King Mohammed VI inaugurated on Wednesday a new radiology and medical analysis centre in Agdal, Rabat. The centre will provide services to active and retired members of the national police force and their families. Moroccan police force members and their families benefit from the Police Force Health Insurance which is “one of the more dynamic […]
Month: April 2019
King Mohammed VI Launches Construction of New DGSN Headquarters in Rabat
King Mohammed VI launched construction on a new headquarters for Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) on Wednesday in the Hay Riad district in Rabat. The new headquarters, which are set to cost MAD 2 billion ($207 million), are in line with the royal speech from the 17th anniversary of the King’s Throne Day […]
Morocco will contribute to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
Morocco announced Thursday a “financial contribution” for the reconstruction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, ravaged by a fire last Monday, says the embassy of the Kingdom in France. The amount of the Kingdom’s contribution has not been specified. Thursday, Chakib Benmoussa, ambassador to France of Morocco, met with the archbishop of Paris, Monsignor Michel Aupetit, indicates […]
King Mohammed VI Chairs at Rabat Royal Palace Meeting on Water Issue
Rabat – Here follows a statement by the Royal Office: “HM King Mohammed VI chaired, on Thursday at Rabat royal palace, a working session on the issue of water. On this occasion, the sovereign stressed the question of water supply in the zones north and north-east of the Kingdom, which extend from Oujda to Tangiers. […]
King Mohammed VI decides to assign a financial subsidy as Morocco’s contribution to the restoration and refurbishment of some areas of the Al Aqsa Mosque and its surroundings
In the framework of the permanent request and attention granted by Amir Al Muminin (Commander of the Believers), King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, Al Quds Asharif and the preservation of its architectural monuments and heritage civillizacional and spiritual, the King has decided to assign a financial subsidy as contribution of the Kingdom […]
Fez Old Medina Revamp: Unwavering Will by the King Mohammed VI to Preserve Ancient City
King Mohammed VI visited, on Monday, several projects carried out under the Fez old city rehabilitation and revamp programs, and launched the restoration works of “Al Batha” museum and the building works of a Jewish culture museum. These projects, either visited or launched today by the sovereign, are in line with HM the King’s insightful […]
The Polisario unable to control the violent clashes of Tindouf
As part of our monitoring of the evolution of acts of violence experienced by the camp of the detainees of “Smara” in Tindouf since the night of Saturday, our sources on the spot emphasize that a cautious calm hovered over the camp in the morning of Sunday, April 14, 2019 while specifying that possible clashes […]
SAFETY CHAOS IN TINDOUF
Violent clashes erupted, in the night of April 13 to 14, in the camp known as “Smara”, between members of the tribes Oulad moussa and lahcen ohmade. The spark that set fire to these clashes is a conflict between the two tributes on a field of the camp “Smara”. One night of horror was the […]
The Moroccan Exception in the Arab World
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, On a recent balmy spring afternoon, a group of Muslim Moroccan students visited Rabbi Akiba, a jewelbox of a synagogue down […]
King Mohammed VI chaired a working session at Rabat on the Vocational Training sector
King Mohammed VI chaired, Thursday at the Royal Palace of Rabat, a presentation session of the roadmap for the development of vocational training and the creation of ‘Cities of Professions and Skills’ in every region of the Kingdom, a statement by the Royal Office said. This session completes the series of the previous meetings held, […]