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A Council of Ministers that was held in Fez Thursday under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI approved the draft framework law on social protection for all. The draft law was approved as part of the implementation of the King’s guidelines, as expounded in the Throne Day speech in July, and in the speech […]
Morocco has extended the vaccination campaign to people over 65 years old after it received a new batch of 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Some countries have withheld the vaccine for people over 65. But AstraZeneca maintains its jabs are efficient for all age groups. The World Health Organization experts have also recommended […]
The Ministers council chaired by King Mohammed VI Thursday adopted four legal texts governing the next general elections. The four organic laws aim at boosting the efficiency of the electoral system and set guidelines for financial support offered to political parties with the aim of adding more transparency to the electoral process. In this respect, […]
King Mohammed VI has urged the cabinet to take all necessary measures to avoid that tragedies like the one that took place in Tangier last Monday occur again. The king issued his instructions while chairing over a Ministers’ Council in Fez Thursday. The Sovereign questioned the minister of the Interior about the tragic […]
Morocco’s national football team of local-based players has won the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for the second time in a row after their previous title won at home in 2018. In the final disputed Sunday in Yaounde, Cameroon, the national team beat Mali 2-0. Morocco’s two goals, both scored from corner kicks, were netted by […]
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, King Mohammed VI of Morocco has placed mobilization and solidarity action as a prerequisite to overcome the challenges of the African continent. The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita this Saturday before the 34th African Union summit, which is held by videoconference. Bourita said that while some were […]
Morocco’s Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environment Protection, has commended the active and personal commitment of King Mohammed VI to climate and environmental issues. In her address on Wednesday to the UNESCO high-level virtual meeting which launched the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, Princess Lalla Hasnaa said […]
The United States has congratulated King Mohammed VI for launching the nationwide vaccination campaign against the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it is the first major operation rolled out in the African continent. In a letter sent Monday to the Monarch, the US Chargé d’Affaires in Rabat David Greene extended his “warm congratulations” on the launch of […]
The terrorist threats and the security challenges facing the African continent were at the center of talks held Monday in Rabat between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and presidential advisor for security of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) François Beya. The two officials also discussed ways of enhancing further bilateral relations, latest regional […]
King Mohammed VI and President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria have expressed their shared determination to carry out, as soon as possible, the strategic projects between the two countries, particularly the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline and the creation of a fertilizer production plant in Nigeria. This came during a phone talk that King Mohammed VI had this […]