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King Mohammed VI has appointed Abdelali Belkacem Director of the Royal Protocol and Chancellery. The announcement was made by the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery in a statement made public Friday. King Mohammed VI has appointed Abdelali Belkacem, Special Advisor to the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery, Director of […]
On the twentieth anniversary of his rule, King Mohammed paid tribute to a patriotic leader who served the homeland with abnegation, former prime minister Abderrahmane EL Youssoufi. Royal Tribute In an address to 1839 newly graduated officers from various military and paramilitary institutes, King Mohammed VI baptised the cohort after Abderrahmane El youssoufi in tribute […]
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was sworn-in Thursday as Mauritania’s new leader in replacement of Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in the presence of several African heads of state. King Mohammed VI was represented at the inauguration ceremony by Head of the Government Saad Eddine El Otmani who conveyed to the new president the Monarch’s greetings and congratulations, […]
Washington has expressed determination to push forward the strategic partnership existing between the USA and Morocco and to reinforce their diplomatic ties. In a message of congratulations to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of Throne Day marking this year the 20th anniversary of the Monarch’s enthronement, President Donald Trump said “I am confident that […]
King Mohammed VI delivered a speech on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Throne day stressing on the need for adding impetus to the already launched reforms, injecting new blood in the government and improving the country’s attractiveness to foreign investments. “Our main ambition is for Morocco to join the ranks of developed […]
King Mohammed VI reiterated his call on Algeria to join hands in order to face the joint security and development challenges. “I wish to reaffirm our sincere commitment to the policy of the outstretched hand towards our Algerian brothers, out of loyalty to the bonds rooted in brotherhood, religion, language and good-neighborliness that have always […]
King Mohammed VI urged the government to carry out regulatory reforms and opening up some economic sectors in order to attract more foreign investments. “Openness is a catalyst for investment and for the transfer of foreign expertise and know-how,” said the king in a speech on the twentieth anniversary of the Throne Day. He said […]
King Mohammed VI has affirmed that Morocco “remains resolutely and earnestly committed to the political process (for the settlement of the Sahara issue), under the exclusive aegis of the United Nations Organization”. Addressing the Nation on Monday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of his enthronement, the Monarch said the celebration of the […]
King Mohammed VI announced Monday the setting up by next fall of an ad-hoc committee for the development model that will make proposals and suggestions on how to improve the development reforms and increase their effectiveness. In a speech he delivered Monday evening on Throne Day, marking this year the 20th anniversary of his enthronement, […]
The new development model for the southern provinces ushered by King Mohammed VI has geared investments in infrastructure that aim at making of the Sahara a hub for Sub-Saharan Africa. In total, $7 billion were allocated to the Marshall plan for the Southern provinces over the 2016 – 2023 period. The 683 projects planned for […]