Moroccan diplomats #7 : Jawdar ben Abdellah, the Saadi dynasty’s Portuguese ambassador

Appointed by Saadi sultan Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir, Jawdar ben Abdellah was Morocco’s first full ambassador to England. He met King Charles I in 1637 to conclude an agreement in favor of the dying dynasty.

Moroccan diplomats #1 : Abd el-Ouahed Anoun, a source of inspiration for Shakespeare’s Othello

Sent by a Saadi Sultan to establish the Anglo-Moroccan alliance, Moroccan diplomat Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud ben Mohammed Anoun is believed to have inspired the character of William Shakespeare's Moorish hero Othello.

Morocco : The gate and ramparts of the Saadi Kasbah of Agadir Oufella recently discovered

A group of researchers, heading the rehabilitation of the Kasbah of Agadir Oufella, have discovered beautiful archaeological findings.