French Court Finds Moroccan Boxer Guilty of Libel against King’s Private Secretary

A Moroccan boxer who claimed having been tortured in Morocco was found guilty of libel against the King’s private Secretary Mounir El Majidi. The Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance, which issued its ruling on Wednesday, fined the boxer Zakaria Moumni Read more

Moroccans Vote on Oct.07 to Elect their MPs

About 16 million Moroccans head to the polls on October 7th to choose their MPs for the 395-seat lower house of parliament. These parliamentary elections are the 2nd ballots since the adoption of the new Constitution in 2011 and the Read more

Morocco’s King Hails Central Banks Role in Mitigating Financial Crisis

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has hailed the role played by Central Banks in mitigating the gravity of the financial and economic crisis that hit the world about a decade ago. “During the past decade, as governments found themselves with Read more

Morocco’s ‘Steady’ Support for Libya’s Stability Praised at The UN

The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala reiterated, on Tuesday in New York, the appreciation of the Libyan people and government of the efforts led by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in support Read more

Jamaica’s Withdrawal of Recognition of Self-Proclaimed SADR, Success For Morocco

The recent decision made by Jamaica to withdraw its recognition of the self-proclaimed SADR is undoubtedly a success for Morocco’s diplomacy which dealt another hard blow to the Algeria-backed separatists. Jamaica’s decision was announced by its Foreign Affairs Ministry in Read more

Morocco-EU Trade Deal: Gilles Pargneaux Welcomes Opinion of European Court Advisor

Member of the European Parliament Gilles Pargneaux has commended the legal opinion issued lately by the European Court’s top advisor on EU-Morocco agricultural deal, saying that “it is time to shelve and put an end to a case which poisons Read more

Royal Cabinet Reprimands PPS Secretary General for Irresponsible Statements

The Moroccan Royal Cabinet has harshly reprimanded the Secretary General of the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) for making “unsubstantiated” statements, implicitly accusing an advisor to the King of authoritarianism. In a very strong-worded communiqué issued Tuesday evening, the Royal Read more