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1st Moroccan Engineering Summit, Ifrane

Yacout Info | 2010-07-12 | News

1st Moroccan Engineering Summit will be held from 16 to 18 July, at Al Akhawayn University, with the participation of Moroccan and foreigner scientific experts. Initiated by the club "Engineering Student Network" at Al Akhawayn University this summit is part of efforts to train engineers and...

alakhawayn university, ifrane, moroccan engineering summit, morocco, network

The 7th Timitar Festival, Agadir

Yacout Info | 2010-07-07 | News

The Timitar Association is organising the 7th Timitar Festival from 7 to 10 July in Agadir. The Festival is being launched with the theme "Amazigh artists welcome the music of the world" . The festival will celebrate the Amazigh culture and the music of the world. The event drew some...

agadir, cultures, festival, morocco, timitar, timitart festival

The 2nd Winter-Biennale Fair of Marrakech

Yacout Info | 2010-07-05 | News

The 2nd Winter-Biennale Fair of Marrakech will be held from 16 to 19 December 2010 in Marrakech. The Winter-Biennale Fair of Marrakech is a venue for discovering established artists and new talent. Its goal is to be a biannual event for professionals and artists to promote contemporary art in...

art fair, conferences, exhibitions, marrakech, morocco, winter biennal

6th Mediterranean Festival of Al Hoceima

Yacout Info | 2010-06-21 | News

The sixth Mediterranean Festival of Al Hoceima, organized by the Association Rif for Solidarity and Development, will be held from 26 to 31 July, under the theme of “Peoples Communion, Dialogue of Cultures". The announcement was made at a press briefing held on Saturday in Al Hoceima and dedicated...

alhoceima, arts, association rif, culture, meditteranean festival, morocco, traditions

Morocco, Russia Boosting Agricultural Cooperation

Yacout Info | 2010-06-08 | News

The means to boost agricultural cooperation were at the heart of a meeting held in Moscow between Moroccan Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Aziz Akhannouch and Russian Agriculture Minister Elinia Skrynnik, writes Mokhtar Thabet for Global Arab Network. The two officials examined the agriculture...

agriculture, Elinica Skrynnik Russian Minis, morocco, russia

Rachid Boukhenfer: A Stellar Young Leader

Rabii Agoujgal - Yacout Info | 2010-05-10 | Portrait

“I am really grateful to be born into a family that is involved in association work and community service and I am also indebted to all my awesome mentors and wonderful friends surrounding me.” Rachid Boukhenfer is actively involved in youth work and he has represented Morocco in several...

arab women organisation, mare nostrum exchange program, moroccan youth, morocco, peace corps, rabii agoujgal, Rachid Boukhenfer, young leader, youth

Morocco is taking part in "Expo 2010 Shanghai"

Yacout Info | 2010-04-30 | News

Morocco is participating in "Expo 2010 Shanghai," which will officially start on May 1, under the theme "Better City, Better Life". Morocco attaches great importance to this event and takes an active part and is the only African country that has its own pavilion which will cover 4000 m2 under the...

China, expo 2010 shangai, morocco, shangai

USAID and the Ministry of Education to launch the Program "ITQANE"

Yacout Info | 2010-04-25 | News

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Secretariat of State for School Education will launch Thursday, April 29th in Rabat the “ITQANE” program, "Better training for the Promotion of Quality in Education". The launch will take place at the National Meetings Centre in...

itqan prgramme, ministry of education, morocco, project, teaching, USAID

Morocco takes part in the Book Fair of Paris

Yacout Info | 2010-03-26 | News

The 30th Paris Book Fair is a unique cultural event in Europe dedicated to both the public and professionals.It will be held from March 26 to 31 in the exhibition area of the Gate Versailles, with the participation of 25 countries including Morocco. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the fair...

book fair, france, morocco, paris

The Festival “Riders of the Desert” in the province of Rehamna

Yacout Info | 2010-03-26 | News

The 3rd Festival "Riders of the Desert" will be held from 30 March to 3 April in the rural town of Lamhara (Rehamna Province), under the theme "Action for plural sustainable development ". The aims of this cultural event, according to organisers, include promoting the cavalier and Bedouin culture,...

