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American news channel, CNN, published on its website a reporting on Taroudant that it described as “The Hidden Little Marrakech.” Just 90 minutes east of Agadir, set against the backdrop of the Anti-Atlas, lays Taroudant, which offers a quieter, yet charming alternative to the bigger Marrakech, wrote CNN in the article that was relayed by […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage of Rabat, who is currently paying a visit to Azerbaijan, visited the “Educational Complex 132–134” secondary school in Baku on Wednesday, as part of the educational twinning project between schools in Rabat and the Azerbaijani capital. In an address during the visit, […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage of Rabat, who is currently visiting Azerbaijan, inaugurated on Tuesday in Baku the digital exhibition “The Art of Rabat Carpet”. The inauguration ceremony was marked by the presence of Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, and Mrs. Arzu Aliyeva, […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage of Rabat, who is currently on a visit to Azerbaijan, visited on Monday Baku’s Alley of Honor, where she laid a wreath at the tomb of the national leader Heydar Aliyev. The Princess then visited the Martyrs’ Alley to pay respects to […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Rabat, visited, in Baku on Sunday, the International Carpet Festival in Azerbaijan, which celebrates the wealthy cultural heritage of this West Asian country and honors master craftsmen and their ancestral skills. The International Carpet Festival, held in the historic setting […]
Princess Lalla Asmaa, President of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, on Friday visited Washington’s Gallaudet University, the only institution worldwide solely dedicated to the education of the deaf and hard of hearing from early childhood up to PhD level. The visit highlighted by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Gallaudet University and the Lalla […]
Morocco’s tourism continues its impressive performance with 2.4% increase in receipts by the end of March 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, with nearly 24.63 billion dirhams (approximately $2.5 billion), the foreign exchange office said. Tourism has emerged as Morocco’s leading revenue source, surpassing key sectors including automotive, chemicals, food, information technology, and […]
North Africa, though predominantly Muslim today, was once a Christian heartland that produced three popes who fundamentally shaped Christianity as it is now known. Their legacies include the establishment of Easter Sunday and Valentine’s Day celebrations that continue to this day. “North Africa was the Bible Belt of ancient Christianity,” Professor Christopher Bellitto, a historian […]
The 30th International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL), under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, was officially opened Thursday under the chairmanship of Prince Moulay Rachid. Prince Moulay Rachid toured several booths, including that of the Emirate of Sharjah, guest of honor at this SIEL 30th edition. This participation underscores the historical and cultural […]
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Friday Morocco Pavilion at the Paris book fair wherein the North African Kingdom is celebrated this year as guest of honor of this most famous literary event in France. During his visit, Macron chatted with Moroccan writers and publishers and hailed the strong and longstanding French-Moroccan cultural ties. He told […]