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Morocco: Former Leftist PM Receives Royal Tribute

A tribute was paid to national figure Abderrahmane El Youssoufi on July 30 by King Mohammed VI who named a street in Tangier after him. With such a tribute, Abderrahmane El Youssoufi, national movement leader, co-founder of the leftist party the USFP and former Prime Minister, becomes one of the rare national personalities who saw […]

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The Person of the King Should not be Involved in Electoral, Party Disputes

King Mohammed VI has urged all political actors, candidates and parties not to involve the King in any electoral or party disputes, as the King has a special status in the country’s political system. “The King has a special status in our political system. All actors, candidates and parties should therefore avoid involving the King […]

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Highlights of King Mohammed VI’s Royal Speech on Throne Day

On the occasion of Throne Day, marking this year the 17th anniversary of his enthronement, King Mohammed VI delivered a speech that tackled key issues facing Morocco today notably the upcoming parliamentary elections, the fight against corruption, economic development, anti-terrorism, mobilization for the Sahara cause, and Morocco’s foreign policy and international commitments. Parliamentary elections: Right […]

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Amazigh Language to Feature in Bank Notes, Official Documents

The long awaited-for organic draft law on the implementation of the official character of Amazigh provides for a set of measures to be adopted gradually, among which the use of the language in bank notes, postal stamps and other official documents delivered by the state. The draft law was recently submitted to the PJD-led cabinet […]

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Morocco to Train Aeronautical Engineers in Brazil

Morocco will send its engineers to be trained in Brazil in a bid to boost its attractiveness to foreign investments by strengthening its skilled workforce. An agreement was signed in this regards between Mohammed VI International Academy for Civil Aviation and Brazil’s aerospace conglomerate Embraer. Under the agreement, Morocco will send aeronautical engineers to gain […]

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Morocco: Rabat to send ambassador to Pretoria 12 years after pull-out

Rabat is dispatching a new ambassador to Pretoria, South Africa as King Mohamed VI announced the North Africa country’s return to the Africa Union (AU). Morocco recalled its envoy in 2004 after Pretoria officially recognized Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The South African government led by the African National Congress (ANC) is a staunch ally […]

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Security Council Welcomes Morocco-MINURSO Deal

Members of the Security Council welcomed the deal between Morocco and the UN Secretary General to restore the MINURSO within the framework of its mandate, Morocco’s Ambassador to the UN Omar Hilale said on Tuesday in New York. The Security Council members expressed satisfaction regarding the deal to settle the crisis that broke out last […]

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More Countries Support Morocco’s Return to African Union

More countries have joined the group of 28 member states of the African union, which addressed last Monday a motion to the AU chair expressing support to Morocco’s return to its African family and demanding the suspension of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Republic from the pan-African organization. In this vein, Egypt’s Ambassador in Rabat, Ihab Jamaleddine […]

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Twenty-Eight African Nations Contest SADR Membership in African Union

The days of the self-proclaimed SADR as a member of the African Union seem to be counted after 28 African countries called for suspending the membership of the Algerian-based republic from all the bodies and activities of the African Union. This came in a motion submitted by the 28 African nations to the President of […]