For the first time in the Netherlands, around forty Moroccan artists will be gathered to present a picture of the development of modern Moroccan art since independence in 1956 until today. The exhibition, scheduled for summer 2022 at the Cobra Museum of Modern Art in Amstelveen, is an initiative that will be led by Dutch-Moroccan writer Abdelkader Benali, chosen as guest curator, writes Amstelveen Web. This exhibition, entitled «The other story, Moroccan modernism from 1950 to
The secretary general of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), Abdellatif Ouahbi received a delegation from the American Democratic Party this week. The meeting held in Rabat focused on strengthening bilateral relations and the exchange of experiences, particularly in the political field, between the youth of the PAM and that of the American Democratic Party, PAM wrote in a press release sent to Yabiladi. A cooperation agreement was signed between the two youths, in order to boost
The European Union rejected a request intended to modify the entry regime for Moroccan agricultural products.
King Mohammed VI sent, Thursday, a message to the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed El Menfi, wrote the body’s press agency on its Facebook page. The sovereign reiterated the kingdom's commitment to «its traditional support for all the measures and efforts» deployed by El Menfi «to meet the challenges facing Libya in order to overcome this delicate phase», in the history of the Maghreb country. King Mohammed VI recalled «the
A man in his sixties died in the historic city center of Casablanca on Thursday after the free fall of an old elevator from one of the buildings on Mohammed V avenue. According to Hespress, one of the deceased's relatives explained that the latter was selling cables for scrap. The tragedy would have occurred when he tried to pull the large wires from the elevator, which had been out of service for about thirty years. After going there, relatives confirmed the identity of the victim.
579 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 496,676. 4,329,244 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 3,767,210 people have received the second. 348 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 483,711. 7 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
In 1972, King Hassan II and President Houari Boumediene announced the creation of a joint venture to operate the Gara Djbilet iron mine. This project was part of the border convention between the two countries. Algeria quickly forgot its commitments, and Morocco did not insist.
Portuguese authorities are looking for 13 Moroccans who arrived by boat illegally in the Algarve on Monday. According to Portugal Resident, the migrants were part of a larger group of 16 people, three of whom were arrested on the same day by police in Vila Real de Santo António. Their boat was found Monday morning at a beach in this municipality with «some supplies inside» as well as fuel. According to the tabloid Correio da Manhã, the maritime police
In a report entitled «Morocco's Jobs Landscape», the World Bank assesses the challenges linked to employment in Morocco and recommends reducing the size of the informal economy and «creating more jobs in high productivity sectors».
The Supreme Court in Italy confirmed, this week, the 30-year prison sentence of Marco Barba, a 4-year-old man from Gallipoli found guilty of murdering Moroccan Khalid Lagraidi. The murder dates back to June 23, 2016, but the body was found months later, recalls Italian online newspaper Corriere Salentino. At the end of January 2017, Marco Barba's daughter went to the Gallipoli rifle barracks to explain the methods used to cover up the murder and accompany the riflemen to the place