1786 Treaty of Marrakech showed Washington had no reservations trusting or befriending Muslims. He judged leaders not on religious beliefs, but strength of character & conduct. In 1789 he wrote thanks to the Sultan of Morocco for his early help in America’s darkest hour, saying he would “not cease to promote every measure that may conduct to the friendship...
Following the Italian parliamentary elections, which took place on 24 and 25 February 2013, Khalid Chaouki, a candidate of the Democratic Party and a Moroccan born in Casablanca, was elected to represent his party in the Italian Parliament (first room). A professional journalist, Khalid Chaouki was born in Casablanca in 1983. He arrived in...
By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat – 28/02/13 Morocco has made great strides in the legal field to tackle terror financing and money laundering, Interior Minister Mohand Laenser says. Moroccan parliamentarians sitting on the Justice Committee in the Chamber of Representatives on Tuesday (February 26th) adopted a draft law which makes...
An Australian billionaire, named Clive Palmer, has announced his intention to build a replica of the legendary ship Titanic. The new ship, which will be constructed in China, will start sailing in 2016, BBC Arabic reported on Wednesday. Its future owner declared that more than 40,000 people have already expressed interest in buying tickets...
FreshPlaza.com, Specialtyproduce.com, Food.com (Feb. 27, 2013) — Azura, a grower based in Perignan, France and with operations in Morocco, is in preparation for the arrival of the first Charentais melons of the season. The melons are grown in Dakhla, Morocco, and their availability usually runs from mid to late-February through mid-May. Their...
The Storyteller Jemaa el Fna 1984 (Courtesy Dar Balmira Gallery, Gzira Fes Medina) The View From Fez, by Derek Workman (Feb. 27, 2013) — Back in 2011, The View from Fez reviewed Richard Hamilton’s book of stories from the few remaining storytellers in Marrakech (see our review here). Our regular contributor Derek Workman...
Aeronautical factories can support the Moroccan economy, officials say. Magharebia, by Siham Ali (Tangier, Morocco, Feb. 27, 2013) — Prospects for Morocco’s industrial sector are looking good, business leaders agreed in Tangier. Morocco is on the right track, particularly in terms of global activities, Industry and Trade Minister Abdelkader Amara said...
A view of the Hassan II Mosque esplanade is seen in Casablanca, Morocco. Morocco’s government has encouraged drilling to reduce energy imports. The nation gets more than 90 percent of its gas and 99 percent of its oil from abroad. Photographer: Eve Coulon/Bloomberg Chevron Corp. (CVX) and Genel Energy Plc (GENL) are hunting...
Style.com/Arabia, Interview (January 21, 2013) — Moroccan model, Hind Sahli, is one of a few Arab women making waves in the fashion industry on a global scale. In December, BBC News reported that she was among a new group of Arab supermodels that – at a time of broader changes for Arab women and...
Deutsche Welle/DW, by Andrea Kolb (Feb. 26, 2013) — A Berlin-based fashion label gives traditional Berber handcrafts a new lease on life by selling embroidered leatherworks abroad. An almost forgotten technique is now being passed on to a new generation of sewers. When you walk Berlin’s streets there’s often an eclectic mix of looks...
Morocco World News At a time when there was no modern transportation, no communication facilities, no accurate maps of the geography of the world, scarce knowledge of other peoples and cultures, ample risks and hurdles, some people ventured and set out for the discovery of far off places leaving marvelous travel accounts that only...
Morocco World News Said Belqola, the late Moroccan football referee, ranked among the world’s top football referees, in the list issued by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), which covered the period from 1987 until 2012, and included 158 referees from various international tournaments. Said Belqola ranked 65th in the World’s...
Rabat – HM King Mohammed VI received, on Sunday in the Rabat royal palace, former US president Bill Clinton who was visiting Morocco and praised the North African nation’s religious tolerance and progress on democratization. February 25, 2013. **Click here for video highlights of former US President Bill Clinton’s visit to Morocco** MACP, ...
The Food Market in Fes We’re out of breath, but fortunately it has been a mostly downhill walk. Jelle switches on the GPS on his phone and clutches it, intently. We’re both certified directionless We are about to enter the narrow entrance to the market in Fes, Northern Morocco for our cooking class at the...
Soultana and her band won Morocco’s biggest amateur music competition a few years back and promptly became the most recognized female rap group in Africa. National Public Radio, PRI The World, by Mary Stucky (Feb. 20, 2013) — Soultana and her band won Morocco’s biggest amateur music competition a few years back and...
The historic city of Fez was founded in the year 789 AC by Moulay Idriss I. In 809, the city became the royal residence of Idriss II, the son of Idriss. Fez was one of the greatest cities of the Muslim world during the Medieval ages and a zone for religion, arts, science, craft...
