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Embassy marks 19th ’versary of King Mohammed VI’s accession to throne KUWAIT CITY, July 31: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh Monday affirmed that the relations between Kuwait and the Kingdom of Morocco are deeprooted and historic, and enjoy the sponsorship of …

KING MOHAMMAD VI usually surprises all segments in Morocco with a position expressing the situation of his people while pushing officials to face challenges squarely in the service of the nation. Whoever listened to the speech he delivered to commemorate the 19th anniversary of his ascension to the throne would …

THROUGHOUT the past seven years — known as the ‘Arab Spring era’, the Kingdom of Morocco emerged as one of the countries most capable of keeping up with people’s demands and development. The Kingdom took advantage of the combination of modern European principles on good governance and distinguished relations between …

RABAT, May 2, (RTRS): Morocco has severed diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran’s support for the Polisario Front, a Western Sahara independence movement, the Moroccan foreign minister said on Tuesday. Morocco has claimed Western Sahara since colonial power Spain left in 1975. But Polisario fought a guerrilla war for independence …

Several thousand people took to the streets in Morocco after dark on Tuesday to demand the release of the leader of months of protests in the neglected northern Rif region. The region has been shaken by social unrest since the death in October of fishmonger Mouhcine Fikri, 31, who was …

Moroccan King Mohammed VI offered a conditional olive branch to African leaders Sunday in a speech in Senegal declaring his country wanted to “take back its natural position in Africa”. Morocco is seeking to rejoin the African Union, 32 years after quitting the bloc in protest at its decision to …

Al Hoceima, Morocco, Oct 30, 2016 (AFP) -Thousands of Moroccans on Sunday attended the funeral of a fishmonger whose gruesome death in a rubbish truck crusher has caused outrage across the North African country, sources said. Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was crushed to death on Friday in the truck in the …

WHILE several Arab nations are wallowing in crises that threaten their destiny due to wrong calculations in internal politics, the Kingdom of Morocco continues to move firmly towards development as seen in the steps taken by King Muhammad VI in relation to politics, economy and culture. Because of those steps, …

NORMALLY, the Sun sets in the West, but the Sun of loyalty sets in Morocco. Brotherly ties, unity and self-determination are considered the foundations of the vision of GCC’s sister Kingdom, because their relationship is based on common concerns and interests. This is in addition to the fact that Morocco …

SALE, Morocco, Feb 20, (RTRS): Moroccan authorities said on Friday they had arrested 10 suspected militants linked to the Islamic State, including a French citizen, and seized weapons and bombmaking materials in raids on their hideouts. The cell is the latest in a series of radical groups Morocco says it …