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King Mohammed VI appointed Mohammed Benchaaboun as Ambassador to France and Youssef Lamrani as Ambassador to the European Union. The decision was announced in a statement following a ministerial council chaired by King Mohammed VI in Fez. Benchaaboun served as a CEO of BCP bank, one of Morocco’s largest lenders, and in 2018 Benchaaboun was […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI delivered a speech Friday marking the opening of the parliament fall session in which he urged the new cabinet and the parliament to strive to meet the goals of the country’s new development model. After highlighting the positive prospects of the Moroccan economy and its promising outlook, the King urged the […]
Morocco is committed to fostering its sovereignty in relation to health, energy, industry and food in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, King Mohammed VI said. In a speech marking the opening of the parliament Friday after the September 8 elections, the King lauded Morocco’s management of the health crisis, saying that the Kingdom managed […]
King Mohammed VI highlighted the resilience shown by the Moroccan economy in a troubled region, amid a difficult global context marked by the pandemic’s repercussions. The pandemic had an unprecedented impact on the Moroccan economy but thanks to measures spurred by the King, the economy is on track to recovery. “The growth rate is expected […]
The United States government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to advance the reform agenda spearheaded by King Mohammed VI of Morocco to speed up the progress and socioeconomic development of the North African Kingdom. The supportive stand was voiced Wednesday by the U.S. State Department on the occasion of the visit of a high-level […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and compassion to the Algerian Head of State following the demise of the former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. In his message, King Mohammed VI said he learned the news of the death of Bouteflika with “deep sorrow and deep emotion,” and expressed in these painful circumstances to […]
King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), has appointed Lieutenant General Belkhir El Farouk as FAR inspector general, said the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery in a statement. Lieutenant General El Farouk will replace Inspector General Abdelfattah Louarrak at the top of […]
President of the Paris-based Arab World Institute (IMA), Jack Lang, paid tribute to King Mohammed VI for his “strong” and “continuous” commitment to the preservation of Jewish-Moroccan culture, history, and heritage. “Morocco is a unique case in the world,” said Lang in an interview with MAP, at a time when the IMA is preparing to […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and solidarity to President Joe Biden, following the passage of Hurricane Ida which struck the northeast of the United States, causing significant human and material damage. In these painful circumstances, the Sovereign expresses to the American President and, through him, to the grieving families and to […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to US President Joe Biden, following the terrorist attack near Kabul airport that killed dozens of people, including Americans. In this message, the King reiterated to the American president the firm commitment of Morocco, a traditional partner of the United States, to stand side […]