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Morocco has officially restored military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 years for 12 months. The Lower House of the Moroccan parliament Wednesday adopted with overwhelming majority the draft bill reinstating compulsory military service for young women and men aged 19 to 24. Only two MPs, member of the Federation of the […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has deplored the increasing inequalities and discrimination prevailing in the world and the ‘clash of ignorances’ that continues to engender intolerance, extremism and radicalism. The celebration this December of the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights comes at a time when humanity is facing […]
US magazine, International Policy Digest, published Wednesday a long story on Moroccan-Algerian strained relations that hamper the integration of the Maghreb region and tried to analyze the ins and outs of this situation. The magazine came to the conclusion that the Algerian animosity toward Morocco “is exclusively the work of the Algerian military that controls […]
Morocco is building a brand-new terminal in the Rabat-Salé airport to keep up with a growing number of passengers and air traffic as the North African country has become one of the world’s popular tourism destination and an attractive hub for investors. King Mohammed VI, who spearheads the country’s modernization, launched on Wednesday the construction […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has laid out his vision for the success of the large-scale and structural project of advanced regionalization, which seeks to enhance the modernization of the country’s institutions, strengthen solidarity, social justice and inter-regional equality. In a message addressed to the third parliamentary forum of regions, held Wednesday in Rabat, the Moroccan […]
A group of U.S. State Attorneys General, who visited Morocco recently, said they witnessed “the popularity of King Mohammed VI and the effects of his wise, progressive leadership” on the country’s socioeconomic development and on regional influence. Since his accession to the throne in 1999, the Monarch has embraced technological advances to modernize the nation […]
King Mohammed VI has urged the Moroccan Ombudsman institution to continue its contribution to upholding the principles of the rule of law, transparency and good governance in the management of public services. The Sovereign, who appointed on Thursday Mohamed Benalilou as Ombudsman, also called the Mediator institution to continue making recommendations aimed at “guaranteeing the […]
King Mohammed VI has renewed zero tolerance against corruption and expressed his unwavering resolve to combat this scourge, which undermines the public trust and investors’ confidence. Speaking to Mohamed Bachir Rachdi he appointed on Thursday as chief of the national authority for probity, prevention and fight against corruption, the Monarch stressed the importance he grants […]
King Mohammed VI on Thursday named Mohamed Benalilou, a magistrate, as the Kingdom’s Ombudsman. The King recalled, during the appointment ceremony, the role of the Ombudsman Institution, as an independent authority that strives to enshrine rights and end injustices, and particularly to preserve the rights of citizens in their relations with the administration, a statement […]
King Mohammed VI has appointed Mohamed Bachir Rachdi, an IT engineer, new president of the national anti-corruption authority, l’Instance nationale de la probité, de la prévention et de la lutte contre la corruption (ICPC). During the appointment ceremony Thursday, the King emphasized the importance he attaches to the fight against corruption in all its forms, […]