Morocco: Jazz Festival sweeps Tangiers
Tangiers – a city historically renowned for inspiring American jazz musicians – hosted UNESCO’s International Jazz Day for the first...
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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...
Casablanca Art School exhibition opens in Sharjah
The widely successful exhibition “Casablanca Art School: Platforms and Patterns for a Postcolonial Avant-Garde 1962-1987” has now opened in Sharjah...
Tangiers prepares to host International Jazz Day
Tangier, a northern Moroccan city, has been designated as the Global Host City of International Jazz Day 2024, reports the...
Morocco paints Cuban works in a positive light
A museum in Moroccan capital Rabat displayed the works of 23 Cuban artists in an event titled, "From the other...
Algeria without key players for mini football tournament
Algeria is hosting a FIFA Series friendlies tournament from March 21 to 26, Africa News reported. The mini tournament will...
France’s far-right racially attack Malian-French singer
A popular Malian-French singer has been racially attacked by France’s far-right groups, according to The Associated Press. The racist attacks...
Algeria’s Ramadan meat imports spark controversy
Algeria’s move to import vast amounts of meat during Ramadan has sparked national controversy, according to The Associated Press, reported on...
Marrakech’s Yves Saint Laurent museum launches new exhibitions
Marrakech's YSL Museum is currently hosting the 'CACTUS' and 'Les Fleurs d'Yves Saint Laurent' exhibitions, showcasing cacti's diversity and floral-inspired...
Moroccan minister premiers plan to revamp cinemas
Morocco’s Culture and Communications Minister premiers a new script to revamp 150 cinemas across the country, according to AFP. Minister...
