The Minister of Tourism, Fatima-Zahra Ammor, officially opened COCO Park, a new amusement park built with a 200 million dirham investment. The park, which will open on July 20th, is the biggest in ...

MEKNES, Morocco (AFP) — Dozens of Jews traveled to the Moroccan city of Meknes this week for the first pilgrimage of its kind since the 1960s, after the Muslim kingdom restored the city’s ...

More atrocities occurred in 1811 and 1894, when Meknes still had over 4,000 Jews. A member of the Moroccan Jewish community visits the Meknes cemetery, Oct. 27, 2021. (Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty ...

Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became a capital under Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), the founder of the Alawite dynasty. The sultan turned it into a ...

The Fez-Meknes region is home to more than 40 historic sites – including three UNESCO World Heritage sites – and tourism is an important driver of growth. In January 2018 Fez welcomed 69,400 visitors, ...

Authorities in Morocco are in the midst of an overhaul renovation of Jewish heritage sites in parallel with deepening ties with Israel. Jews pray at the Jewish cemetery of Meknes, Morocco, May 18 ...