Wednesday 30 September 2026 - 11:45
The Fondation Nationale des Musées (FNM) and the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) have agreed to expand their cultural partnership, with a particular focus on museum cooperation, exhibitions and the promotion of Moroccan heritage. FNM President Mehdi Qotbi and IMA President Anne-Claire Legendre signed the new agreement on Monday in Paris,......
For years, economic relations between Morocco and France were largely viewed through the lens of French companies expanding southward. A growing flow of Moroccan capital and business expertise is now adding another dimension to that relationship, with Moroccan companies increasingly establishing a presence in the French and wider European......
As Emmanuel Macron approaches the final months of his presidency, his political future after 2027 remains deliberately open. A recent remark to Variety has once again revived speculation about whether the French president could seek a return to the Élysée Palace five years after leaving office. Macron is constitutionally barred......
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been awarded the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, placing her long-standing legal and civic activism at the center of the Council of Europe’s annual recognition of human rights defenders. The award was presented on Monday, September 28, during the opening of the Parliamentary......
French financial prosecutors have requested a four-year prison sentence against former justice minister Rachida Dati in the corruption case linked to her past contractual relationship with former Renault-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn. At the final hearing of the trial in Paris on Monday, September 28, the National Financial Prosecutor’s......
The autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) opened Monday at the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg, bringing together parliamentarians for the final plenary session of the Assembly’s 2026 calendar, with Morocco taking part in the proceedings. The four-day meeting addresses several issues at......
Rising oil prices are giving TotalEnergies greater financial room to return capital to shareholders, prompting the French energy group to increase its share-buyback ambitions for 2026. The company initially set a target of between $3 billion and $6 billion in share repurchases for the year, based on an assumed Brent crude price ranging from......
Kylian Mbappé’s decision to end his two-decade relationship with Nike and join Swiss sportswear company On marks more than a high-profile change of boot supplier. It also reflects the shifting balance of power in football’s lucrative sportswear market, where established giants are increasingly facing competition for the......
The autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) opened in Strasbourg on Monday, with Morocco taking part in the final plenary session of the Assembly’s 2026 calendar. The session is being held from September 28 to October 2 at the Council of Europe’s Palais de l’Europe. The five-day meeting......
Morocco international Hamza Igamane has moved closer to a return to competitive football after resuming ball-based training as part of his rehabilitation at Lille. The French club recently shared footage of the 23-year-old forward working individually with the ball at its training facility, offering a fresh indication of progress after several......
France has proposed the third week of January 2027 as a possible date for King Mohammed VI’s long-awaited state visit to France, according to reports in the French press. The proposed timing has not yet been formally confirmed by either Rabat or Paris, with discussions between the two sides reportedly continuing over the final schedule. The......
More than 12 years after the crash of Air Algérie flight AH5017, a Paris court has imposed a €225,000 fine on Spanish airline Swiftair for involuntary manslaughter. The Paris Criminal Court handed down the maximum fine provided for in the proceedings on September 28, 2026, bringing a long-running judicial process over one of the......
Moroccan producer Dounia Benjelloun Mezian has added another international distinction to her production career after winning a Silver Dolphin at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards on September 25 for Astral, a film inspired by Rabat’s Mohammed VI Tower. The award came in the Architecture & Design category and recognized......
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Throne Day 2026
Tuesday 21 July 2026 - 13:31
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At the Heart of the 2026 World Cup
Monday 18 May 2026 - 13:30
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GITEX Africa: The New Frontiers Of African Innovation
Monday 06 April 2026 - 13:04
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Les Impériales Week 2026: Under the Theme “Daba or Never”
Tuesday 31 March 2026 - 10:03
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Iran under the lens
Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 08:30
