Qods Chabâa

The new platform already lists nearly 5,300 Moroccan artworks and aims to improve their traceability while helping professionals verify their provenance and authenticity.

Two Moroccan short films have made the official selection for the 2027 César Awards, putting filmmakers Saïd Hamich Benlarbi and Randa Maaroufi in contention ahead of the ceremony in Paris next February.

Rabat’s Royal Theater was sold out last night for Ibrahim Maalouf’s concert, where the Franco-Lebanese virtuoso presented the second installment of his Trumpets of Michel-Ange project. For more than two hours, he turned the venue into a full-blown celebration. The artist spoke to Le360 before taking the stage.

Six winners have been named in the L’Boulevard 2026 Tremplin competition after three days of performances at the R.U.C. from September 17 to 19, 15 artists and bands from cities across Morocco performed their original compositions before festival audiences and independent juries. Shinohidden, BrownY Original, Metrotune, Arinass, Lixivia and Darih took the top spots across the Rap/Hip Hop, Fusion/Other Contemporary Music and Rock/Metal categories.

At Oued Beht, the oldest agricultural complex and the first fortification system in North Africa outside the Nile Valley are emerging from the ground. In this interview, archaeologist and research director Youssef Bokbot looks back on nearly two decades of unprecedented excavations. From the emergence of the first village communities in the Neolithic period to the construction of defensive walls during the Bronze Age, he explains the significance of a major discovery that challenges our understanding of Mediterranean history and reaffirms the pioneering role of indigenous populations.

Morocco’s PISA scores have exposed deep learning gaps. Teachers say holding pupils’ attention has become harder too, while researchers are still working out how much screens have to do with it.

Originally scheduled for November 12 and 13 in Rabat, the first edition of the Continentales de la poésie festival has been postponed to a later date. Co initiators Mustapha Kébir Ammi and Kaisse Ben Yahia said the decision was made to consolidate the institutional, organizational, financial and logistical conditions needed to hold the event.

Filming for Season 3 of The Gentlemen has begun in Morocco. Guy Ritchie’s series is setting up in Rabat and Erfoud, with Theo James in the lead role. The new season continues to follow Eddie Horniman as he finds himself drawn into the criminal empire he inherited from his father.

Morocco has been selected to host the filming of the Saudi blockbuster Grenada… The Final Days, which is currently in the location scouting phase. Overseen by Turki Al Sheikh and intended for MBC Group’s Ramadan 2028 lineup, the historical epic further confirms Morocco’s appeal to major international audiovisual productions.