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King Mohammed VI appointed on Saturday Omar Seghrouchni, chairman of the National committee for personal data control and protection (CNDP). This committee is tasked with checking and ensuring that personal data processing is lawful, legal and does not violate privacy, fundamental rights and freedoms, says a statement released by the Royal Office. In addition to […]
King Mohammed VI has appointed this Saturday economist Driss Guerraoui President of the Competition Council, in replacement of Abdelali Benamour. Driss Guerraoui, an expert on social issues, has been holding, since February 2011, the position of Secretary General of Morocco’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council. During the appointment ceremony, King Mohammed VI “emphasized the importance […]
The recent call launched by King Mohammed VI to neighboring Algeria for dialogue is an offer to address the challenges facing the two countries and the entire Maghreb region. This is the substance of Washington’s response to the King’s proposal for a direct, open and frank dialogue with Algeria to dispel the transient and objective […]
Morocco’s high-speed line, the first of its kind in Africa, that has been inaugurated Thursday by King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron, is a milestone rail achievement in the region. Also, it reflects the long-standing Moroccan-French friendship and stands out as an example of a “win-win” North-South partnership. Dubbed “Al Boraq”, this brand-new […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and French President Emmanuel Macron were the first passengers to board Thursday the brand new Moroccan high-speed train at the revamped railway station in Tangier. The two heads of state have made a journey to Rabat aboard the TGV, baptized “Al Boraq”, inaugurating thus Africa’s first high-speed train, a landmark […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected this Thursday in Morocco, where he will attend the inauguration by King Mohammed VI of the Tangier-Casablanca high-speed train, the first in Africa. The French President will be accompanied by the business leaders who participated in the implementation of the TGV project. King Mohammed VI and the French head […]
Morocco remains attached to a political, consensual and durable solution in Libya, a solution that would enable the North African country to recover its stability, within the framework of its indivisible unity, irrefutable sovereignty and full territorial integrity. The statement was made by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita Tuesday in Palermo, during the international conference, […]
Pope Francis will visit Morocco on March 30 and 31 within the frame of the planned foreign trips of the 81-year-old pontiff in 2019. The Vatican confirmed on Tuesday the Pope’s travel to the North African Kingdom, saying he will visit the cities of Rabat and Casablanca. The Pope will visit the cities of Casablanca […]
Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has been at the forefront of international efforts to address common challenges notably those relating to peace and security, climate change and migration, said Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Speaking in Paris on the sidelines of the Paris World Peace Forum, Bourita reaffirmed that Morocco strives to […]
Morocco has once again made proof of its open arms policy by calling on Algeria for a frank dialogue to transcend differences, an invitation that was described by Secretary General of the Maghreb Union Taieb Baccouche as a chance to reinvigorate the five-state regional union. “This Royal initiative beers the seeds of a revival of […]