Category: Culture
Grand OFF-World Independent Film Awards 2020: Moroccan Film ‘Ghost of Spacetime’ Nominated for Two Awards
Warsaw – The short film “Ghost of Spacetime” by Moroccan director Karim Tajouaout has been nominated for two awards at the Grand OFF – World…
Moroccan Artist-photographer Yoriyas Among Five Instagram Accounts to Follow by New York Times
Paris – Moroccan artist Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, AKA Yoriyas, winner of the 2019 Arab World Institute (IMA) prize, is one of the five Instagram accounts…
Canada: Sanae Akroud’s “Myopia” Film Wins Three Awards at “Vues d’Afrique” Festival
Montreal – The feature film “Myopia” by Sanae Akroud won three prizes at the International Cinema Festival “Vues d’Afrique”, the 36th edition of which took…
Covid-19: Postponement of Standardized National Exam of BTS for 2020 Session
Rabat – The national standardized exam of the Advanced Technician’s Certificate (Brevet de technicien supérieur-BTS) for the 2020 session, initially scheduled for May 4, has…
Libya: International Coalition Requires Contribution of Actors as Morocco, Spanish FM
Rabat – Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, the EU and Cooperation Arancha Gonzalez Laya said, on Friday in Rabat, that the international coalition on the Libyan crisis requires the contribution of actors like the Kingdom of Morocco.During a joint pr…
Key Islamic State Affiliate Appears to Back New Leader
The reign of new Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is getting a boost, thanks to the apparent endorsement of one of the terror group’s more influential affiliates.IS media officials Tuesday released photos of fighters with IS-Khora…
CAR Musician Lends His Voice to Highlight Struggles Faced by His Country
Ozaguin, considered the most popular singer-songwriter in the Central African Republic, recently came to the U.N.’s European headquarters in Geneva to awaken the world to the struggles faced by his country, which has been mired in civil war since 2012….
Ugandan Singer Bobi Wine Plans to Run for President in 2021
Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine said Monday he will challenge longtime President Yoweri Museveni in a 2021 election on behalf of the people.”But Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, said he is concerned about his safety after…
Explosions Rock Hotel in Somali Coastal City
Militants stormed a hotel Friday evening in the coastal Somali city of Kismayo, sparking gunbattles and fears of heavy casualties. The attack began when an explosives-laden car detonated at the front entrance of the Asasey hotel, a popular meeting spo…
South African Teens Flying Self-Assembled Plane Across Africa
EIKENHOF, SOUTH AFRICA – A group of South African teenagers has assembled a four-seater airplane and is flying it across the continent. Aviation experts say this a significant feat, one that will inspire teens who want to be pilots, engineers or anythi…