Rabat named 2026 World Book Capital
UNESCO's Director General announced on October 8th that Morocco's capital Rabat will be World Book Capital for 2026, according to...
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Morocco steeplechase runner keeps gold, despite injuries
Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali kept his Olympic 3000m steeplechase title on August 7th to become just the third Arab to...
Algeria: award-winning novel closes publishing house
On July 17th, Algeria’s Arabic publishing house MIM Edition announced it would be closing its doors following the controversy surrounding...
Morocco: To legalise, or not to legalise cannabis
Morocco legalised cannabis, but cannabis remains illegal in Morocco. Despite the country’s regional traditions of smoking hash, the recreational use...
Morocco: Mawazine music festival continues to stir anger
Morocco’s infamous ‘Mawazine’ music festival, which draws in celebrities from the West as well as the Arab world once again...
Tunisia: Saied sacks minister after pilgrimage deaths
While millions make way for Mecca to complete the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Tunisia’s President took to social media to announce...
Tunisia: Foreign diplomats commemorate synagogue attack
With tearful eyes and heavy hearts, diplomats from the US and France visited Africa’s oldest synagogue on 26th May to...
Algeria takes Morocco to court over football strip row
The long-disputed territory of the Western Sahara has drawn yet another wedge between Algeria and Morocco after they row over...
Morocco: Jazz Festival sweeps Tangiers
Tangiers – a city historically renowned for inspiring American jazz musicians – hosted UNESCO’s International Jazz Day for the first...
Spain and Morocco seize over 2 tonnes of cannabis
With the aid of Moroccan special surveillance, Spanish police seized over two tonnes of cannabis on Gran Canaria’s coast, according...
Algeria: Match off over Western Sahara shirt dispute
A high-profile football match in Algeria, which was scheduled to take place on the evening of Sunday 21 April, was cancelled...
Morocco celebrates Ramadan and Arabic calligraphy with exhibition
An exhibition of ancient Islamic relics in Safi has highlighted the threat of extinction of the ancient practice of Arabic...
Tunisian man dies by fire after police row
A Tunisian man died protesting against the police after setting himself on fire in Kairouan, Tunisia’s religious capital, according to...
Moroccan king opens Ivory Coast mosque
Morocco’s king, Mohammed VI, opened the Ivory Coast’s largest mosque, maintaining the long-established Abidjan-Rabat relations, according to The Associated Press....
Morocco pursues place in global cannabis market
Morocco looks to join the legal global cannabis market after hauling a major hash harvest in 2023, according to Reuters...
