (MASA) in Abidjan not merely as a participating nation but as guest of honor — and it made every minute of that distinction count. The biennial showcase, held in Abidjan under the theme ‘performing arts as a tool of economic and […]
Morocco’s National Observatory for Children’s Rights (ONDE), chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem, signed a partnership agreement with UNESCO aimed at advancing the right to education in the country, the two institutions said. Under the agreement, ONDE will support the implementation of the project titled “Assess to Transform: The Right to Education in […]
A landmark study by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private sector arm, has placed Morocco’s cultural and creative industries (CCI) under a forensic economic lens — and the findings are striking. Presented on the second day of GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech and compiled with support from BearingPoint, the Haut-Commissariat au […]
Ms. Amina Bouayach, President of Moroccan National Human Rights Council, has been honoured by BPUR International with “International Award for Confronting the Political Abuse of Religion” during a high-level conference held lately at the House of Commons in London. Ms. Bouayach has been recognised for her distinguished leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing human rights, […]
The Moroccan Embassy in Washington, as part of an initiative aimed at promoting Moroccan art, has published a book dedicated to the artworks belonging to the Moroccan diplomatic mission and unveiled an exhibition titled “Moroccan Art: Threads of the Past, Visions of Today.” A genuine showcase of Moroccan creativity, the book highlights the richness, diversity, […]