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King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al Quds Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation – a grouping that comprises 57 countries representing over one billion citizens, has voiced his “deep concern and that of Arab and Muslim countries” over the U.S. administration plan to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to move its […]
King Mohammed VI has flatly rejected any move that is likely to undermine the multi-religious aspect of Jerusalem or altering its legal and political status, as reports about US President Donald Trump’s imminent recognition of the holy city as the capital of Israel are becoming more frequent, and warned of the negative impact such a […]
King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), on Monday, appointed Major General Mohamed Haramou commander of the Royal gendarmerie, in replacement of Lieutenant-General Hosni Benslimane. During the audience, the Monarch decorated Hosni Benslimane with the Grand Cordon of Wissam Al Arsh. King Mohammed VI also decorated […]
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said that a promising future awaits his country’s relations with Morocco following the ice breaking talks he had in Abidjan few days ago with King Mohammed VI. Speaking in an interview with South African news outlet “News 24″, Zuma said that “Morocco is an African nation and we need to […]
Morocco has adopted a pro-active diplomacy that breaks away with the empty chair policy, which left the country outside AU institutions since 1984. Almost one year after its triumphal return to the African Union, Morocco made diplomatic headways thanks to an African Policy that continues to turn former African adversaries into friends. The talks held […]
An “ice break meeting,” thus South African paper, the Daily Maverick, described the talks between King Mohammed VI and President Jacob Zuma on the sidelines of the 5th AU-EU Summit in Abidjan. The paper recalls that the two heavy weights of Africa have given each other the cold shoulder against the backdrop of Pretoria’s stand […]
King Mohammed VI has deplored that the non-existence of the Maghreb Union has made collective efforts to tackle migration and other regional challenges ineffective. “Our regional groupings could have dealt with the situation more effectively. In fact, one could rightly think that if the Arab Maghreb Union had really existed, we would have been stronger […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has outlined a new approach to migration that should be perceived in an inclusive, positive light as is the case in Morocco, pointing out that as the 21st century will be a century of large-scale human intermingling, we should refrain from giving any ideological, emotional or even xenophobic twist to […]
King Mohammed VI has called for the establishment of a new bi-continental pact between the European Union and Africa to rise, together, to the challenges thrown at them. In a message to the 5th European Union-African Union summit that opened Wednesday in Abidjan, King Mohammed VI pointed out that the EU and the AU are […]
King Mohammed VI received on Wednesday in Abidjan President of South Africa Jacob Zuma, and the two leaders, who are both taking part in the 5th African Union-European Union Summit, talked about the future of their countries’ relations. The meeting, the first between the two leaders, was described as “warm, candid and characterized by good […]