culture, desert, festival, marrakech, morocco, rhamna

The United States to organize the Global Forum

Yacout Info | 2010-03-25 | News

Inspired by the speech "New Beginning" given by President Obama at the University of Cairo, the Government of the United States will organize the Global Forum 2010 from 29 to 31 March to promote innovative and constructive debate on the Internet. During this unique event, speakers from all...

global forum, global pulse, international, morocco, US, USAID

Marrakech celebrated World Poetry Day

Yacout Info | 2010-03-22 | News

The celebration of World Poetry (March 21) was officially launched on Friday evening in Marrakech at a ceremony attended by an audience of personalities and talents who spoke to share their emotions, their vision and dreams with others. This ceremony was an opportunity for representatives of The...

cadi ayyad university, CDRT, marrakech, morocco, world poetry day

Morocco promotes culture of Nomads

yacoutinfo | 2010-03-20 | News

Nomadic tribes in Morocco are holding a colorful cultural festival deep in the country's vast desert. Organizers are promoting the historic wandering way of life to attract tourists, increase economic activity in the area, and raise awareness of the need to preserve natural resources like water....

culture, morocco, nomads

"Capacity is Development " UNDP conference in Marrakech: A global event on smart strategies and capable institutions for 2015 and beyond

Yacout Info | 2010-03-19 | News

Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and cohosted by the United Nations Development Programme and the Government of Morocco and supported by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of France. The Conference covered policy choices and investment decisions that have...

conference, france, Marrakech, MDGs, morocco, netherlands, UNDP

Moroccan-American talks in Rabat on strengthening cultural cooperation

Yacout Info | 2010-03-19 | News

The strengthening of cultural cooperation between Morocco and the United States has been at the centre of discussions Wednesday in Rabat between the Minister of Culture, Mr. Bensalem Himmich and the U.S. ambassador, Mr. Samuel Kaplan. Having reviewed the situation of cultural cooperation between...

cooperation, culture, himmich, morocco, samuel kaplan, US

Morocco participates in the African Film Festival of Tarifa, May 21-29

Yacout Info | 2010-03-19 | News

Morocco participates in the 7th African Film Festival of Tarifa (FCAT) to be held from 21 to 29 May. The program of this event, which organizers said will provide Hispanic viewers the opportunity to discover the many facets of the African continent, features the projection of over 100 films, most...

african film festival of tarif, films, morocco, movies

American filmmaker 'impressed' by Morocco's cultural diversity

Yacout Info | 2010-03-18 | News

American director Amy Williams said she was "impressed" by Morocco's richness of cultural diversity. The American artist, who was speaking at a meeting on Tuesday in Rabat's Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Art (ISCA), hailed the spirit of openness of Moroccans and their passion for the art of...

amie williams, diversity, filmaker, morocco

Opening of the Moroccan Cultural Week in Doha, Qatar

Yacout Info | 2010-03-09 | Culture

The Moroccan and Qatarian ministers of Culture, MM. Bensalem Himmich and Hamad bin Abdulaziz al Kuwari, launched Monday night at the National Theatre of Qatar in Doha, the Morocco Cultural Week held in the framework of "Doha 2010 Capital of Arab Culture". Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Himmich...

arab culture, cultural week, doha, morocco, qatar

International Woman's Day

Yacout Info | 2010-03-08 | News

From early on the Sisters of Purity Association in Morocco highlighted the need for the restriction of polygamy, equal political rights and visibility in the public sphere. Women obtained the right to vote in Morocco in 1956. In 2004 the revised Moudawana was enacted giving women the right to...

international women's day, morocco, moudawana, women

Morocco - Tourism: An increase of 15% in the number of tourists in January

Yacout Info | 2010-03-08 | News

The number of tourists who visited Morocco last January, has reached some 508,000 visitors, registering an increase of 15%, which is up over the level recorded during the same period for 2009, according to statistics published by the Tourism Observatory Department. Within this total, the French...

increase, morocco, statistics, tourism, tourists

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Forging ahead with Visionary Growth

The strategy of His Majesty King Mohammed VI for Morocco’s development forges ahead with steady progress in an uncertain world. Few countries are seeing this level of confident...

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