Morocco and Spain have finally agreed to conclude the selling of Tangier's Gran Teatro Cervantes, a theater built in 1913 and dedicated to Miguel Cervantes. The information was revealed by the former Spanish government, led by the People's Party (PP), which told a Spanish MP that the Moroccan authorities and Spain are currently working on the procedure, reports online newspaper Periodistas. However, the operation still needs to get through a parliamentary vote, which will grant the go ahead to
He loved Jazz and believed in its African roots to the point that he left Brooklyn for Morocco. American pianist and composer Randy Weston passed away on Saturday, 1st of September, leaving behind musical pieces that linked the States to the North African Kingdom. Born in New York to an African-American restaurateur and a Virginia-native mother, Weston was fascinated by Jazz that he created his own African version of it, mixing it with the Gnawa music while in Morocco. A State Department
Khalid Maadour debuted his career as an actor in a French series broadcast in the 1990s. He is now best known as a comedian and movie director. Khalid’s parents moved to France only six months after his birth. «Under the Protectorate, France needed cannon fodder. My father was forced to join the Indochina War. Six months later, we moved to France», he told Yabiladi. An actor Once in France, Khalid Maadour discovered his passion for arts. «In 1989, I started doing
30-year-old Osman Elkharraz is an actor, movie director and writer. He dreamt of becoming part of the movie industry since he was a child but everything took a different turn when his parents died. The seven-year-old had to take care of himself and achieving his ultimate goal was a challenge. «After my parents passed away, I lived with my grandmother for a while», Osman told Yabiladi, recalling that having to stay with a family member was «beautiful but it was not [his]
Soumia Elouali Hanini is from Bouznika. She left Morocco for Spain in 1997, for a summer vacation but ended up settling down there. «I did not plan to stay there, but fell in love with the country and decided to come back for my studies», she told Yabiladi earlier this week. The young woman sat for her university entrance exam for students who are above 25 years-old, and started studying fashion, design and modeling, before taking makeup classes. Her thirst for knowledge is
Figures published by the Moroccan Center for Cinematography (CCM) in 2017 revealed that the two multiplex leaders in Morocco, Megarama and IMAX, monopolize 83% of market share. The numbers show that the movie modern movie theaters dominate the sector, leading to the gradual disappearance of traditional cinemas in the country. This change has pushed several foreign investors to think of conquering the growing industry in the Kingdom. According to Maghreb Confidentiel, quoted
Mustapha Belghiti is one of those young Moroccan talented artists out there that need to be spotlighted. The 22-year-old man lives in Zagoura, southeastern Morocco, where he enjoys drawing realistic portraits using a ballpoint pen. The student was supposed to graduate high school this year but he will have to retake his baccalaureate exam soon. «I failed to pass the exam during the first session but I will try again», he happily told Yabiladi on Tuesday. «I have been
Rachid Santaki is a writer and scriptwriter who organizes giant dictations. The French-Moroccan national has been interested in culture and literature for more than ten years in France. Since a young age, Rachid was passionate about writing. Indeed, the Saint-Ouen-native (Ile-de-France) was far from being a typical student growing up. «School was not my thing. I couldn't get my baccalaureate and since then I started working», he told Yabiladi. In 2000, the writer was working with a
Sarah Perles has lived in many countries and has discovered others through the multiple road trips she has made. «When I was younger, I packed my clothes and went to explore Asia», she told Yabiladi. During her four-month long trip, she visited the Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia. In Asia, the young girl had a chance to discover new cultures and a new way of seeing things. Sarah attended primary and secondary school in Morocco after moving to Spain and then
20-century architecture distinguishes Casablanca, where streets, avenues and boulevards host a series of art-deco buildings, a trend that appeared in France just before World War I. These buildings, however, need urgent protection, suggestes The Independent in one of its recent articles. «Casablanca serves as an open-air architectural museum», says the British newspaper, warning that these building are «at risk of disappearing as developers encroach to make room for larger,
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