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Death of Abdellah Baha in Tragic Accident
State Minister Abdellah Baha, one of the closest collaborators of the Head of the Moroccan PJD Government Abdelilah Benkirane, died Sunday night in an accident According to deputy secretary-general of...
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Bibliotrams ~ Casablanca's Mobile Libraries
While the Fez folk are discussing the new Medina Children's Library, the travelling public in Casablanca are having a literary experience. Moroccan students from the University of Settat have turned...
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Dynamic Duo Resident at Fez's Resto 7
Chef Harry Cummins and sommelier and host Laura Vidal Restaurant Numero 7 in the Fez Medina has been surprising and delighting food lovers since their international chefs-in-residence program began....
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Estevanico ~ A Saturday Performance at Dar Batha
In the early 16th century, a few years after Christopher Columbus, an intrepid young and talented Moroccan became the first African to set foot on the New World Befriended by native Americans and...
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Millennium Challenge Corporation Grants Morocco a Second Compact
On Wednesday, Thomas Kelly, Acting Vice President for Policy and Evaluation at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), congratulated Morocco for being eligible to develop second compact...
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Netherlands: the government will reinstate benefits to Moroccans
The Dutch government has changed its mind about cutting family allowance for the children of Moroccans abroad who reside in Morocco. Under the new ruling the Dutch justice system has decreed that...
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Morocco, Algeria... and a New Zealand Fairytale?
It is rare for The View from Fez to report on football. It is even rarer for us to report a story that involves Morocco, Algeria and New Zealand. However, it is rarest of all that a small New Zealand...
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Royal Moroccan Airforce Join Fight Against ISIL
Morocco has joined the coalition against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. American officials report that the Kingdom has agreed to air strikes against ISIL positions in Iraq as well as Syria. Morocco...
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Saving an Architectural Jewel of Moroccan Heritage
The Cervantes Theatre in Tangier, built by the Spanish couple Manuel Pena and Esperanza Orellana opened December 11, 1913. It was acquired by the Spanish government in 1928. The Cervantes Theatre was...
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Moroccan News Briefs #123
A round up of the latest Moroccan news - Moroccan actor Mohammed Bestaoui, dead at 60, 100,000 children out of school, Morocco reviews its exchange rate system... and moreMoroccan weather causes...
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Fog in Fez Creates Wonderland
Unusual weather conditions in Fez on Friday made for a magical early morning walk around the public gardens, Jnan Sbil. Later, as the fog lifted off the mountains, the Merenid tombs and city were...
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Celebration of Prohet Mohammad's Birthday - January 4th
In Morocco, Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi, the celebration of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad which takes place on the 12th day of Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month in Islamic calendar, will be celebrated...
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Festive Fez Food
A few places remain at the best restaurants to eat in Fez on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. See them listed in alphabetical order, below. But be quick!Dar RoumanaFireside at Dar RoumanaCelebrate the...
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Fez Hamadcha Depart For Australian Tour
This evening the Fez Hamadcha depart for Australia to take part in two of the world's great festivalsIn fine voice - Hamadcha Malam Abderrahim Amrani MarrakchiTheir first stop will be the Woodford...
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No "Exodus" for Morocco
Christian Bale as Moses in Exodus: Gods and KingsMorocco has joined Egypt and the UAE in banning the Hollywood biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings because it “represents God” which is forbidden under...
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Fez Hamadcha Sufis ~ A Hit in Australia
This year the people of Australia had their first experience of Moroccan Sufi music with the arrival of the Hamadcha Sufi Brotherhood from Fez(Left to right) Faith Barker, Noureddine Bachira, Frederic...
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Prophet Mohammed's Birthday Celebration
The View From Fez wishes our readers a wonderful celebration on the occasion of the Prophet Mohammed's Birthday - Eid Al Mawlid un Nabi. The photo below shows Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, which was...
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Young Fez Pianist in Concert Saturday
Home-grown pianist Lina Berrada shows her skill tonight at 7 pm at a concert at the French Institute at Dar BathaBorn in 1999 in Fez, Lina Berrada this year was awarded First Prize in the HRH Lalla...
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Fez Hamadcha Sufis at the Sydney Festival - Photo Essay
The Fez Hamadcha Brotherhood wrapped up their tour in Australia on a high note with three successful performances in Sydney at three very different venuesBeing chosen to perform on the opening night of...
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