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Royal activities

HM King Mohammed, Supreme Chief and chief of staff of the Royal Armed Forces, addresses an order of the day to the army

Rabat -

On the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), HM King Mohammed VI, FAR supreme chief and chief of staff addressed this Tuesday the annual order of the day to the officers, majors and soldiers.

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17 May 2013

Greetings letters exchanged between HM King Mohammed VI, Swedish King on occasion of 250th anniversary of first friendship treaty

12 May 2013

PI fully endorses Royal will to ensure stability, serve best interests of Nation, Executive Committee

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Morocco's premier meets Russian vice-FM

Rabat -

Head of government Abdelilah Benkirane met this Thursday in Rabat Russian vice-foreign minister and special envoy of the Russian president, Mikhaïl Bogdanov, over relations between the two countries.

Fight against cancer: symposium in Montréal pays tribute to HRH Princess Lalla Salma

Montréal -

Participants in symposium "Cancer and cultures: behaving differently", held on Wednesday in Montréal, paid tribute to action by HRH Princess Lalla Salma, chairwoman of Lalla Salma anti-cancer association (ALSC), goodwill ambassador of the World Health Organization (WHO), in fighting cancer and lauded the ALSC's pioneer role regionally.

Morocco to ship in $ 5 mln for Mali's reconstruction, Head of Govt.

Brussels -

Morocco will contribute with five million dollars to help with Mali's development and reconstruction, said on Wednesday head of government Abdelilah Benkirane who is representing Morocco in Brussels donors conference.

Politics

Morocco, Netherlands sign two military cooperation agreements

Rabat -

Minister delegate for the national defense administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and the Netherlands ambassador in Morocco signed on Tuesday two military cooperation agreements.

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16 May 2013

Russian ambassadors in Maghreb, Sahel and Sahara region meet in Rabat

15 May 2013

Benkirane meets with Algerian FM in Brussels

Economy

Reforms spearheaded by HM the King make of Morocco a unique governance model in the Mediterranean (Official)

Lisbon -

Moroccan delegate- minister for foreign affairs and cooperation, Youssef Amrani, stressed that the bold reforms spearheaded by HM King Mohammed VI are making of Morocco a unique governance model in the Mediterranean and a privileged partner of Europe, said Morocco's delegate-minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Youssef Amrani, on Friday in Lisbon.

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15 May 2013

Competitiveness: Morocco improves its global ranking by 3 points

15 May 2013

French foreign trade minister visits Morocco

Sport

Mohammed VI International Meeting: 6th edition headliners

Rabat -

Here are the headliners of the 6th Mohammed VI International Meeting of Athletics , which will take place on June 9th at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat for the 8th stage of the IAAF World Challenge.

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21 May 2013

HM the King congratulates Nacer Ibn Abdeljalil on Mount Everest ascent

Social

Moroccan field hospital in Jordan: more than 160,000 Syrian refugees have received services

Amman -

The number of refugees who have received services of the Moroccan field hospital in Zaatari Camp of Jordan reached 166,686 patients since August 10 when the hospital was set up at the instructions of HM King Mohammed VI.

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17 May 2013

Maghreb youth and sports ministers mull sustainable security strategy

13 May 2013

Morocco counts 9 medicaids for 10,000 inhabitants

World

Pan-Islamic organization condemns Israel’s decision to call off UNESCO trip experts to Al Quds

Jeddah -

The Organization of Islamic cooperation (OIC) condemned on Tuesday the Israeli decision to call off a visit by a UNESCO mission to Al Quds.

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14 May 2013

Terrorism: UN Security Council calls Maghreb and Sahel states to intensify inter-regional cooperation

05 May 2013

Settlement of Mali crisis should be "comprehensive", says UMA Foreign ministers

Culture

Cultural and linguistic diversity, theme of a conference in Rabat

Rabat -

Morocco's High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA), organize, from May 24 through 26 in Skhirat (suburbs of Rabat) the International Days on « Cultural and linguistic diversity, Richness and freedom, Regulation and creativity » in partnership with the International Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication (ORBICOM).

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07 May 2013

Moroccan writer wins French prestigious Goncourt prize

02 May 2013

Mawazine 2013 features George Benson's tribute to Nat King Cole, 'Silk Road' show

Regional

Southern Provinces Elected officials and civil society activists underline to foreign reporters their full adherence to autonomy plan

Laayoune -

Elected officials and civil society activists of the southern region of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakiat Al Hamra underlined on Saturday before a group of visiting foreign reporters their adherence to the Moroccan proposal to grant autonomy to the Sahara as a means to end the artificial conflict around the Moroccan Sahara.

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24 April 2013