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An App For Visitors to Fez
Fez: A geolocation application to boost tourismThe Regional Tourism Council (CRT) in Fez has just launched a geolocation application. "Downloadable from App store, this tool can locate restaurants,...
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Concern Over Loss of Fez Gardens
Residents of the Fez Medina have expressed concern that the new car park at Ain Azliten will mean the destruction of existing gardens Part of a 400 million dh project to build one of eight car parks...
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Henna Treat for Meghan Markle
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, accompanied by her husband Prince Harry, received a traditional henna ceremony during their visit to Asni in one of the residential schools run by the NGO...
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Must Read Moroccan Book - available again in Fez
Good news! Copies of Through the Peacock Gate are available again at the American Language Center Bookshop in Fez.ALC Fes-ALIF Bookstore is at ALC Fes & ALIF: American Language Center & Arabic...
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Lixus - Ancient Site to Open to the Public
The Ministry of Culture and Communication has announced the opening of the archaeological site of ancient Lixus. It will open to the public in AprilThe city of Lixus is the oldest archaeological site...
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British Newspaper's Diplomatically Incorrect Headline!
In an act of tabloid stupidity the UK's Daily Mirror published a front page that has been described as "diplomatically incorrect" In reporting the British Royal's trip to Morocco, the headline read...
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Spotlight on Ancient Sijilmassa
Morocco World News is reporting that the Ministry of Culture and Communication will organise an international congress to celebrate 1,300 years of the historic city of Sijilmassa’s...
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Paul Bowles: A Musical Portrait in Fez
Paul Bowles: A Musical Portrait by Irene Herrmann (piano) & Carole Blankenship (voice) Monday, March 4 at 7 PM ALIF Riad, 6 Derb Drissi, BathaIrene Herrmann and Carole Blankenship present a...
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Visually Impaired Artisan's Centre Opens in Fez
A training centre for handicrafts dedicated to the visually impaired was inaugurated on Thursday, February 28 in Fez, on the initiative of the Fez section of the Alawite Organisation for the Promotion...
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Language Wars: French Versus English in Moroccan Schools
Juggling Tamazight, Arabic, Darija, and French, Morocco continues to debate languages as a hot topic among political parties, the education sector, and activists. But the most fierce debates are over...
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International Women's Day - Remembering Touria Chaoui
Touria Chaoui, from Fez, was the first Arab woman to become a pilot in the mid-twentieth century. She was assassinated in 1956, at the age of 19March 1, was the 63rd anniversary of the death of a...
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The 16th edition of the International Festival of Nomads
The 16th edition of the International Festival of Nomads will be held from April 4 to April 6 in M'hamid El Ghizlane, in the province of ZagoraA rich and diversified program has been concocted for this...
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RAM suspends flights on B 737-800 MAX
Following the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines Addis-Nairobi flight Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has made the decision to suspend its commercial flights with the Boeing 737-800 MAX on routes such as Paris,...
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Moroccan News Briefs #139
A Round up of Moroccan NewsA Congress Centre for FezLe Economiste is reporting that he project to build a congress centre of Fez is about to be launched. With a projected budget of 100 million DH, the...
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Protests Over Closure of Desert Camps in Merzouga
The government is dismantling desert camps in the Erg Chebbi dunes of the Sahara, 40 kilometers from the city of Merzouga in eastern MoroccoMorocco World News is reporting that the local government...
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His Majesty King Mohammed VI Condemns Christchurch Attack
His Majesty King Mohammed VI strongly condemned the atrocious terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, in New Zealand, claiming the lives of many innocent people, saying that he was deeply...
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Fez Police Arrest 19-year-old Student for ‘Praising’ New Zealand Terror Acts
The Prefectural Police Department of Fez, in close coordination with the services of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance, have arrested a 19 year old student from the Institute of...
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FES FESTIVAL OF WORLD SACRED MUSIC 2019
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music 2019 runs from June 14 to June 22 with the theme - Fes at the confluence of culturesThanks to Helen Ranger we now have the provisional programme*FRIDAY 14 JUNE...
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Smuggling of Moroccan Tortoises
A German man tried smuggling three tortoises through Schönefeld Airport in Berlin, according to a press release from the airport's main customs officeThe 69-year-old arrived at the airport from Cairo...
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