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King Mohammed VI is expected shortly in Riyadh where he is to take part in the Arab League summit to be held mid-April. An invitation to attend the summit had previously been sent to the sovereign, a diplomatic source told the news portal le360, on condition not to be named. The 29th Arab League summit […]
King Mohammed VI had a meeting Tuesday at the Elysée Palace in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron of France during which the two leaders “have discussed at length the situation in the Middle East as well as regional and international issues”, said the royal office in a statement. The two leaders noted “a broad convergence” […]
Moroccan political parties from across the spectrum and even parties that are not represented at the Parliament held a huge national mobilization meeting in Laayoune, Chief city of the Sahara provinces, Monday to show the world that the country is united and steadfast to counter the latest provocations of the Polisario Front and to defend […]
King Mohammed VI has renewed in a message to the United Nations Secretary-General Morocco’s firm and resolute rejection of the incursions of the Polisario in the Sahara buffer zone to the east of the Moroccan security wall, mainly in Bir Lahlou and Tifariti, describing these incursions as “provocative” and “unacceptable”. In the written message to […]
Morocco’s reform of the judiciary sought fostering the judiciary power’s independence as a supreme goal, King Mohammed VI told participants at an international conference in Marrakech. “The Kingdom’s Constitution expressly affirms the independence of the judiciary from the legislative and executive powers, and creates a Higher Council of the Judiciary,” said the King in a […]
King Mohammed VI has renewed Morocco’s unwavering support to the Palestinian cause and sincere solidarity with the Palestinian people following the carnage perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces which used live ammunition during peaceful marches staged Friday on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of Land Day. “Following the painful events of the past two […]
Morocco granted residency permits to 14,000 out of 28,000 applicants as part of the second phase of a migrant regularization campaign that lasted from December 2016 to December 2017. The softening of the regularization requirements was taken upon Royal instruction with the aim to help the remaining 15,000 applicants to have access to employment, social […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas commended the support given by King Mohammed VI, and by the Moroccan government and people to the just cause of the Palestinian people on top of which the protection of the status of Al Quds. President Abbas, who received Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Ramallah, Tuesday, underscored the key role […]
King Mohammed VI has condemned the missile strikes against Saudi Arabia that were fired from Yemeni territory, as a “despicable criminal aggression”. In a message to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King Mohammed VI expressed his “deep sorrow” and “great indignation” and his outright solidarity with the […]
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita is expected this Tuesday in Ramallah, where he will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before traveling to Amman, for a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Wednesday. Bourita told Asharq Al-Awsat that his visit to Palestine comes upon instructions by King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who is also chairman […]