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  • France and Morocco Form Task Force to Expedite Migrant Repatriation
    15 April, by Prince

    Visiting Rabat this Monday, Bruno Retailleau, the French Minister of the Interior, announced the creation of a Franco-Moroccan working group that will be tasked with identifying the nationality of migrants in irregular situations in France in order to facilitate their return to their country of origin.
    Bruno Retailleau was in Rabat this Monday. A visit that follows Emmanuel Macron’s state visit last October and is part of the dynamic of warming bilateral relations between France and (…)

  • Morocco Launches Probe into Building Permit Irregularities in Major Cities
    14 April, by Prince

    Suspecting irregularities concerning the issuance of building permits, the central services of the Ministry of Interior have reportedly sent requests for explanation to presidents of communes in the regions of Casablanca and Rabat.
    Are commune presidents in the hot seat? The competent authorities of the Ministry of Interior have reportedly sent them requests for explanation regarding irregularities in the procedure for issuing occupancy permits, according to sources at Hespress, (…)

  • Rabat Undergoes Major Urban Transformation with Ambitious Development Plan
    15 March, by Sylvanus

    The development plan for Rabat will change the face of the Moroccan capital. The work to be carried out is evidence of this.
    Rabat-Hassan is living its last hours in its current state. Widening of roads, development of the corniche, construction of new urban blocks. These are the works recorded in the development project of Hassan in Rabat. It is planned to widen streets and avenues, such as Avenue Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Moustapha Assayeh, MMokhtar Gazoulit, La Résistance, Kebibat, (…)

  • Yassine Belattar responds to his detractors
    30 October 2024, by Prince

    Criticized by the far right because of his presence in the delegation accompanying Emmanuel Macron to Rabat, the comedian Yassine Belattar expressed his "pride" at having been invited, as a "French and Moroccan artist", to take part in this trip alongside the French head of state.
    In an interview on Tuesday on BFMTV, Yassine Belattar affirmed his legitimacy to be part of this delegation in his capacity as a "French and Moroccan artist". "I’ve been doing this job for 20 years," the (…)

  • King Mohammed VI Offers Royal Cloak to Chilly Queen Letizia at Moroccan State Dinner
    15 February 2019, by Amine

    After she got cold, King Mohammed VI, very gallant, gave his own burnous to Queen of Spain Letizia to warm up. It was last Wednesday, during the royal dinner organized by Sovereign Mohammed VI in honor of the Queen and her husband, King Felipe VI.
    During this royal dinner, Queen Letizia wore a long plain white dress and a semi-transparent tunic embroidered with silver sequins that strongly resembled a caftan. Perhaps it did not suit the weather.
    In any case, when leaving the royal (…)

  • Mawazine 2019: Morocco’s Music Festival Draws Record 2.75 Million Attendees
    1 July 2019, by Bladi.net

    At the end of the 2019 edition of "Mawazine", which was held from June 21 to 29, 2019, in Rabat, the "Maroc cultures" Association, the organizer of this global music event, takes stock. More than 2.75 million festival-goers came to share strong moments and unforgettable concerts.
    What shared emotions during this 18th edition of "Mawazine", which will have exceeded all expectations! Indeed, the "Maroc cultures" Association, which organizes this music gathering every year, was delighted (…)

  • Morocco U23 Squad to Face Senegal in Olympic Prep Friendlies
    21 September 2022, by Ginette

    The Moroccan U23 national team will face its Senegalese counterpart for a double friendly confrontation on Thursday, September 22 and Sunday, September 25 at the Moulay Abdellah Complex in Rabat.
    These two friendly matches are part of the preparations for the next edition of the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The U23 AFCON will be held next year in Morocco and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the participating teams to find friendly (…)

  • Morocco Seeks Investment Ideas from Expatriates in New Economic Initiative
    8 December 2022, by Armel

    Morocco attaches great importance to Moroccans living abroad in the development of a new investment charter. In this sense, a meeting was organized on Tuesday in Rabat, in order to collect their proposals.
    This is the first meeting of the Thematic Committee for the Promotion of Investment by Moroccans Living Abroad. Chaired by Mohcine Jazouli, Minister Delegate in charge of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies, it was attended by representatives of the CGEM and the (…)

  • Morocco’s Mawazine Music Festival to Return in 2024 After Pandemic Hiatus
    2 February 2023, by Said

    After a three-year interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Maroc Cultures association announces the return of the Mawazine-Rhythms of the World festival in 2024 for its 19th edition. This festival is considered one of the largest cultural events in the world.
    "The Maroc Cultures association is pleased to announce to the Mawazine public that the festival will resume its activities as early as 2024 to meet the expectations of festival-goers who are longing for the return of this (…)

  • Moroccans Urge Boycott of Mawazine Music Festival in Solidarity with Gaza
    18 May 2024, by Prince

    Many Moroccans have called on social media to boycott the Mawazine Rythmes du Monde festival, in solidarity with Gaza.
    The hashtag "Boycott Mawazine" has quickly spread on social media, a few weeks before the launch of the Festival scheduled for June 21. The initiators are asking the invited artists to this event to refrain from participating, in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. According to them, the colossal budget planned for the travel and fees of these artists (…)