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French President on state visit to Morocco on Oct. 28-30

At the invitation of King Mohammed VI, French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his spouse Brigitte Macron, will pay a state visit to Morocco on October 28-30, the Moroccan Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery said in a statement. “This visit reflects the depth of bilateral relations, based on a deep-rooted and solid […]

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King Mohammed VI appoints new ambassadors to several countries, heads of a number of agencies

King Mohammed VI has appointed new ambassadors to several countries as well as a number of officials to senior positions, during a ministers’ council held Friday in Rabat, the Spokesman for the Royal Palace said in a statement. The diplomats’ appointments were made on the proposal of Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, while the […]

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Morocco: Chakib Benmoussa named High Commissioner for Planning in replacement of Lahlimi

King Mohammed VI has named on Friday Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education since October 2021, as High Commissioner for Planning in replacement of Ahmed Lahlimi Alami, the Royal Office said in a statement. The Sovereign also received Ahmed Lahlimi and decorated him with the Grand Cordon of Wissam Al Arch. Lahlimi, a prominent figure […]

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Religious ceremony, chaired by King Mohammed VI, commemorates 26th anniversary of passing of late King Hassan II

King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, chaired, this Sunday oct. 13 (corresponding to 09 Rabii II 1446 of the Hegira), a religious ceremony at the Mohammed V Mausoleum in Rabat, in commemoration of the 26th anniversary of the passing of the late King Hassan II. The ceremony, during which King Mohammed VI was accompanied […]

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Sahara: King Mohammed VI thanks French President for his support for Morocco

King Mohammed VI has thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his crystal-clear support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and for his backing to the autonomy plan as the only basis for a reaching solution to the Sahara regional dispute. In July, President Emmanuel Macron backed, in a letter to King Mohammed VI, Morocco’s sovereignty […]

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Morocco’s King welcomes growing international support for Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara

King Mohammed VI highlighted the positive momentum in the Sahara issue with the growing support for the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the territory and its autonomy plan. In a speech on the opening of the Fall session of the parliament, King Mohammed VI,  who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, […]

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Morocco’s King expresses eagerness to expand the close, promising relations with China

King Mohammed VI has expressed his eagerness to promote and expand the close and promising relations existing between Morocco and China that he described as “model” relations. This came in a message of congratulations that the Monarch addressed to President Xi Jinping on China’s National Day. In his message, the King highlighted the “excellent level” […]

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Palestinian PM commends Moroccan King for his sustained efforts in favor of Palestinian cause

Palestinian Prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Mustafa, expressed, Thursday in New York, his thanks and gratitude to King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his sustained efforts in favor of the Palestinian people. “I would like to renew my thanks to His Majesty King Mohammed VI for his sustained efforts […]

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King Mohammed VI’s Atlantic Initiative expounded at a ministerial meeting in New York

The Atlantic Initiative launched in 2022 by King Mohammed VI of Morocco was expounded at a ministerial meeting, held in New York Monday, under the chairmanship of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During the meeting, held under the theme “Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation,” Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita made a presentation on the Royal […]

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Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi : King Mohammed VI grants pardon to over 600 convicted individuals

On the occasion of Eid Al Mawlid Annabawi, commemorated in Morocco this Monday Sept.16, corresponding to Rabii Al Awal 12 (Hegira calendar), King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 638 individuals convicted by various courts of the Kingdom, the Ministry of Justice announced in a statement. The Ministry of Justice, which unveiled the list of […]