Category: Culture and Sport

La Mamounia, a 1920s Art Deco and Moroccan-style hotel beside the Koutoubia in Marrakech, is known for its gardens, 2009 reopening and famous guests. Here is its story.

Essaouira, formerly Mogador, is a UNESCO-listed walled port town on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, planned in the 18th century. Here is its history, layout and annual Gnaoua festival.

Morocco’s under-15s thrashed Belize 6-0 in Baku for a third straight win, topping Group F with nine points and 12 goals before facing Curaçao and Liberia on Monday.

Hosts Morocco beat Angola 5-2 in Rabat to lift a fourth consecutive Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, a record for the competition, after a 6-0 semi-final win over Egypt.

Founded in the late 8th century, Fes el-Bali is a UNESCO-listed walled medina of about 300 hectares with almost no cars. Here is what makes it unique.

Maghreb de Fès and ASEC Mimosas are level at 1-1 before the second leg in Abidjan on October 25, with a place in the CAF Champions League group stage at stake.

The 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival runs November 20 to 28, with French actress Marion Cotillard presiding over the jury that awards the Étoile d’Or to a first or second feature.

October’s full Hunter’s Moon peaks at 04:11 GMT on 26 October, and the Moon then passes close to the Pleiades cluster on 27 and 28 October, according to Space.com and NASA.

Couscous, steamed semolina served with vegetables and meat, joined UNESCO’s heritage list in 2020. Here is how it is made and why it matters at the Moroccan table.