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Morocco’s trade deficit up to June surged to 150.5 billion dirhams or 14.6 billion dollars as the country sustains a heavy energy bill on the back of soaring commodities prices. The trade gap expanded 48.7% as the domestic economy recovers and demand grows on imports of semi-products and equipment required by the local industry increase. […]
Members of the UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo(MONUSCO) and UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix paid tribute Monday at a ceremony in Goma to the three Moroccan and two Indian peacekeepers killed last week in the eastern region of the country. Last week, deadly demonstrations demanding the departure of the United Nations mission took place […]
A delegation from the Saudi Shura Council, headed by the council’s Chairman Abdullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim Al Ash-Sheikh, held separate talks Monday in Rabat with the speakers of the two chambers of the Moroccan Parliament (deputies and advisers) on Morocco’s legislative experience. The talks highlighted by the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding between […]
The important support, which Morocco provides to Palestine, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has greatly helped Palestinians to continue resistance, said Palestinian minister of Social Development Ahmed Majdalani. Speaking on behalf of the Palestinian presidency at a ceremony hosted over the weekend by the Moroccan embassy in Ramallah on the occasion of Throne […]
Morocco has reiterated its call on the Algerian presidency to act in order to restore normal ties between the Moroccan and Algerian peoples, evoking shared history, culture and destiny. The call was made by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in a speech on the occasion of the Throne Day, confirming once again Rabat’s neighbourliness and forward-looking […]
The Congress of Peru has passed a motion praising the leadership and the outstanding achievements of King Mohammed VI. The motion coincided with the celebrations by Morocco of the 23rd Anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI to the Throne. In their motion, the Peruvian MPs commended the action undertaken by the Sovereign for […]
King Mohammed VI has laid out his vision to attract more foreign investment in an unstable environment marked by the continuing impacts of the COVID19 crisis and the effects of major international developments on the national and the global economy. In the Throne Day speech delivered on Saturday, the Moroccan King pointed out that “despite […]
Zakaria Moumni was arrested Saturday night by Montreal police after he broke into a festival organized by members of the Moroccan community to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI to the Throne. He got into a violent altercation with Moroccan youtuber Mohamed Touhfa from Florida, who was invited to the […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco called for the full and active participation of women in the development process and in all sectors. “Ever since my accession to the throne, I have been keen to improve the status of women, open up prospects for their advancement and enable them to hold their rightful place in society,” […]
King Mohammed VI pointed out Saturday that Moroccan-Algerian borders should serve as bridges for building a common future for the two countries, and thus set the example for other peoples in the Maghreb, extending once again his hand for cooperating with the Algerian presidency so that Morocco and Algeria may work hand in hand and […]