Being a lawyer was her childhood dream, but she ended up being a journalist. Imane Jebbour is currently living in Abu Dhabi, where she produces and presents the news for Sky News Arabia.
The Moroccan authorities have just extradited an American priest who has been staying in the Kingdom for more than 25 years. The man is facing at least a ten-year-long to life inprisonment sentence.
Born in Brooklyn but in love with Morocco, American pianist and Jazz composer Randy Weston lived in Rabat and Tangier, fusioning his music with the Gnawa folklore. On Saturday he died, leaving behind a heritage that links Morocco to the States.
Abdelkader Bzioui was the last Moroccan footballer to play for Tangier’s Union Deportiva España. The club was based in the Moroccan city during the Spanish protectorate.
Italian writer and gardener Umberto Pasti is known for his great botanical works. However, his biggest project is the Rohuna garden, a piece of heaven located in Tangier.
For decades, Tangier has served as a safe ground for international spies. The city inspired later spy fiction writers and movie directors.
The Perdicaris villa, which was once home to American-Greek expatriate Ion Perdicaris, is finally going to be refurbished. The house was raided in 1904 by the Jbala leader Raisuni and his bandits.