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Royal humanitarian initiative, African solidarity on the move

The royal initiative to provide humanitarian aid to African countries to help them in their efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic has attracted world attention and continues to prompt praise for King Mohammed VI and for Morocco. African leaders have commended the royal gesture, Western capitals have praised it, and international media have largely relayed […]

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US welcomes Morocco’s leadership in fight against COVID-19

The United States has joined the list of countries that commended Morocco’s humanitarian initiative to support several African states in their fight against COVID-19. The US embassy in Morocco tweeted Monday its appreciation for the Moroccan government’s initiative, stating that the US welcomes Morocco’s “leadership in the fight against COVID-19.” “We commend Morocco’s leadership in […]

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Intra-African solidarity, Morocco matches words with actions

Morocco has started a campaign to airlift medical aid to help 15 African countries counter the coronavirus outbreak in a new expression of intra-African solidarity, which Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has championed through rhetoric and actions. The medical aid has already reached many countries in a list of brotherly nations including […]

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Mauritania, others welcomes royal decision to dispatch medical aid to African countries

Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismaël ould Cheikh Ahmed has welcomed the decision made by King Mohammed VI to dispatch medical aid to 15 African countries, including Mauritania, to help them in their fight against the coronavirus health crisis, saying the royal decision responds perfectly to the national and regional context. The Foreign Minister’s remarks came after […]

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King Mohammed VI undergoes successful heart operation in Rabat

King Mohammed VI of Morocco underwent a successful operation on Sunday June 14 following a recurrent heart rhythm disorder, the King’s medical team said in a statement. King Mohammed VI successfully underwent an intervention on Sunday June 14 at the clinic of the Royal Palace in Rabat, said the statement of the medical team composed […]

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COVID-19: Morocco’s medical aid starts arriving in African beneficiary countries

The flights carrying the medical aid that Morocco decided to grant to several African countries at the order of King Mohammed VI to assist them cope with the COVID-19 health crisis started arriving in the beneficiary states. Thus, a flight of Royal Air Maroc landed Sunday afternoon at the international airport of Nouakchott. Mauritanian Minister […]

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COVID-19: Morocco to send medical aid to 15 African countries at royal instructions

King Mohammed VI has ordered the shipment of medical aid to help 15 African countries in their efforts to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, the foreign ministry said. The medical aid is made of nearly 8 million facemasks, 900,000 face shields, 600,000 hygiene caps, 60,000 protective clothing and 30,000 liters of sanitizers in addition to […]

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COVID-19: King Mohammed VI orders private sector to conduct massive testing to protect employees

King Mohammed VI has instructed the Moroccan private sector to conduct massive testing to protect the employees and resume activity in a secure environment, as part of the participatory management of the Covid 19 pandemic. The Ministry of Health and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) said in a recent joint statement that this […]

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King Mohammed VI addresses message to President of Tunisia

King Mohammed VI has addressed to President Kaïs Saeïd of Tunisia a verbal message dealing with means to further develop bilateral relations and the situation prevailing at the regional and international levels. The royal message was conveyed by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to the Tunisian Head of State at an audience on Wednesday in Tunis, […]

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Morocco: King gives committee six additional months to submit development model proposals

King Mohammed VI has set January 2021 as a new deadline for a special committee to submit its proposals for a new development model, which was previously planned to be revealed this month. This delay was approved by the Sovereign in order to facilitate the task of the committee to broaden the scope of its […]