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Morocco: Project to generalize social protection launched under King’s chairmanship

King Mohammed VI chaired, Wednesday at the Royal Palace of Fez, the launching ceremony of the implementation of the project to generalize social protection, which represents a genuine social revolution given its direct and concrete impact on the improvement of the living conditions of citizens, the preservation of the dignity of all Moroccans and the […]

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Sydney Rabbi commends King’s commitment to safeguarding Moroccan Jewish heritage

Rabbi Levi Wolff, who heads the congregation of the Central Synagogue of Sydney, has paid tribute to King Mohammed VI for his tireless commitment to the preservation of Moroccan Jewish heritage. Rabbi Levi Wolff underlined the commitment of the Kings of Morocco to the preservation of the Jewish memory and identity in the Kingdom, making […]

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Morocco: King orders launch of Food Distribution Operation “Ramadan 1442” to benefit 600,000 households

King Mohammed VI has given his instructions for the launch of the 22nd edition of the Food Distribution Operation “Ramadan 1442”, which will benefit three million people, i.e. 600,000 households nationwide including 459,504 households in rural areas, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity announced on Tuesday.   The Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity said in […]

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Morocco’s King extends condolences to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles over death of Prince Philip

King Mohammed VI has sent messages of condolences to Queen Elizabeth II and to Prince Charles following the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.   In these messages, King Mohammed VI expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and extended on this sad occasion to the Queen, to Prince […]

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King Mohammed VI expresses solidarity with King Abdullah of Jordan, first foreign leader to do so

King Mohammed VI expressed solidarity and full support for the measures taken by his brother King Abdullah II of Jordan, the Royal palace said. This came in a phone call between the two monarchs early on Sunday, the palace said in a statement.   King Mohammed VI was thus the first foreign leader to express […]

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US hails King Mohammed VI’s bold leadership making of Morocco a world leader in renewable energies

The US State Department hailed Wednesday the “bold leadership” of King Mohamed VI, making of Morocco a “world leader” in investing in renewable energy and in meeting its climate goals under the Paris Accords.   “Under the bold leadership of King Mohamed VI, Morocco has become a world leader in investing in renewable energy and […]

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Nigerian President thanks King Mohammed VI for fertilizers project in his country

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari thanked king Mohammed VI for the success of a Moroccan-Nigerian project under which Morocco will build a 1.3 billion fertilizers plant in Nigeria. ‘’We are well on our way to becoming a regional and global fertilizer power house,’’ said President Buhari on his official twitter account after announcing the signing by […]

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Morocco’s King appoints new heads of competition council, court of auditors

King Mohammed VI appointed Ahmed Rahhou new head of the competition council and Zineb Al Adaoui head of the court of auditors. Rahhou succeeds to Driss Guerraoui whose tenure was marred by procedural dysfunctions relating to a report on fuel price fixing. The new appointment is part of the King’s firm attachment to the independence […]

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Guinean President sends message to King Mohammed VI

President Alpha Condé of Guinea has sent a message to King Mohammed VI that was handed over by visiting Foreign Minister Ibrahima Khalil Kaba to his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita at a meeting in Rabat Friday. M. Kaba, who chose Morocco for his first official visit abroad since his appointment as Guinean Foreign Minister, underlined […]

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Covid-19-Morocco: Foreign residents thankful to the King for free access to vaccination

Foreign residents in Morocco are vaccinated against the COVID-19 free of charge in the various vaccination centers set up across the country. In this connection, l’Association des Français de Rabat (AFR) said in a statement that following instructions by King Mohammed VI, foreign residents in Morocco, and in particular French expatriates, received free vaccines against […]