According to the Spanish sports newspaper Marca, Spain’s emblematic teams, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to play a friendly game in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca city, the holy city of Islam, which hosts the Kaaba. This game, whose date has not been set yet, will part of the opening ceremony of the high...
Morocco World News “Art does not reproduce what is visible; it makes things visible.” Paul Klee In his outstanding article, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”, the German cultural critic Walter Benjamin made an anatomy of the essence of artistic works and revealed how they lose their aura and originality...
Morocco World News After establishing the list of the world’s “Top Ten Best Street Food Cities,” the editorial team of VirtualTourist, put together a list of the world’s “Top 10 Overlooked Stunning Buildings.” The travel website ranked the Meknes’ Moulay Ismail Mausoleum as the world’s 7th overlooked and stunning buildings. The shrine of Moulay...
Rabat, February 14, 2013 (MAP) The Moroccan football team has kept its 74th place in the new ranking of the International Federation of Football (FIFA), released Thursday and which still dominated by Spain ahead of Germany and Argentina. The February FIFA- World Ranking is dominated by the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in South...
Agadir, February 14, 2013 (MAP) Morocco and Russia signed, Thursday in Agadir, a new fisheries cooperation agreement for a period of four years, the sixth of its kind since 1992. The agreement was signed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Aziz Akhannouch and representative of the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries, Constantine Dikin, on...
Morocco World News After an absence of five years, the director of Le Harem de Madame Osmane (2000), Viva Laldjérie (2004), and Délice Paloma (2007), the Franco-Algerian film director, Nadir Moknèche, returns with a feature film under the title Good Bye Morocco produced by Bertrand Gore and Nathalie Mesuret and released in French cinemas on...
“Soul of Morocco”: New album and video by Moroccan Sahrawi singer Oum (click photo to play) **Moroccan Sahrawi singer helped organize “Women of Desert” Taragalte festival for musicians and women of Mali** YouTube, MACC, AFP, and MoroccoWorldNews, by Larbi Arbaoui (Taroudant, Morocco, Feb 12, 2013) — The Moroccan Sahrawi singer Oum announced the release of her new...
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Each year, Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14. It is observed in many parts of the world, and it is characterized by exchanging gifts, sending loved-ones texts, and above all reminding oneself of the importance of love in people’s lives. Both couples and singles take part in...
The two-year restoration of Slat Alfassiyine synagogue in Fez bears “eloquent testimony to the spiritual wealth and diversity of the Kingdom of Morocco and its heritage,” said King Mohammed VI. AFP Agence France Press/AFP, by Fadel Senna (Fez, Morocco, Feb. 13, 2013) -- King Mohammed VI hailed the “spiritual wealth and diversity” of Morocco...
Diamond World Tour comes to Rabat: Rihanna, R & B and pop superstar and 7-time Grammy winner, will be the main attraction on opening night of this year’s Mawazine music festival in Rabat, Morocco. Mawazine Festival (Rabat, Morocco, Feb. 11, 2013) — The Mawazine Festival has confirmed that Rihanna, seven-time Grammy winner, will...
Closing ceremony before 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final between Nigeria & Burkina Faso on Feb. 10, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Manus van Dyk /Gallo Images/Getty Images) **Morocco to host next Africa Cup of Nations — 30th edition — in 2015** Washington Post/AP and Goal.com (Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 10, 2013)...
Morocco World News Taroudant- Feb 07, 2013 Kaab Lghzal (gazelle ankle) is an authentic Moroccan almond-based cookie that took their name from their crescent shape. In addition to its irresistible sweet taste, Kaab Lghzal has a fancy and glossy crescent shape. They are prepared by enclosing almond paste in pastry dough, molding the cookies...
Africa’s largest wind farm is going up at Tarfaya, Morocco, a coastal desert site with ideal wind conditions. Paris-based GDF Suez SA, Europe’s biggest utility, is partnering with local firm Nareva Holding to develop the farm, producing 300MW of renewable energy. Bloomberg/Businessweek, by Tara Patel & Ladka Bauerova (Feb. 7, 2013) — GDF Suez SA, Europe’s...
Young Moroccans will soon get easier access to a number of services, from employment to transportation, healthcare and cultural opportunities. A new special “youth card” is part of a global approach aimed at the advancement of young people through a number of initiatives, Youth and Sports Minister Mohamed Ouzzine told Parliament on January 14th....
The Ministry of Moroccans Living Abroad (Marocains Residant a l’Etranger) and Al Akhawayn University signed a partnership agreement on January 31st, 2013 in Casablanca. The bilateral agreement was Signed by Minister Abdellatif Maazouz and Al Akhawayn University President Driss Ouaouicha. This new agreement came as a Concrete manifestation of the university’s and the ministry’s...
Taounate Regional Directorate for Culture announced its organization of the 14th edition of the international festival of children’s theater in cooperation with the governorship of Taza, the urban commune of Taza, the Association Friends of Taza and civil society. The festival will take place in Taza from 25th to 27th of April, 2013. In...
