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King Mohammed VI Rebukes Ministers for undelivered projects in Al Hoceima

King Mohammed VI criticized, at the Ministers’ Council he chaired in Casablanca on Sunday, several ministers for the delay in the delivery of a set of development and social projects included in the Al Hoceima Lighthouse of the Mediterranean program. Long before the wave of popular protests outbroke in the Rif, King Mohammed VI Launched […]

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UNHCR Welcomes Morocco’s Decision to Admit Refugees Abandoned by Algeria

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) welcomed Morocco’s decision to let in a group of Syrian refugees who were abandoned in the desert border by Algerian authorities since 17 April. “UNHCR welcomes the decision by the Kingdom of Morocco to admit a group of Syrian refugees stranded in difficult circumstances at the country’s border with Algeria,” […]

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UNHCR Commends Humanism Characterizing Morocco’s Immigration, Asylum Policy

Representative of the UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) Jean Paul Cavaliéri commended Morocco for the humanism underlying its immigration and asylum policy in line with the 1951 Geneva Convention. Speaking on the occasion of the World Refugee Day, celebrated on June 20, the UNHCR official told Morocco’s news agency MAP that the Kingdom has succeeded in […]

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Morocco-France, Important ‘Axis in Global Geopolitics’- Indian paper

France attached utmost importance to its special political, economic and security ties with Morocco as evidenced by the recent visit of the newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco, a visit that set the future of ties between the two countries on the track of “becoming an axis in global geopolitics,” writes Rudroneel Ghosh […]

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Head of Tunisian Government visits Morocco June 18-19

Head of the Tunisian government, Youssef Chahed, is paying on June 18-19 an official visit to Morocco where he will attend the 19th session of the Moroccan-Tunisian High Joint Committee. Leading a delegation comprising several Tunisian cabinet members, Chahed will hold talk with his Moroccan counterpart Saad Eddine El Othmani on a set of issues […]

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“Warm” Visit by Macron to Rabat Reflects Strength of Bilateral Ties, French Press

French press showed vivid interest in the friendship and working trip by President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco on June 14-15 upon an invitation from King Mohammed VI, saying the “warm” visit reflects the strength of bilateral relations. Strengthening a special partnership bond, showing convergence of ideas on multiple international issues and ushering a new era […]

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Macron’s Visit to Morocco, Injecting New Blood to an Exceptional Partnership

Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron started a friendship and working visit to Morocco on June 14 in response to an invitation from King Mohammed VI. Macron landed in Rabat airport accompanied by his spouse Brigitte. He afterwards held a press conference following talks with King Mohammed VI on a range of issues of mutual […]

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Gulf Crisis: King Mohammed VI Dispatches Envoy to Gulf, Commends Kuwait’s Efforts to Defuse Tension

King Mohammed VI has dispatched Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita as his special envoy to several Gulf countries, part of the sovereign’s efforts to help ease the current tension poisoning relations between Qatar and its neighbors. In the context of this Gulf tour, Nasser Bourita delivered this Tuesday a verbal message from King Mohammed VI to […]

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French President on Private Visit to Morocco to Foster Friendship Bond with King Mohammed VI

The previously announced official visit to Morocco by newly elected French President, Emmanuel Macron, is rather a private visit aiming at strengthening the bonds of friendship with King Mohammed VI. A statement of the French presidency has confirmed that the visit, due on June 14-15, has a private and family character. In a briefing at […]