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Almost three months after four ministers were dismissed from the PJD-led government, King Mohammed VI has approved five new cabinet members belonging to the same parties as the outgoing ministers thus keeping the government coalition parties unchanged. The new ministers are Abdelahad Fassi Fihri of the leftist PPS party who was appointed minister of National […]
US President Donald Trump has sent a message to King Mohammed VI in response to a letter sent by the Moroccan Monarch to him regarding his decision to recognize Jerusalem as a capital of Israel. In his message the US president commended the leadership of King Mohammed VI both at the Arab League and in […]
Morocco and Senegal have expressed Friday (January 19) their will to coordinate stands at the upcoming summit meeting of the African Union, particularly on the issue of migration that will stand high on the African Leaders’ agenda. This came at a meeting Friday in Rabat between the Moroccan and Senegalese Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and […]
Over Twenty African ministers and government officials met Tuesday in Rabat (Morocco’s capital) to harmonize African countries’ stands and vision regarding the issues related to migration. The African Union ministerial conference aimed to work out an African agenda on migration, based on an inclusive and participative approach. Participants agreed on the shared responsibility to tackle […]
The Arab ministerial delegation tasked with following up on the repercussions of the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city held its first meeting in Amman this Saturday (Jan.6). The ministerial delegation, set up by the Arab League last December 17, is […]
Morocco has bolstered its clout and soft power on the African continent with the adoption of an immigration and asylum policy based on a human rights approach seeking to guarantee to migrants in Morocco access to basic services. Since King Mohammed VI urged the government to adopt a new migration policy, Morocco has become a […]
Arab countries are facing common development challenges relating notably to rapid demographic growth, increasing demand on housing and pressure on services that require developing integrated public policies conducive to social cohesion, said King Mohammed VI. In a message to the participants in the second Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development, hosted in Rabat, the […]
The Arab world group at the United Nations praised, during the emergency special session of the UN general assembly on Jerusalem held Thursday, the role of the Al-Quds Committee, under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI, in the preservation of the Arab identity, character and demographic composition of the holy city. The emergency special meeting […]
King Mohammed VI’s visit to Guinea Conakry was postponed until January 2018 instead of December 20, Moroccan media reported. This friendship and working visit to Conakry is the third by King Mohammed VI since President Alpha Condé took office. During his stay in Conakry, the King will hold talks with Guinean President Alpha Condé, the […]
King Mohammed VI is expected in Guinea Conakry on December 20, in a second visit in 2017. During his friendship and working visit to Conakry, the King will hold talks with Guinean President Alpha Condé, the current Chairman of the African Union. The two leaders will inaugurate several projects that were launched during the King’s […]