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Casablanca’s Villa des Arts once again opened its doors to families this week for the third installment of ‘Maroc, Terre de Cultures’, a monthly cultural initiative organized by Collectif 4.0 in partnership with the Al Mada Foundation. This edition, titled ‘Couleurs du Maroc’, drew children and parents alike into a vibrant afternoon of creative workshops, […]
The ancient imperial city of Fez has introduced a new weekly cultural programming initiative at its iconic Bab Boujloud square, commonly known as the Blue Gate, as part of a broader effort to sustain tourism momentum and showcase the city’s living heritage throughout 2026. The initiative transforms one of Morocco’s most photographed landmarks into a […]
British newspaper The Sun has cast new attention on Tangier, portraying the northern Moroccan port city as an accessible, low‑cost sunshine escape for travellers seeking short breaks just beyond Europe’s southern coastline. In its latest travel feature, the newspaper highlighted Tangier’s proximity to Spain, noting that the city sits only a brief ferry ride from […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid, and Prince Moulay Ahmed, chaired, on Monday March 16 corresponding to Ramadan 26, 1447 of the Hijri calendar, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a religious evening commemorating Laylat Al-Qadr. The ceremony was marked by the performance of […]
Moroccan researchers have unearthed the fossilised remains of a previously unknown dinosaur species in the eastern region of Tendrara, a discovery described as unprecedented for the area and scientifically significant, according to the Faculty of Sciences at Mohammed I University in Oujda. The discovery was made by a team of Moroccan scientists working in collaboration […]
Paleontologists have identified a massive new species of mosasaur from Morocco’s Late Cretaceous phosphate deposits, shedding fresh light on the remarkable diversity of marine reptiles just before the dinosaurs went extinct. The species, Pluridens imelaki, was described in a study published this week in the journal Diversity. The newly named reptile belonged to Pluridens, a […]
France’s leading Muslim representative body, the Conseil français du culte musulman (CFCM), has voiced sharp disapproval after the Grande Mosquée de Paris (GMP) unilaterally advanced the start of Ramadan, an unexpected move the CFCM says has undermined years of work to ensure unity, predictability, and independence from foreign states. In its statement released 21 February […]
France’s Muslim community was left confused and increasingly frustrated after the Grand Mosque of Paris broke with the country’s main Islamic representative body CFCM and unilaterally declared the start of Ramadan a day earlier, in a move widely viewed as politically driven and aligned with Algerian state decisions rather than France-based astronomical criteria. The French […]
Moroccan humanitarian activist Fawzia Mahmoudi won the top prize Sunday at the sixth edition of the Hope Makers initiative in Dubai, securing the title for Morocco for another year. Another Moroccan, Abderrahmane Raiss, founder of the “Suroor” initiative, was among the three finalists, along with Kuwaiti activist Hind Al Hajri, founder of the “Bayt Fatima”. […]
The Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchanges (MACECE) and the Moroccan Embassy in Washington celebrated, Monday evening at a reception in honor of the Fulbright community, the richness and diversity of academic and cultural exchanges, and their contribution to mutual understanding and strengthening of ties between the Kingdom and the United States. Held at […]