Moroccan Singer Dounia Batma’s Husband Undergoes Surgery in Marrakech
19 December 2020
Dounia Batma’s husband and manager, Mohamed Al Turk, was admitted on Friday to a private clinic in Marrakech to undergo a surgical procedure.
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Rapper Gims Reveals Friendship with Morocco’s King Mohammed VI
18 December 2020
Rapper Gims, who has been living between Paris and Marrakech for about 10 years, talks about his relations with King Mohammed VI.
UNESCO Adds Couscous to Intangible Cultural Heritage List
18 December 2020
The Maghreb countries have succeeded in having couscous inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The announcement was made on Wednesday on the institution’s (…)
Moroccan Star Nisrin Erradi Named Among César Awards’ Rising Talents for 2021
12 December 2020
The "Revelations" committee of the 2021 Académie des César has chosen 24 young actors, including Moroccan actress Nisrin Erradi, revealed in the role of Samia in the film "Adam".
Moroccan Film Industry Sees 25% Drop in National Productions Amid Pandemic
9 December 2020
The number of national film shoots carried out in Morocco in 2020 is known. According to data from the Moroccan Cinematographic Center (CCM), box office revenues in the 7th art (…)
North African Nations Push for UNESCO Recognition of Couscous as Cultural Heritage
9 December 2020
Couscous, a typically Moroccan dish common to all the countries of the Maghreb, could become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The organization is holding the 15th session of the (…)
Rising Star: Brice El Glaoui Bexter Named ’Arab Star of Tomorrow’ for ’Redemption Day’ Role
9 December 2020
The film magazine Screen International has crowned Brice El Glaoui Bexter, "Arab star of tomorrow 2020". The grandson of the Moroccan painter Hassan El Glaoui received this (…)
Moroccan Parliament’s Missing Art: Hassan II’s Gifts Vanish Before Major Exhibition
6 December 2020
Three works that Hassan II had offered to the Moroccan Parliament seem to have disappeared. This is the finding made during the organization of the exhibition dedicated to the (…)
Moroccan Cultural Sector Reels as COVID-19 Closures Slash Events and Attendance
6 December 2020
Closure of performance halls, theaters or concert halls, cancellation of festivals. This is what the Moroccan culture has been reduced to since the beginning of the pandemic. (…)
National Museum of African Art Highlights Moroccan Art in Washington Exhibition
6 December 2020
"Moroccan art and artists remain at the heart of our collection and interpretation projects," said Mr. Dumouchelle to the MAP, during the passage in Washington of the (…)