The lack of integration characterizing the Maghreb Union is a fallout of Algeria’s perpetuation of tensions with Morocco, although the kingdom has on multiple occasions called on Algeria to open a new page in bilateral relations with a view to bolstering integration in the Maghreb region, underlined Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. In an interview […]
Tag: King Mohammed VI
Commute made easier for Casablanca inhabitants with second tramline
Daily commute will become easier for thousands of inhabitants of Casablanca, Morocco’s economic hub, after the entry into service of the second tramline T2, launched by King Mohammed VI Wednesday. The T2 project, whose construction was launched in 2015, required an investment of 3.77 billion dirhams. The line serves nine districts with a total population […]
Morocco makes case for co-development approach at EU-AU meeting in Brussels
Morocco’s outreach to Africa is based on a win-win approach underpinned by solidarity and co-development, Minister in charge of Africa cooperation Mohcine Jazouli reiterated at an EU-AU ministerial meeting in Brussels. Spearheaded by King Mohammed VI, Morocco broke away with conditionality in favor of co-development actions that address Africa’s pressing issues: peace and sustainable development, […]
EU Shatters Algeria’s Plots to Unsettle Morocco
Algeria and its proxy the Polisario have yet again tasted the bitter taste of diplomatic defeat as Morocco and the EU renew the agricultural agreement that covers products from the Sahara region. Right after the adoption of the agreement, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini paid a visit to Morocco where she was received […]
Draft Reinstating Compulsory Military Service Adopted by Lower House
Morocco has officially restored military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 years for 12 months. The Lower House of the Moroccan parliament Wednesday adopted with overwhelming majority the draft bill reinstating compulsory military service for young women and men aged 19 to 24. Only two MPs, member of the Federation of the […]
“Clash of ignorances’ Continues to Engender Intolerance, Extremism, Radicalism –Morocco’s King
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has deplored the increasing inequalities and discrimination prevailing in the world and the ‘clash of ignorances’ that continues to engender intolerance, extremism and radicalism. The celebration this December of the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights comes at a time when humanity is facing […]
Only End to Military Control in Algeria Can Heal Relations with Morocco
US magazine, International Policy Digest, published Wednesday a long story on Moroccan-Algerian strained relations that hamper the integration of the Maghreb region and tried to analyze the ins and outs of this situation. The magazine came to the conclusion that the Algerian animosity toward Morocco “is exclusively the work of the Algerian military that controls […]
Morocco to Build New Terminal in Rabat-Salé Airport
Morocco is building a brand-new terminal in the Rabat-Salé airport to keep up with a growing number of passengers and air traffic as the North African country has become one of the world’s popular tourism destination and an attractive hub for investors. King Mohammed VI, who spearheads the country’s modernization, launched on Wednesday the construction […]
King Mohammed VI Outlines Roadmap for an Advanced Regionalisation Conducive to Jobs & Inclusive Growth
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has laid out his vision for the success of the large-scale and structural project of advanced regionalization, which seeks to enhance the modernization of the country’s institutions, strengthen solidarity, social justice and inter-regional equality. In a message addressed to the third parliamentary forum of regions, held Wednesday in Rabat, the Moroccan […]
U.S. Attorneys General Praise Morocco’s King Progressive Leadership
A group of U.S. State Attorneys General, who visited Morocco recently, said they witnessed “the popularity of King Mohammed VI and the effects of his wise, progressive leadership” on the country’s socioeconomic development and on regional influence. Since his accession to the throne in 1999, the Monarch has embraced technological advances to modernize the nation […]









