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Riad Fes gains international recognition
Blog: The View from Fez - 19 November 2009
Riad Fes in the Douh quarter of the Fez medina has recently been accepted into the worldwide, prestigious Relais & Chateaux collection of the world's finest restaurants and hotels.
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Hammam Project in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 19 November 2009
This week saw the gathering of specialists from across the world for a conference in Fez aimed at examining the sustainability of hammams in the Mediterranean region. The View from Fez reports.
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Massage Training Session in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 18 November 2009
Hot news from the hammam!
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Moroccan Independence Day.
Blog: The View from Fez - 18 November 2009
The late King Mohammed V returns from Madagascar
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Night in the Fez Medina
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 November 2009
What many visitors to Fez never see is the vibrancy of the streets and public spaces, long after the last tourist bus has headed away from the Medina.
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Fez Happenings
Blog: The View from Fez - 17 November 2009
A busy day for HM King Mohammed VIToday in Fez, HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his cousin Prince Moulay Ismail, laid the foundation stone of a regional disabled care center, which will be built by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity for a sum of 15 million dirhams (1.9 million dollars). The facility will provide people with mental and physical disabilities with medical care, and social and educational assistance.
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Making Couscous - Photo essay
Blog: The View from Fez - 16 November 2009
Recently two of The View from Fez team took part in a traditional couscous preparation course. Australia's legendary young chef, Katerina Annels, has kindly done a review for us. Suzanna Clarke took the photographs. Here is Katerina's report...
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North African women at the forefront of legal reform
Blog: The View from Fez - 16 November 2009
Fatima Sadiqi, a UN Gender Expert and Professor of Linguistics and Gender Studies, has just published an article on women's rights in North Africa on the Common Ground News Service (New York).
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Bollywood stars head to Morocco
Blog: The View from Fez - 15 November 2009
Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor and her boyfriend Saif Ali Khan (pictured below) will shortly head to Morocco for the shooting of Shriram Raghavan's much hyped film 'Agent Vinod'.
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Moroccan football meltdown complete
Blog: The View from Fez - 15 November 2009
Morocco's hopes of sneaking through to the World cup have been dashed. Cameroon beat Morocco 2-0 on Saturday to qualify for next year's 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
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Blackpool sisters leaving Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 14 November 2009
In what looks like a happy ending to the abduction of two British sisters, the Blackpool Gazette reports that they should be on their way home on the flight that leaves Fez this morning.
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Royal Air Maroc changes terminals at Heathrow
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 November 2009
Royal Air Maroc has announced that from 17 November, all flights will arrive and depart Heathrow in London from Terminal 4, not Terminal 2 as in the past.
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Morocco makes Lonely Planet's Top Ten
Blog: The View from Fez - 13 November 2009
In Lonely Planet's latest edition of Best in Travel, Morocco features as one of the top ten destinations to visit in 2010.
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 12 November 2009
Forty new A/H1N1 cases confirmed in MoroccoForty new cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus were confirmed in the cities of Tangier, Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Temara, Meknes and Ifrane, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. All cases are under medical treatment in their homes, with regular medical check-ups, said the ministry.
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Football frenzy in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 12 November 2009
It will be a clash of the lions on Saturday 14 November in Fez, when Morocco's Atlas Lions meet Cameroon's Indomitable Lions in the final round of World Cup/African Cup of Nations matches.
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Morocco ~ nominated for foreign language Oscar
Blog: The View from Fez - 6 November 2009
The full list of the 65 nominated countries has been released with only Morocco representing Arab language cinema in the foreign language Academy Award listThe contender is Morocco’s Casanegra by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari.
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Moroccan News Briefs
Blog: The View from Fez - 5 November 2009
King Mohammed VI to give a speech on Green March anniversaryHM King Mohammed VI will address the nation on Friday evening on the occasion of the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Green March, the Ministry of Household, Protocol and Chancellery, said.
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The hidden costs of renovation in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 5 November 2009
From time to time The View from Fez receives emails from readers wondering why we say that renovation of a riad can cost up to three times the purchase price. One of the reasons is that the actual amount of work required is often hidden - that is until you remove the plaster.
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Terry Gilliam on Morocco and Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 4 November 2009
The View from Fez is in debt to the New York Times for this thoughtful piece by one of our favourite British film makers, TERRY GILLIAM, writer and director of “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” opening Dec. 25, director of “Brazil.”Home Movies (Fez, Morocco, 2001)
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Mazagan Beach Resort opens with a bang
Blog: The View from Fez - 4 November 2009
South African entrepreneur, Sol Kerzner, has launched his latest project in El Jadida, 90km south of Casablanca. The Mazagan Beach Resort opened this week.
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Maison Blanche: a new restaurant in Fez
Blog: The View from Fez - 2 November 2009
The View from Fez team sampled the fare at Maison Blanche this week, a new restaurant in the Ville Nouvelle.
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Moroccan couscous - the traditional way
Blog: The View from Fez - 2 November 2009
Couscous, or seksu as it's know in Moroccan Arabic, is one of the staple foods of the Maghreb. It's made of ground semolina that's moistened and rolled in flour.
