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King Mohammed VI drew up on Tuesday the broad lines of Morocco’s new development model, which will be the driving force of inclusive growth, social equity and sustainable development. In his speech to the Nation marking the 66th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People, the Monarch shed more light on […]
King Mohammed VI has pointed out Tuesday that advanced regionalization and administrative devolution would give a new momentum to local productive investment projects, deploring the fact that despite the efforts made and the legislation adopted, many matters are still being dealt with in Rabat, at central government level. Because of the slow pace in […]
King Mohammed VI on Tuesday renewed the call to promote the development in the rural areas, support the inhabitants of these areas and respond to their pressing needs, as the segments of Moroccan society most affected by difficult living conditions reside, for the most part, in rural areas and in the suburbs. “I have […]
The new development model King Mohammed VI seeks to establish in Morocco is a new social pact where the Moroccan citizen is at the heart of the development process and is the ultimate goal of development. In a speech he delivered Tuesday evening from the North-eastern city of Al Hoceima on the celebration of […]
The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has awarded the Olympic African Order of Merit to King Mohammed VI. The distinction was handed over to Prince Moulay Rachid by ANOCA President, Algerian Mustapha Berraf, on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the 12th African Games Monday. Prince Moulay Rachid presided over […]
Ivanka Trump, daughter and advisor to US President Donald Trump, has praised Morocco’s efforts to ensure equality between women and men in terms of inheritance. “We applaud the Moroccan government for this important step towards the adoption of inheritance law amendments, and look forward to supporting their full implementation,” Ivanka Trump said on her twitter […]
The official opening ceremony of the 12th African Games was held Monday at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium, in Rabat, under the chairmanship of Prince Moulay Rachid. Beautiful frescos celebrating the Morocco of peace and tolerance, symbolizing the diversity of the Kingdom, its artistic and cultural wealth, and representing the colors of the Moroccan flag, the […]
Moroccans are celebrating this Tuesday Aug.20 the 66th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People, an epic in the history of Morocco and a decisive step towards the recovery of the Kingdom’s independence. On August 20, 1953, the French colonial authorities forced the legitimate Sultan Mohammed V, as well as the Royal […]
The head of communication of the US-based Human Rights Watch was expulsed out of Algeria Sunday after his detention early this month. Sidi M’Hamed court in Algiers charged the Moroccan journalist Ahmed Réda Benchemsi for entering the country illegally in view of rolling a foreign agenda. Benchemsi was arrested August 9 on the sidelines of […]
Morocco has renewed its support to Sierra Leone’s efforts to boost its economic and human development. This came at a meeting Monday in Rabat between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Nabeela Tunis, who discussed means of strengthening bilateral cooperation and increasing Morocco’s contribution to the development efforts led by Sierra Leone. […]