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Morocco has sent an emergency medical assistance to Madagascar to help the country cope with a pneumonia plague outbreak. The emergency medical aid granted by Morocco, at the instruction of King Mohammed VI following the outbreak of the pneumonia plague in the African country, was handed over to Malagasy authorities in Antananarivo airport on Tuesday, […]
Morocco is set to build on its moderate school of Islam as a bulwark against extremism conducive to pre-empting radicalism at home and abroad. To that end, the country has extended the project of the Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams to respond to the growing demand from a number of countries. Morocco’s […]
The humanist migration policy adopted by Morocco stands as a model in the MENA region and the African continent, said Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), William Lacy Swing. “I congratulate the Kingdom of Morocco, under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, for this humanist and exemplary policy on a regional […]
Cooperation between Morocco and Nigeria is stronger than ever. After sealing large scale agreements on gas and fertilizers, the two countries have expanded their cooperation to the military field after a team of Nigerian special forces received training in Morocco on counter-terrorism. The information was relayed by Nigeria’s news portal the Media Trust, which indicates […]
King Mohammed VI received on Tuesday at the royal palace in Rabat the personnel envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, who visited Morocco as part of a regional tour including Tindouf, Algiers and Nouakchott. Horst Köhler, a former president of Germany, also met Prime Minister Saâdeddine El Othmani and Foreign Minister […]
The Moroccan government announced the upcoming setting up of a ministerial committee to review the current development model, which has so far failed to curb regional disparities. The launch of the committee was announced by Head of the Government Saad Eddine El Othmani at the Weekly Government Council. He explained that the new body will […]
Morocco and the China Association for Industrial Cooperation (CAIC) have agreed to set up an economic zone in Fez offering a platform for various industries. The deal is reflective of China’s increasing interest in Morocco notably after the Kingdom signed with China’s Haite Group an agreement to set up a $10 billion industry and technology […]
King Mohammed VI has deplored the exclusion and unemployment affecting many youths, pointing out that the progress witnessed in Morocco does not benefit all citizens, especially young people, who account for more than a third of the population and who should be seen as the engine of growth. “Despite the efforts made, I do not […]
King Mohammed VI announced that Morocco will create a new ministerial department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in charge of African affairs. The King who announced the decision at a speech marking the opening session of the new legislative year said that the new African affairs department will be tasked, […]
King Mohammed VI has called on the government, Parliament and all the institutions concerned to review the country’s development model to keep abreast of the rapid changes unfolding in the North African Kingdom. In a speech he delivered Friday (Oct.13) before members of the Parliament’s two Houses, the Moroccan Sovereign said such an overhaul has […]