On the 14th of January 1943, three years before World War II, the U.S. President, Franklin Roosevelt decided to summon the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle for an international conference in Casablanca. The famous Anfa conference lasted for 10 days and was marked by several military decisions. The Moroccan city was also home to a historical meeting between Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef and Franklin Roosevelt.
«Casablanca», the 40's movie that bears the same name as the North African city has been one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed films. During a film screening, Yabiladi interviewed Noah Isenberg, the author of «We’ll Always Have Casablanca : The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood Most Beloved Movie», a book on the making and influence of the film.
Attijariwafa bank will build a tower for its headquarters with the help of Hill International. The American consulting firm was selected to manage the construction of «Borj Attijari» and allow, as a first step, the leading bank to find an architectural firm through a competition that was launched back in September 2016. Trade Arabica, a business newspaper, reported today that Hill International has started gathering experts from all over the world to contribute in the construction
EducationUSA is a fair dedicated to Moroccan pupils who wish to carry their studies in the United States of America. An event that will be held on April the 22nd at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Casablanca as indicated by a press release. It will include more than 20 introductory information sessions presented for free from 3 PM to 6 PM. The EducationUSA Fair will provide advice to future Moroccan students, individual consultations and application support services. The event will also help
Andrew Parmley Lord Mayor of the City of London arrived to Morocco this week to boost the bilateral relations between the two kingdoms. Received by senior Moroccan officials, the representative of the UK financial districts visited Casablanca's Stock Exchange headquarters as part of a tour of North Africa. He sat with businessmen to discuss the reinforcement of trade in the region after Brexit. According to Buzzfeed news, Parley is leading a delegation that looks forward to promoting business
A fire broke out, Sunday night in a sauna room (2nd floor) at Sofitel Hotel located in Sidi Belyout district Casablanca. The fire caused a column of smoke that spread to the upper floors of the hotel building. Local authorities said that emergency services intervened to evacuate clients before taking control of the fire which caused minor material damage. According to the same sources, no injuries were sustained. An investigation was initiated by the authorities in charge to determine the
King Mohammed VI appointed yesterday 4th of April the 12 members of the constitutional court. Said Ihrai, a distinguished man who was appointed back in 2009 chairman of the National commission for the control of personal data (CNDP), is named president of this court. Ihrai replaced Mohamed Acherki, former head of the council. The king selected five other personalities to be part of the court, including El Hassan Boukantar, member of the USFP, and Mohammed Atarkine from the PAM. The
LafargeHocim Morocco has just inaugurated the Smart Construction Lab, the first innovation center that is implanted in Casablanca on a 4,000 m2 area. The Smart Construction Lab will gather several units that will offer different services such as laboratories, testing and evaluating prototypes, a 70-seat auditorium, training rooms, interior as well as exterior showrooms to show the latest innovative products produced by LafargeHolcim Morocco and partners. A multidisciplinary team of 50
The king Mohammed VI received Saadeddine Othmani friday afternoon in the royal palace in Casablanca. During this visit the king appointed the justice and development member Prime Minister and entrusted him with the task of forming a government. A communiqué of the ministry of the royal house, of protocol and chancellery confirmed the information. The nomination of El Othmani came after, the king dismissed on Wednesday the ex-prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane. This latter failed
Known as creative and alternative the young Lebanese Rock band Mashrou’ Leila will visit Morocco for a mini-tour in Rabat and Casablanca. The five-member band is scheduled to perform on the 21t of March at the Renaissance cinema in Rabat and on the 22d of the same month at Casablanca Studio des Arts Vivants. Lead by Hamed Sinno, the band’s lead singer, Mashrou’ Leila was formed in 2008 in Beirut, Lebanon as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut. The band made