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Throne Day: Celebration of royal leadership transforming Morocco into modern and competitive nation

Moroccans of all walks of life as well as all foreign visitors are impressed by the remarkable progress achieved by the country under the wise leadership of King Mohammed VI in all sectors including industry, green energy, healthcare, social protection… On this July 30, 2025, Morocco celebrates the twenty-sixth anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s ascension […]

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Throne Day: King Mohammed VI pardons over 19,670 inmates

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 19,673 convicts on the occasion of Throne Day, celebrated on July 30 in Morocco, the ministry of Justice announced Tuesday in a press release. The list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes inmates who were granted a pardon over their remaining jail terms, convicts who had their prison […]

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Regional equity, next reform spurred by King Mohammed VI

While Morocco celebrates its status as an emerging nation, it still needs to elaborate “next generation” of reforms to ensure equal development across regions, with a particular attention to rural areas, King Mohammed VI said. Achievements Morocco, thanks to a forward-looking royal vision, has joined the ranks of “high human development” countries and reduced multidimensional […]

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Morocco’s King calls for a new approach to social development that promotes integrated regional development

King Mohammed VI has called for a shift from traditional approaches to social development, to an approach that promotes integrated regional development, making it clear that today or at any time in the future, it is not acceptable for Morocco to be a two-speed country, and insisting on the need to adopt next-generation local development […]

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King Mohammed VI Delivers Speech to the Nation on Throne Day

His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God Assist Him, delivered, on Tuesday, a Speech to His faithful people on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Sovereign’s accession to the Throne of His glorious Ancestors. Here follows the full text of the Royal Speech: “Dear Citizens, Throne Day celebrations provide an annual opportunity to […]

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Sahara: Morocco’s diplomatic strategy under reign of King Mohammed VI pays off

Over the past years, under King Mohammed VI’s leadership, Moroccan diplomacy went full speed, gaining growing recognition for the autonomy plan as the only credible and lasting solution to the Sahara issue. The US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory in 2020- as part of a trilateral deal involving the resumption of ties […]

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Morocco’s King receives Central Bank’s annual report, focus on Kingdom’s economic & financial situation in 2024

King Mohammed VI received, on Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Tetouan, Governor of central Bank Abdellatif Jouahri, who presented to the Sovereign the Bank’s annual report on the Kingdom’s economic, monetary and financial situation in 2024. The royal audience was attended by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid. In his address […]

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Morocco, an African industrial powerhouse under reign of King Mohammed VI

Twenty-six years ago, no one would have imagined that Morocco’s top exports would be cars. Morocco’s GDP, thanks to the King’s far-sighted approach, has more than doubled in a tough environment reaching some $130 billion, thanks to different economic policies spurred by the King, with the industry at its heart. Industry has helped Morocco reduce […]

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King Mohammed VI spearheads Morocco’s renewable energy transformation

seventeen years after Morocco announced its plan to rely on renewable energies for electricity production, the country has offered a model of hope for countries who are burdened by fossil fuel, thanks to large scale solar, wind, and green hydrogen projects launched under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. Morocco has increased its renewable energy […]

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King Mohammed VI congratulates women national football team for brilliant performance at 2024 WAFCON

King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to the members of the women’s national football team for their brilliant performance and outstanding competitive spirit at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco July 5-26 In this message, the Monarch said that he followed with great pride the brilliant performance of […]