The renowned MAWAZINE International Music Festival welcomes headliners ATEEZ and Calvin Harris to its stage this June.
A powerhouse in the Moroccan music scene since 2001, MAWAZINE is gearing up for its 19th edition. As one of the world's leading music events, it draws over 2.5
Singer and pop star
#Shakira
was spotted in
#Marrakesh
, while on a visit to the Bahia Palace.
Sources previously told Hespress that the singer is staying in Marrakesh's Mamounia hotel, where she is getting "star luxury" services.
An
#ASFAR
supporter reportedly lost his life on Friday, with multiple supporter groups confirming that the deceased, named Imad, succumbed to internal bleeding in the head due to injuries inflicted by Tunisian security forces.
According to sources from the fan groups, Imad had
Zamalek fans' reaction after Sudanese team Al-Merrikh SC scored the third goal against their team during their game in the African Champions League group stage.
#Egypt
#Zamalek
#CAF
#HespressEng
Moroccan rapper
#Shobee
announced that he will release his first solo album, titled Howls, on June 23. This would be the rapper's first album since his group
#Shayfeen
disbanded.
The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) kicked off today with a modest opening in solidarity with the victims of the Al Haouz earthquake.
After heartfelt speeches by jury president Jessica Chastain and actor Willem Dafoe, the Danish icon Mads Mikkelsen received the
Famous American presenter Oprah Winfrey shared a video of her holidays in Marrakech, Morocco, with the caption: "I spent two beautiful days in Marrakech, Morocco, which wasn’t enough time to experience so much magnificent culture. But I did get to explore Souk Semmarine, indulge
Several European countries announced on Tuesday evening that Thursday is the first day of Ramadan.
Muslims in France, Germany, Belgium, Britain, Switzerland and Spain, start Ramadan fasting on Thursday, March 23.
#Ramadan
#Europe
#Muslims
#Islam
#HespressEng
Through a deal with Israel, Morocco joins the ranks of suicide drone manufacturers in North Africa and the Middle East, becoming the second country after Israel to produce these weapons.
Blue Bird Aerosystems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries specializing in drone
#Morocco
welcomed 2.9 million
#tourists
in the first three months of 2023, an increase of 17% compared to the same period of the reference year 2019, according to the Ministry of Tourism, Handicrafts and the Social and Solidarity Economy.
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A 75-year-old blind man in the village of Akridis, near Taroudant, Morocco, tragically shot and killed a 21-year-old intruder during a home invasion.
According to local reports, the young man, who had a history of criminal activity, broke into the blind man's home with the
The King Mohammed VI visited the resuscitation and hospitalization departments for earthquake victims, where the Sovereign was informed of the state of health of the injured and the care they were receiving from the medical teams mobilized in the wake of this major natural
The harvesting of
#Morocco
's first
#legalcannabis
crop has officially begun, a process closely monitored and regulated by the National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC).
The State of
#Israel
recognized Monday
#Morocco
’s sovereignty over the Sahara, according to a letter from Israeli Prime Minister
#BenjaminNetanyahu
to Moroccan
#KingMohammedVI
, indicates a press release from the Royal Palace.
French rapper
#SCH
and Australian pop icon
#KylieMinogue
joined
#Mawazine
's star-studded lineup, the festival announced on Monday.
Kylie Minogue is set to kick off the festival in OLM Souissi on June 21, while SCH will take to the stage on June 24.
Mawazine is also set to
Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech has featured in a photo shoot for "Vogue Netherlands." In an interview with the magazine, he discussed the historic achievement of the Moroccan national team in the 2022 World Cup.
#Morocco
#HakimZiyech
#Vogue
#NLVogue
#WorldCup
#HespressEng
Moroccans will adjust their clocks in observance of Ramadan, adopting Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) at 3 AM on Sunday, March 10.
#Morocco
#GMT
#Ramadan
#HespressEng
Moroccan radio host
#MomoBousfiha
has resumed his activities on
#HitRadio
after sparking controversy during an episode of Momo Ramadan Show broadcast a staged theft.
Momo rejoined the radio station Monday, to host his famous "Momo Morning Show." He began working and discussing
Al-Jazeera’s Wael al-Dahdouh leads funeral prayer for his son, daughter, wife and other relatives who were killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza on Wednesday night.
#Gaza
#palestine
#WaelDahdouh
#Hespresseng
Morocco’s national team player Hakim Ziyech has shown his support for the Palestinian people amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Ziyech used his Instagram account to shed light on the issue of media disinformation, he shared a quote attributed to the renowned American human
#Morocco
's Ministry of Interior has announced the death of at least 296 people across the regions and provinces of Al-Haouz, Marrakesh, and Ouarzazate following a powerful
#earthquake
that struck Morocco
Two major international brands, H&M and Starbucks, are set to leave Morocco on December 15th. The announcement has created a climate of suspicion in Rabat and Casablanca's business community, as the two brands employ hundreds of Moroccans.
The two brands have been the target of
PSG lost more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram after Lionel Messi announced his departure from the club on Saturday evening.
