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Morocco Signs 3-Year Hosting Deal for World Travel Awards Grand Final –...
Rabat, Morocco. Photo: Travel Daily News . * Securing hosting rights for the World Travel Awards Grand Final is just the latest coup for Morocco, which has been able to use its reputation as one of the...
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Morocco Football Program Counters Youth Extremism – Magharebia
Casablanca teenagers participate in a playoff match for the “Abtal Al Hay” program. Photo: Magharebia/Hassan Benmehdi . Magharebia, by Hassan Benmehdi (Casablanca, Morocco, May 8, 2014) — In a bid to...
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Culture: Unlocking The Wu-Tang Clan’s Secret Album In Morocco – Forbes
Quest to listen to only copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s heretofore secret new album, The Wu–Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, takes Forbes senior editor to Morocco. . * FORBES first broke news of secret album in...
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Moroccan Film: Director Jonathan Demme Throws His Weight Behind ‘Horses of...
Said El Alami and Achraf Afir play the main characters as young boys in ‘Horses of God.’ Wall Street Journal, Photo: Kino Lorber . * An Arabic-language film about suicide bombers comes to the U.S. with...
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First Africa Women’s Forum Kicks Off in Dakhla, Morocco – Lemag
. * Women leaders from 35 African countries come to Dahkla for conference on role of women in the continent’s development * . Lemag/MAP (Dakhla, Morocco, May 10, 2014) ― The first Africa Women’s Forum...
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From Rabat to Amman – IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, IMFDirect
“Morocco has remained a model of stability despite a challenging environment—the economic crisis in Europe, political transition in Arab countries, and more. Throughout all this, the economy has proved...
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UPDATE: Wessal Capital to invest $1.1 billion in Morocco tourism in Rabat –...
The $1.1 billion investment by Wessal Capital in Rabat tourism projects will be the second phase of the Bouregreg valley development, located where the Bouregreg River meets the Atlantic Ocean,...
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Improving Journalism Quality in Morocco: A Thomson Reuters Foundation project
A Delegation from Maghreb Arab Press on their first visit to London in October 2012. Photo: Thomson Reuters Foundation. . * The feedback on the visits from the Moroccan delegation was very positive....
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(VIDEO) Sparkling Kaftans Hit the Catwalk in Marrakech – Al Arabiya
The kaftan is now a trademark of Moroccan fashion, and is worn by Moroccan women seeking to combine tradition with modern style. Models took to the Marrakech catwalk this week wearing dazzling...
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Moroccan Woman Receives Humanitarian Award from ‘Women 4 Africa’– Magharebia
Fatima Khouchoua, Moroccan civil society activist and founder of Giving Chances, wins 2014 “Humanitarian of the Year” award from London-based Women 4 Africa for her work promoting education and...
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Morocco Begins Construction of New Regional Training Center for Religious...
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI presided over the groundbreaking for a new religious training institution that will promote moderate, tolerant Islam in the next generation of Muslim religious leaders and...
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UAE guest of honor at 10th Edition of the Tan-Tan Festival in Morocco –...
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is participating as a guest of honor in Morocco’s 10th edition of the Tan-Tan (Moussem) Festival on June 4-9, 2014. Middle East Online . * Mazrouei: UAE’s participation as...
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(Video) Morocco Ranks Among the Top Trending Travel Spots for Tourists – CNN
On CNN’s Marketplace Middle East, Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad says Morocco plans to continue growing the country’s popularity as a destination by attracting 16 million tourists in 2020. Click on...
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Research Turns Oil Into Market Hit, Empowers Women – SciDev.Net
William Daniels / Panos . “Local communities anywhere can benefit from natural resources they know and master; this is how we eradicate poverty and ensure food security,” says Zoubida Charrouf, a...
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America is No Longer the World’s Most Connected Economy – Huffington Post
. * “Morocco gained 26 places between 1995 and 2012, the most of any of the top 75 countries in our index, reflecting the government’s aggressive efforts to position the economy in both goods and...
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American History on Foreign Soil: Tangier American Legation in Morocco –...
What is now the Tangier American Legation in Morocco played a key role in the Allied invasion of North Africa during World War II. . * “The longest tenured American-owned property on foreign soil is...
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(VIDEO) Justin Timberlake Opens Mawazine in Rabat, Morocco, Alicia Keys to Close
Justin Timberlake . * Click here for video highlights of Justin Timberlake performing in Morocco * . Alicia Keyes Mawazine Festival (May 31, 2014) ― Global sensation Justin Timberlake opened the 13th...
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Morocco King, Tunisia President chair signing of agreements on economic,...
. King Mohammed VI and Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki preside over signing ceremony of 23 bilateral agreements to enhance economic, social and security cooperation, and open up broader prospects...
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Tunisia, Morocco Expand Cooperation During Royal Visit – Al Arabiya/AFP
Moroccan King Mohammad VI meets with President Moncef Marzouki and other Tunisians upon his arrival on May 30, 2014 in Tunis. AFP . * Morocco and Tunisia sign 23 cooperation agreements on security,...
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At the Hunter: Moroccan Photographer Challenges Stereotypes of Islamic Women...
Lalla Essaydi (b. 1956), Les Femmes Du Maroc: La Grande Odalisque, 2008. WUTV Public Radio . Arts & Culture * Listen to Lalla Essaydi interview on WUTV Public Radio, Chattanooga, Tennessee * . WUTC...
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