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King Mohammed VI sends messages to King of Saudi Arabia, Sovereign of Bahrain

King Mohammed VI has sent messages to King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and to Bahrain’s ruler, King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa. The message to the Saudi King was handed over on Wednesday at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. During this audience, Bourita conveyed to the Custodian […]

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Sahara: Kuwait Reaffirms Full Backing to Morocco’s Territorial Integrity

Kuwait has reiterated its “solid and unwavering” support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to the autonomy plan offered by the North African country as the basis of a negotiated solution to the Sahara regional conflict. Kuwait renewed its full backing to Rabat during the 9th meeting of the joint Moroccan-Kuwaiti cooperation committee convened Tuesday, in […]

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The Moroccan Exception in the Arab World

King Mohammed VI is carrying out a wide-ranging effort to revive his country’s Jewish heritage. By Yaëlle Azagury and Anouar Majid Ms. Azagury is a writer. Mr. Majid is the editor of Tingis magazine. New York Times – April 9, 2019 TANGIER, Morocco — On a recent balmy spring afternoon, a group of Muslim Moroccan […]

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Morocco reaps diplomatic gains of soft power in Africa

Morocco is reaping the diplomatic benefits of its south-south cooperation approach and multi-layered African policy capitalizing on soft power. The return to the African Union after more than three decades of absence was a point of inflection showing the Kingdom’s growing clout notably in West Africa, a region in which Moroccan banks and companies have […]

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King Mohammed VI sends message to Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a message to Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salmane.   The message was handed over to the Saudi crown Prince who is also vice-president of the council of ministers and defense minister by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Riyadh Tuesday.   The Royal message deals with bilateral cooperation […]

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Hurricane Idai: Mozambique Expresses Thanks to Morocco for Humanitarian Aid

The President of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi has expressed thanks to King Mohammed VI for the humanitarian aid provided to his country to alleviate the impact of hurricane Idai. This came in a message he addressed to the Sovereign and that was conveyed Monday in rabat by Mozambican Foreign Minister José Condunga Pacheco to his […]

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World Health Day: Morocco’s king Calls for Setting up Universal Healthcare by 2030

King Mohammed VI has stressed the importance of ensuring a fair and equitable access to health care services in order to achieve sustainable development, social inclusion and cohesion, paving the way for the establishment of universal health coverage by 2030. In a message to participants marking World Health Day, in Rabat under the theme “Primary […]

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Rwandan Genocide Commemoration: Morocco’s King Sends Message to Paul Kagame

As the Rwandan government on Sunday raised the curtain of a three-month remembrance period, marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi, King Mohammed VI addressed a written message to President Paul Kagame. The royal message expresses Morocco’s solidarity with the Rwandan people and renews its strong resolve to bolster bilateral […]

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Moroccan Army Opens judicial investigation into cases of alleged corruption

A judicial investigation was opened following revelations on alleged corruption in relation to procurement contacts between 2006 and 2012, said Friday the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces ( FAR) in a statement. All persons involved in this case, including a former officer having exercised in the military health service, will be investigated, said […]

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Morocco’s King Urges IsDB Group to bolster Private Sector, Engine of Growth

King Mohammed VI has urged the Islamic Development Bank to help its member countries to diversify their economies and stimulate the private sector, a growth engine and a source for the creation of wealth. In a message to the 44th annual meeting of IDB Group, convening in Marrakech (April 5-6), the Moroccan Sovereign said most […]