Installed at the main entrance of the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, "The Horse", the mythical and very famous work of the great Colombian sculptor, Fernando Botero, seduces more than one Rabati. At the same time, several other works are exhibited, on the occasion of the events honoring the 20 years of the reign of King Mohammed VI.
On Monday, August 19, 2019, in Rabat, King Mohammed VI was honored by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). It elevated the Moroccan sovereign to the order of the African Olympic merit, in recognition of the efforts he has constantly made to promote sport.
On a working visit to Morocco, Nabeela Tunis, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, reaffirmed, on Monday, August 19, 2019, in Rabat, her country’s "permanent support" for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the autonomy initiative.
In the absence of beaches where they would feel completely safe, Moroccan women are flocking to the new pool in Rabat for their leisure.
The 2018-2019 agricultural campaign for the strawberry and berry harvest, in the province of Huelva, Spain, has ended with a positive outcome. The Spanish and Moroccan governments state that the displacement of more than 10,000 Moroccans is a positive aspect for the said campaign.
From October 17, 2019 to January 25, 2020, Rabat will host nearly 250 heritage and contemporary works of art from several public and private collections of Islamic cultures in Morocco, Africa and Europe. Three spaces in the capital are planned to host this unprecedented exhibition whose theme is "Treasures of Islam in Africa, from Timbuktu to Zanzibar".
A large gathering of Liberian students in front of their embassy in Rabat was not to the liking of the Moroccan authorities, who had to use force to disperse the protesters. They were protesting against the delay in the disbursement of their study grants.
Morocco has not remained indifferent to the terrorist act perpetrated near the National Cancer Institute in Cairo. The Kingdom strongly condemns it and expresses its proximity to the Egyptian capital.
The arrival of the new Alsa buses for the Rabat-Salé-Témara agglomeration will be effective before the next school year. This is what Abdellatif Soudou, vice-president of the urban municipality of Rabat-Salé, said.
The Rabat National Zoological Garden (JZN) recorded the birth of more than 150 animals, including endangered species, this year.
The Kingdom’s Ambassador to Malaysia has expressed his desire to see a direct air link launched between Rabat and Kuala Lumpur. This could give a new impetus to the tourism sector in the two countries.
At the 7th session of the Board of Directors of the Agency for the Development of the Marchica lagoon site, held in Rabat, all the stakeholders agree on the scope of the "Marchica Med" Project for the inhabitants of the neighboring municipalities.