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Following the barbaric terror attacks that rocked last Friday Paris, claiming 129 lives, several analysts and intelligence experts have called on France and other European countries to step up their support to Morocco which spearheads a landmark training program for imams to counter Islamic radicalization. This ambitious program is deemed so far by worldwide experts […]
The King of Morocco Mohammed VI has reiterated his call to African countries to believe in their potential and to trust themselves in the pursuit of shared progress for their peoples. “Africa should learn to trust Africa,” said King Mohammed VI in an address before the India-Africa Forum Summit that opened this Thursday in New […]
Each day brings a new twist in what has become known as the Eric Laurent-Catherine Graciet case while condemnations, especially on the part of French and Moroccan media, are still pouring down on the two French journalists who are standing before court for attempted blackmail and extortion against the King of Morocco. Besides the reporters […]
Some 14 million voters go to the polls this Friday September 4 to elect 31,503 members of communal councils and 678 representatives to sit at the newly created regional councils that are part of the regionalization process the country is set to embark on as stipulated by the Constitution adopted in 2011. These local and […]
The two French journalists Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet have been indicted early Saturday by a paris investigating judge for attempted blackmail and extortion against the King of Morocco Mohammed VI. The case which sounded like a thunderclap in this late summer has been making the headlines since it broke out on Thursday when the […]
The French writer and journalist Eric Laurent, well known in Morocco for his books on the Kingdom, some friendly, others less friendly, has been arrested on Thursday after he was caught red-handed in blackmail and extortion, reported the French RTL radio station on its website. Eric Laurent, author of “Memoires d’un Roi”, a book he […]
The King of Morocco Mohammed VI urged his Foreign Minister to address the dysfunctions and problems in some consulates that harm the interests and dignity of Moroccan expatriates, calling for discharging all those found guilty of neglecting their duties. “I urge the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take firm action and remedy the problematic situation […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has renewed commitment towards the underprivileged and marginalized populations that still live in dire conditions despite all the development efforts exerted throughout the country and called for innovative solutions to snatch this category out of the grips of poverty. “All that has been achieved, no matter how significant it is, […]
Morocco’s King officially launched on Monday evening the Mohammed VI Foundation for African scholars tasked with boosting scientific and cultural reflection on Islam and spreading tolerant Islam in Africa. The foundation, which is part of Morocco’s strategy to fight extremism and religious fanaticism through spreading moderate Islam, is meant to foster coordination between all African […]
Can Africa rely on its own resources and capacities to hit its development targets? Until the few past years, nobody believed that Africans can really do it except Morocco which has always said it is doable. It seems that the North African nation loves to take up challenges. This Muslim, Arab & African country (US […]