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King Mohammed VI has laid out a roadmap for promoting productive investment as it constitutes a lever for boosting economy and creating jobs and growth, and called for removing the obstacles that still prevent a real take-off of domestic investment at all levels. In a speech he delivered Friday at the opening of the Parliament […]
King Mohammed VI has called on all stakeholders to urgently address water resources management at a time Morocco is experiencing a period of severe drought – the most serious in more than three decades. The King, who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, made the remarks in a speech before the two chambers […]
Morocco is a “loyal” and “fraternal” partner with which Spain maintains “excellent” relations, the Spanish Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said on Friday. “Morocco is a state that cooperates with Spain. It is a loyal partner and, of course, I would even say fraternal,” Grande-Marlaska said in statements to the press. The relations between Spain […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, delivered, on Friday, a speech to the Parliament on the occasion of the opening of the first session of the second legislative year of the 11th legislature. Full text of the Royal Speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted in his report to the Security Council on the Sahara, published Thursday, the fundamentals of Morocco’s position on its Sahara, as expressed by King Mohammed VI in royal speeches over the past year. In this context, the Secretary General stressed that on November 6, 2021, on the occasion of […]
Diplomats, petitioners and experts from around the world continue to commend, at the United Nations, the realistic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution to the Sahara issue, denouncing the destabilizing scheme of the Algeria-backed Polisario militias having links with terror groups, drug & arms smugglers operating in the Sahel. Addressing the UN […]
Moroccan Royal Navy has joined allies and partners for the multinational maritime exercise, Grand African NEMO 2022, taking place in the Gulf of Guinea. The week-long exercise, which started Oct.11, is led by France. This year’s edition aims to enhance the maritime security to counter illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, piracy, drug trafficking, pollution, […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy coastguards rescued this week 182 candidates to irregular migration, including women and children, mostly coming from sub-Saharan Africa. The rescue operations conducted between October 10 and 12 enabled to save the would-be illegal migrants, who attempted the perilous crossings aboard makeshift boats, kayaks, jet-skis, surfboards and even swimming. The rescued persons received […]
The government of the Russian Federation has just approved a cooperation agreement between Moscow and Rabat in the field of the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. The ordinance enacting this decision was signed by Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Michoustine, on Wednesday, reported the Russian news agency Tass. The agreement, providing for cooperation between […]
The Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema holds its fourth ordinary annual session in Fez, this October 19 – 20. Some 250 theologians, members of the Supreme Council of Ulema and representing the 34 sections of the Foundation, are expected to take part in the event. This ordinary session features the presentation by the Secretariat […]