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The Moroccan-Canadian singer, actress, producer and dancer Nora Fatehi has unveiled her new single, in a duo with the American artist, choreographer, actor, and producer Jason Derulo. A well-crafted masterpiece already available on social networks, particularly TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
"Snake". This is the title of Nora Fatehi’s new single, produced in collaboration with Jason Derulo. The track showcases the versatility of the two artists while pushing the boundaries of the genre, (…)

Lebanese singer Diana Haddad offers her Moroccan music lovers a new single in which she sings in darija and adopts the raï style.
A new single by Diana Haddad will be launched in the coming days on the singer’s official YouTube channel and all music platforms. It is a collaboration with the young Moroccan singer Aymane Serhani. The performer says she is happy to collaborate with Serhani, one of the most prominent young voices on the Moroccan music scene.
The peculiarity of the new (…)

Morocco is betting, to strengthen its diplomacy, on its intangible heritage composed of many ancestral know-how that Algeria often tries to appropriate.
Is intangible heritage at the service of soft diplomacy? "Intangible heritage, particularly traditional clothing, has become an effective tool for strengthening diplomacy in Morocco," notes Jeune Afrique, explaining that this is clearly manifested by the use of the Moroccan caftan as one of the elements of its soft power. The report (…)

Renowned Moroccan singer Hajib has revealed the reasons why he has ended his career.
The Moroccan singer denies the information that he has retired from music for religious reasons. In an interview with Al3omk, he explains that he has rather ended his career out of the conviction that each era has its own men. After a career of nearly 40 years, he believes he must give way to young talents with exceptional voices, thus offering them a chance to become known on television and on stage. (…)

Belgian-Moroccan directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah had to deal with the mafia during the filming of the film "Rebel" in Molenbeek.
The filming of the film "Rebel", released in 2022 and directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, did not go smoothly in Molenbeek. "We had to pay for our security there. We had barely started filming and they were already there with Molotov cocktails. The police could do nothing. We were filming in Molenbeek with a lot of equipment, many trucks and a (…)

The fires currently ravaging a large part of Los Angeles have also affected the French actor of Moroccan origin, Said Taghmaoui.
Images broadcast by the actor show the extent of the disaster: upscale residential neighborhoods reduced to ashes, thick black smoke obscuring the sky, and residents forced to abandon their vehicles to escape the flames.
"It’s hell," testifies Said Taghmaoui, known for his roles in many Hollywood films and the French film "La Haine". The extreme drought and (…)

In an interview, the Moroccan-Canadian comedian Gad Elmaleh, known to the French public since his show entitled L’Autre, c’est moi, in 2005, reveals why he does not have French nationality.
Although he is popular in France and has lived there for several years, Gad Elmaleh has not been able to acquire French nationality. "I don’t have a French passport, I don’t have French citizenship. It’s not a conviction. To be very honest, I had started the process a very long time ago, and it was (…)

Egyptian artist Tamer Hosny has put an end to rumors that he would have resumed with his ex, Moroccan artist Bassma Boussil.
Tamer tried to evade the question about this alleged relationship with his ex-wife during a recent interview. "Let’s not start the year with rumors, let’s start it with prayers," he said. A response that earned him some criticism on social networks.
To put an end to the controversy, Tamer Hosny posted an Instagram story in which he explained that he was "surprised (…)

Brandi Glanville, American star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and former 52-year-old model, claims to have been the victim of a parasitic infection after filming the reality show in Marrakech, Morocco. Since then, she is unrecognizable.
"Six months after returning from [filming in] Morocco, I started having this swelling problem, it started in July and we’re still here trying to figure it out," Brandi Glanville told Brice Sander of Entertainment Tonight (ET). She had (…)

British director Christopher Nolan has chosen Morocco as one of the filming locations for his next film, Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic. The filming, which will begin this month, will also take place in the United Kingdom and Rome.
After the success of Oppenheimer, Nolan is tackling a monument of literature with this story of Ulysses’ journey. The film, shot with new IMAX technology, promises to be a grandiose visual spectacle, worthy of the director’s ambition.
While the (…)