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 Jewish ...

The Fez-Meknes Regional Council has approved the construction of a new Grand Stadium in Meknes with a budget of nearly MAD 600 million ...

The 24th edition of the Meknes International Animation Film Festival (FICAM 2026) came to a close on Wednesday, May 20, with the announcement of a list of winners shaped by the choices of a ...

Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch called on the Fes-Meknes region to serve as a national model for implementing Morocco’s sweeping health system reform, describing the official launch of the region’s ...

Organized by the Aïcha Foundation in partnership with the French Institute of Meknes, the Meknes International Animation Film Festival (FICAM 2026) is holding its 24th edition through May 20. Fabrice ...

(JTA) — Authorities in Morocco completed a renovation of the historic Jewish cemetery in the city of Meknes, part of a broader overhaul of Jewish heritage sites that coincides with the country’s ...

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 ...