Washington - Moroccan journalist and writer Souad Mekhennet has been awarded the International Leadership Award from the U.S. Simon Wiesenthal Center (CSW) in Los Angeles.

Beijing - The National Foundation of Museums of Morocco (FNMM) and the National Museum of China (NMC) signed, on Friday in Beijing, two agreements to strengthen cooperation and cultural exchanges between Morocco and China and organize exhibitions within the framework of the tourism and cultural year 2020 in each of the two countries.

Essaouira - The project "City of arts and culture", whose building works were launched by HM King Mohammed VI on Friday, will make Essaouira a top cultural and tourist destination for Moroccan and foreign tourists, said Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, government spokesman El Hassan Abyaba.

Essaouira - The "Bayt Dakira" space in the old medina of Essaouira, which HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, visited on Wednesday, gives a strong impetus for peace, dialogue and openness, said Franco-Moroccan comedian Gad El Maleh.

Essaouira - "Bayt Dakira", visited Wednesday by HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, in the old medina of Essaouira, confirms the "Moroccan exception" in the field of inter-religious dialogue, said president of the scientific committee of this spiritual and heritage building, Mina Lamghari.

Essaouira - The city of Essaouira, where HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, visited, on Wednesday, "Bayt Dakira", in the old medina, is a witness to the diversity of Morocco and the plurality of its cultures that make up its wealth, said Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay.