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King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 201 African inmates, who had been convicted by Moroccan courts for various offenses. King Mohammed VI, Commander of the believers, granted an exceptional royal pardon to a group of 201 African inmates, condemned by the various Courts of the Kingdom, said the Ministry of Justice in a […]
In implementation of King Mohammed VI’s instructions to make the banking system conducive to development and to lower the rate of interest on loans within the framework of the integrated program of support and financing of SMEs, it has been decided that the interest rate will not exceed 2%. In response to the wishes of […]
King Mohammed VI chaired, Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a working session devoted to the situation of Moroccan citizens in the Chinese province of Wuhan, quarantined by the Chinese authorities because of the coronavirus, and ordered their repatriation, said the Royal Office in a statement. About one hundred Moroccan nationals, mainly students, […]
King Mohammed VI presided, on Monday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, over a ceremony on an integrated program destined to support and finance enterprises. The ceremony was also marked by the signing of three agreements related to the program. King Mohammed VI is thus following up on the call he launched last October at […]
King Mohammed VI and King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa held talks in Rabat Thursday. King Hamad is on a private visit to Morocco, reports MAP, without disclosing the contents of talks. On Wednesday, Bahraini Foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa held a meeting in Rabat with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. He […]
Equatorial Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs Simeón Oyono Esono Angue is currently visiting Morocco, carrying a message from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to King Mohammed VI. “I am carrying a message from H.E. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to H.M. King Mohammed VI,” the Foreign Minister told the media after talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser […]
King Mohammed VI received Saturday a phone call from French President Emmannuel Macron during which Morocco’s key role in brokering the Skhirate agreement between the Libyan warring factions was underlined. During the phone talk, which took place on the eve of Berlin talks on Libya, Morocco’s steady efforts to reach a settlement of the […]
The Atlantic city of Essaouira was consecrated Friday as the city of Arts, Culture and Handicraft as King Mohammed VI launched there the establishment of a City of Arts & Culture and inaugurated an integrated crafts complex. These two projects translate the King’s firm will to preserve the artistic and cultural heritage of Essaouira, a […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, on Friday handed over to six top laureates of the 2018-2019 literacy program the Mohammed VI Prize. The ceremony took place after the Friday prayer at the Lalla Amina Mosque in the Atlantic city of Essaouira. The prize winners are, in the women’s category, Naima Amine (Beni […]
Few days after announcing a €10.8 billion (115.4 billion MAD) national plan to meet Morocco’s increasing water needs over the next seven year, King Mohammed VI inaugurated a dam near Essaouira worth about €87 million (920 million dirhams). Built on Oued Ksoub, Moulay Abderrahmane dam, with a 65 million m3 capacity, will secure drinking water […]