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King Mohammed VI has appointed this Thursday Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) Chairman of the World Cup 2030 Committee, the Royal Office said in a statement. The appointment came during an audience the Sovereign granted to Lekjaa who doubles as Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget. The appointment follows […]
Morocco has affirmed its full support for the desire of brotherly Saudi Arabia to bid to host the final stages of the 2034 Football World Cup. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release that this support stems from the strong ties linking King Mohammed VI, to his brother the Custodian of […]
The 2030 World Cup in Portugal, Morocco and Spain “will be a success from every point of view”, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said. The decision of the FIFA Council to unanimously select the Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid as the sole candidate to organize the 2030 World Cup “will be yet another demonstration of our capacity and […]
President of the Union of the Comoros, current Chairman of the African Union, Azali Assouman, commended the continental leadership of King Mohammed VI and the quality of relations binding Morocco and the Union of the Comoros. The Comorian Head of State made the remarks while receiving President of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA), […]
Morocco’s interaction with the recommendations of the Human Rights Council (HRC) is strictly guided by the principles and provisions of the Constitution and by international human rights conventions ratified by the Kingdom, according to a report presented on Wednesday in Rabat by the ministerial delegation for Human Rights. The report on Morocco’s interaction with treaty […]
Morocco’s bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Spain and Portugal is “a message of peace, tolerance, and inclusion,” emphasized FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “Two continents – Africa and Europe – united not only in a celebration of football but also in providing unique social and cultural cohesion. What a great message of […]
King Mohammed VI received, on Wednesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, several foreign ambassadors who came to hand over, to the Sovereign, their credentials as plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassadors of their countries in the Kingdom. These include: – Jorgen Karlsson, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden, – Anna Jankovic, Ambassador of the Republic of […]
The FIFA Executive Committee has unanimously selected the joint Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid to host the 2030 World Cup since it was the only bid in the race for hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, converging media sources have reported. A statement from Morocco’s Royal Palace has just confirmed the reports, quoting King Mohammed VI as celebrating […]
Morocco’s Princess Lalla Asmae, Chairwoman of the Lalla Asmae Foundation, and First Lady of Côte d’Ivoire, Ms. Dominique Ouattara, President of the Children of Africa Foundation, chaired on Wednesday at the Mother and Child Hospital in Abidjan, the launch ceremony of the second phase of the “United, we hear each other better” operation, which aims […]
Côte d’Ivoire, Qatar, and El Salvador, among others, have reiterated at the UN their firm support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and the autonomy plan offered by the North African Kingdom for a lasting and peaceful resolution to the Sahara regional conflict. Addressing the UN fourth committee convening in New York, the representative of Côte d’Ivoire […]