If you’ve ever visited Marrakesh, you will be familiar with the honk of scooters, the vendors shouting from heaving stalls, and the carts rattling through the medina. Many love its intense energy; ...

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Unlike Hollywood, the city surrounding Ouarzazate's jaw-dropping sets has been occupied for thousands of years, which means a lively souk and a bit further afield, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of ...

At the foot of the scenic High Atlas Mountains, lies the region of Ouarzazate in southern Morocco, once dubbed the “Mecca” of the film industry for its studio facilities and the stark beauty of its ...

RABAT, Morocco — Once the backdrop for "Gladiator" and "Game of Thrones," Ouarzazate is staging a comeback of its own. The Moroccan government has pledged $75 million to transform the quiet southern ...

The rugged landscape around Ouarzazate, a city in south-central Morocco on the edge of the vast Sahara, is known to some as a filming location for movies such as “Lawrence of Arabia” and television ...

The natural fit between the Earth’s deserts and humanity’s growing interest in solar power is obvious, but the resource has still been largely untapped, until now. Ouarzazate is a city in the ...

Morocco has officially turned on a massive solar power plant in the Sahara Desert, kicking off the first phase of a planned project to provide renewable energy to more than a million Moroccans. The ...

It may be famous for its meandering medinas and the scenic Atlas Mountains, but Morocco might soon make its name as a solar superpower. The north-western African nation is building the world’s biggest ...