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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The roadmap for the promotion of vocational training in Morocco has been presented to King Mohammed VI at a meeting he chaired Thursday in Rabat. The roadmap provides inter-alia for the setting up of “des cités de métiers”, platforms of professions and skills, in each of the twelve regions of the Kingdom. The Cities will […]
France and Germany have joined their voices to the numerous declarations having hailed the joint call launched by King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, and his Holiness Pope Francis on Jerusalem/Al-Quds Al-Sharif, cradle of the three monotheistic religions. In Berlin, the spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry said Thursday “The German government commends the […]