The club had 68.5 million followers on Monday evening, compared with more than 70.4 million on Saturday evening.
#PSG
#Messi
#Instagram
#Ligue1
Morocco's Ministry of Interior has announced the death of at least 296 people across the regions and provinces of Al-Haouz, Marrakesh, and Ouarzazate following a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco
#Morocco
#Earthquake
#HespressEng
American rapper Nicki Minaj will be headlining the June 28 Mawazine show on the OLM Souissi stage in Rabat, announced the festival today on Instagram.
#Morocco
#Mawazine
#NickiMinaj
#HespressEng
Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali was crowned world champion in the 3,000 meters steeplechase on Tuesday at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
The Moroccan Olympic champion won his second world gold medal, after winning his first last year in Eugene,
Moroccan Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on August 26, 2023.
Gardadi, 31, covered the 42.195km distance in 2 hours, 25 minutes, and 17 seconds to claim Morocco's first women's
Pep Guardiola's daughter, Maria, made a statement of solidarity with Palestinians during her father's Premier League title celebrations. She was spotted carrying her handbag adorned with a Palestinian keffiyeh, a traditional headscarf symbol of Palestinian identity and
Morocco's famous Mawazine festival is finally making a comeback in 2024, following a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
#Mawazin
#MarocCultures
Morocco will celebrate Eid Al Fitr on Wednesday, April 10, as confirmed by the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs.
Hespress English's team wishes you Eid al-Fitr Mubarak!
#Morocco
#EidalFitr
#Ramadan
#HespressEng
#Algeria
's national judo team organized a blood donation campaign in solidarity with Moroccan earthquake victims, on the sidelines of the Judo African Cup of Nations, organized in Casablanca.
King Mohammed VI presided over a religious evening on Wednesday at the Hassan mosque in Rabat, in commemoration of Eid Al-Mawlid Annabaoui Asharif, as announced by a statement from the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol, and Chancellery.
#Morocco
#KingMohammedVI
A Russian man was killed on Thursday when a shark attacked him off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, authorities said.
"An attack by a tiger shark on a beachgoer... led to his death," Egypt's environment ministry posted on Facebook, without providing further
Saudi Princess Al Hanouf Bint Mamdouh bin Abdul Al Saud, who wore a Moroccan
#caftan
at the Royal wedding of Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei and Princess Anisha of Brunai, stirred controversy after claiming that she was wearing a Hijazi traditional outfit.
King Mohammed VI and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates signed on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the declaration “Towards an innovative, renewed and solid partnership between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates,” which aims to advance
British newspaper The Guardian has removed from its website a 21-year-old message written by Al-Qaeda leader Ousama ben Laden, after it was shared several million times on social media.
Ben Laden's "Letter to America" began being shared on TikTok on Tuesday, sparking a fierce
Head of the lsraeli Liaison office in Morocco has departed Morocco today, on Wednesday, to Israel, after the suspension of all consular and diplomatic operations within Morocco, according to Hespress sources.
The newspaper clarified that the entire staff of the Israeli Liaison
#Morocco
emerged victorious at the 2023 Panafrican Mathematics Olympiads
#PAMO2023
, held in Kigali, Rwanda, securing the first-place position among 32 participating countries. Additionally, Moroccan student Hiba El Farchioui received the Math Queen award in the girls' category.
#Morocco
's National Press Council has confirmed that it submitted a complaint to the Council of Journalism and Mediation Ethics in
#France
due to violations committed by the newspapers Charlie Hebdo and Liberation in their coverage of the earthquake events in Morocco.
A pregnant woman who was about to give birth was transferred by helicopter on Sunday from the Aoudid douar (Tidli town), blocked by snow, to the Sidi Hsain Benaceur provincial hospital in
#Ouarzazate
, said the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
#Morocco
#HespressEng
In the wake of the catastrophic Al Haouz earthquake that struck on September 8, 2023, the affected residents of neighboring areas are facing unprecedented losses and damage that demand immediate attention and assistance.
The magnitude 6.8 earthquakes left a trail of devastation
Moroccan comedian Gad Elmaleh was a guest on France 5's 'C l'hebdo' programme on Saturday, when he expressed his annoyance at the controversy and all-out criticism that has emerged in France in the wake of the tragedy.
#Morocco
#Earthquake
#GadElaleh
#France
#Marrakech
#AmalClooney
, the British-Lebanese human rights lawyer and wife to Hollywood actor George Clooney, is under fire for her silence on
#Israel
's aggression on
#Palestine
.
Esteemed journalist
#AbdessamadNasser
has been abruptly ousted from his position in a unilateral decision that prompted widespread concern and a flurry of criticism.
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired, on Monday at Mechouar Stinia-Sahrij Souani in Meknes, the opening ceremony of the 16th International Agricultural Exhibition in Morocco (SIAM), organized under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, on April 22-28, under the theme 'Climate
South Korea is actively pursuing free trade agreements with several emerging and high-potential nations, with Morocco being one of the key partners on its sights.
This effort aims to stimulate growth momentum and diversify the country’s trade portfolio, according to a statement