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Moroccan Beaches ~ the Gender Debate Continues
A few days ago The View from Fez reported on the call by women in Tangiers for an exclusive beach. While Moroccans seem split over the notion, the women have now expanded their campaign and taken to...
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An Artificial Beach in Fez ~ Project Moves Forward
After an international call for expressions of interest to build an artificial beach in Fez, it has been announced that the tender has been won by the Moroccan Jamai Group (GJ). Hicham Jamai, head of...
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International Freestyle Urban Dance Festival in Meknès
Meknès will be hosting this year’s International Freestyle Urban Dance Festival in which young performers are given the opportunity to present their moves, skills and music to a large public. The...
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Morocco Safer Than France ~ Aon Risk Assessment
The British multinational insurance brokerage company, Aon, last Thursday published its 2015 report entitled ‘2015 Terrorism & Political Violence Risk Map’. It is credited by experts as being an...
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Does Casablanca Need A Crime Fix?
According to the huge Numebo database, Casablanca now ranks as one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Some blame the upsurge on a group known as the Tcharmil. Ibn Warraq has been looking at the...
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Moroccan Tourism ~ Update
According to a Ministry of Tourism report released yesterday the number of foreign tourists who visited Morocco during the first five months of 2015 reached nearly 3.5 million, a fall of 1.1 per cent...
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Fez Medina ~ Morocco's "Must Visit" Destination
Fez has become the Moroccan destination of choice for discerning travellers wanting to avoid the mass tourism in places such as Agadir and Marrakech. The View From Fez took to the streets of the Medina...
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Water Purity in Fez Put To the Test
For years tourist operators and travel websites have warned visitors to Fez not to drink the tap water. While that advice was well meaning, it has now been proved wrong. Not only did it cause...
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Morocco imported 33% less alcohol in the first six months of 2015
The latest report from Morocco's Foreign Exchange Office reveals that the country imported 33% less liquor in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period last year. Imports of beer, wine...
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Moroccan News Briefs #131
A round up of Moroccan news including a news of a new archaeological park, a possible Volkswagen factory and new flights to MarrakechFez scores 11th place in Lonely Planet 500Lonely Planet’s community...
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Casablanca - Bad Press and Fewer Flights
The headline "Easyjet stops Casablanca flights from November" must have sent shivers down the spine of Casablanca's tourist operators. It comes at the same time as news that the city is in the top 10...
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Fes Festival of World Sacred Music - May 6 to 14 2016
2016 will see the 22nd edition of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music. Intending visitors have been waiting, keen to know the dates so that they can make travel and accommodation bookings. Now the...
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Morocco's Upcoming Communal and Municipal Elections
Morocco's communal and municipal elections are scheduled to begin on September 4, while elections for members of the advisors' council, parliament's second chamber, are scheduled for October 2The...
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Shake Up of Moroccan Consulates
There is expected to be a recall of Moroccan consuls from a number of countries after HM King Mohammed VI expressed dissatisfaction over a range of problems from neglect of duties to disdain for the...
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Wifi in Morocco - lowest cost in the Arab World
A recent report from Arab Advisors Group places Morocco at the top of all the Arab countries as the country where the price of ADSL is the lowest. But, as visitors to Morocco will discover, there are...
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Fes Festival of Sufi Culture 2016 ~ Dates
Click on images to enlargeFaouzi Skali, the Director of the Fes Festival of Sufi Culture, has announced that the 10th Fes Festival of Sufi Culture will run from the 22nd to 29th of October 2016The new...
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Final Campaigning for Moroccan Elections
Campaigning for the upcoming municipal and regional elections in Morocco is in full swing and the various parties have teams out on the streets attempting to convince people which way to voteTo an...
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American Abrams Tanks for Moroccan Military
The first fifty American Abrams tanks (M1A1) will be delivered to the Moroccan military in November 2016. The order is for two hundred, to be delivered in instalmentsAn M1A1 Abrams, firing its US built...
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Moroccan Tourism Bounces Back
After a sluggish start to the year, tourist arrivals in Morocco increased by 15% in July. The source countries show a positive effect of promotions, particularly in the German speaking countries....
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Morocco Votes 2015
Today was the day Moroccans went to the polls for local and regional elections. Some 15 million Moroccans are expected to vote by the time the polls close early eveningThe Interior Ministry said polls...
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