The Kingdom of Morocco was given its fifteen minutes of fame on Spanish public television. Usually bullied by the Iberian media, Morocco has been specially “well treated” in a popular Spanish program that is broadcasted by the first channel (TVE-1). “Españoles del Mundo” devoted its Wednesday show, just after the classico game broadcasted on...
Diverse, authentic and original Morocco is strongly present in the 33rd International Tourism Fair, FITUR 2013, said Deputy Director of the Moroccan National Office of Tourism (ONMT) in Spain, Mohammed Sofi. The Moroccan 400 m2 pavilion, one of the largest in the fair, aims to present the tourist attractions of the Kingdom, its ancient...
‘It represents my journey from Morocco to New York,’ says Morocco-born NY rapper French Montana. ‘It was only right that I used my son for that picture. He represents my future and me; I represent his past. It’s all about the journey of my life, my music, and my movement.’ – Rolling Stone ...
Hassan Mediaf, a distinguished Moroccan actor, passed away this morning at the age of 57 at a Casablanca clinic. The deceased was suffering for years from Chronic bronchitis, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), for which he had a surgery paid for by King Mohammed VI. Hassan Mediaf was known in the Moroccan artistic scene...
After years of being ignored, Moroccan street traders will soon see much needed help, Industry and Trade Minister Abdelkader Amara told MPs last month. The minister said that the previous approach was unilateral and based on the settling of these traders by the authorities. A new organisational framework will be created to enable traders...
The Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Mr. Jason Kenney, announced the launching, starting from April 1, of a new Visa program to recruit innovative immigrant entrepreneurs who can create new job opportunities and boost economic growth . Canada is remodeling its immigration policy in order to meet its economic needs through a more...
The disappointing disqualification of the Moroccan football team to the second round of the African cup of Nations has stirred many reactions. A number of Facebook activists raised the demand “Bado Zaki president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation” in place of the notorious Ali Al-Fassi El-Fihri and made a Facebook page that reached...
Jorf Lasfar is largest coal-fired power plant in Middle East & North Africa, and 1st independent power producer (IPP) in Morocco/TAQA Reuters (Abu Dhabi, Jan. 29, 2013) – Abu Dhabi National Energy Co , the state-owned firm which recently bought some of BP (LSE: BP.L – news) ‘s North Sea assets, sealed a $1.4...
Istanbul, January 28, 2013 (MAP) Morocco got the best stand award at the Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair (EMITT) which was held January 24-27 in Istanbul. Morocco took part in this fair with a stand, by the National Tourism Office (ONMT), built over 100 square meters at the main entry. The stand...
Tea, locally called Attay, has become more famous among Moroccan families to the extent of being perceived as the number one hot beverage consumed in the country. But, not long ago, tea, particularly in the South-east of Morocco, was a luxurious drink limited to the well to do families, exclusively men. In a refined...
Msemen is a square-shaped Moroccan pancake known also to some Moroccans as Rghaif or Mlawi. They are dough-based and take quite considerable time to be prepared in the traditional way. Generally, Msemen is prepared for breakfast and sometimes as an evening snack. It may be sweetened by honey or jam for those who would...
The Moroccan metropolis Casablanca ranks in the 45th position in the American newspaper The New York Times top 46 best travel destinations for the year 2013. Casablanca is the only Arab city to be listed in the New York Times selection. The Moroccan white city has been overshadowed for many years by more exotic...
Cafe Clock will be Closed on Monday. All the staff Are going in a trip through atlas mountains.
After a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde in the second round of the African Cup of Nations group stage on Wednesday, Morocco coach Rachid Taoussi declared that his team would defeat tournament hosts South Africa and book a place in the quarterfinals. “Morocco players admired their opponents ‘s performance throughout the game,” Taoussi...
In the heart of the medina of Fez—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—a new project to attract tourists began in 2008. The project involved 26 families in the tourism sector. The families involved are owners of houses with traditional architecture and decorations. Many of these people have little to no income. The tourism project is...
In today’s world, we can say that modern women do not master the art of cooking as their mothers and grandmothers did. Actually, this is due to their enrollment in activities and projects which reduces their interest in housework in general. However, we also cannot deny the role of the great numbers of fast...
re have been so many extraordinary Fes Festival of World Sacred Music concerts over the years and recently, when a group of festival devotees huddled around a fire on a cold Fez winter’s night, the conversation inevitably turned to to – “Do you remember…?” So, here’s a photographic quiz. How many of the following...
The economic downturn in Europe and instability in Mali and Algeria are all contributing to the tourism sector’s slow recovery in Morocco. While there are some promising developments such as the Ryanair decision to use Marrakech and Fez as bases for their aircraft, there is still a touch of gloom in the tourist industry....
