Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has proposed a
joint African response to the ongoing COVID-19 global health
pandemic. The King held high-level phone conversations with heads
of state within Africa on 13 April to discuss the evolution of the
coronavirus in Africa, its economic impact, and joint efforts to
combat the disease. King Mohammed spoke to the President of
Senegal, Macky Sall and…
The suspects who were accused of stealing
watches from King Mohammed VI of Morocco have been sentenced to
prison by the Rabat Court of Appeal. All were arrested back last
December and faced charges of robbery and forming a criminal
organisation. The 15 suspects who were…
12-year-old Princess Lalla Khadija opens vivarium of National Zoological Garden of Rabat
15th December 2019
Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco
inaugurated the vivarium of the National Zoological Garden of Rabat
on Friday, 13 December. The 12-year-old daughter of King Mohammed
VI and Princess Lalla Salma undertook the visit without either
parent or her older brother, Crown Prince…
King Mohammed VI of Morocco hosted First
Daughter and Advisor the President of the United States, Ivanka
Trump on Thursday in Rabat. The First Daughter later tweeted about
the meeting, “Today I was honoured to speak with His Majesty King
Mohammed VI & thank him for his gracious hospitality during our
delegation’s visit to the beautiful country of Morocco. “The U.S.
&…
The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has
pardoned a Moroccan journalist for Al Akhbar al Yaoum. Hajar
Raissouni was arrested on 31 August and received a one-year prison
sentence from a court in Rabat. The female journalist was jailed
due to an illegal abortion and having…
King Mohammed of Morocco diagnosed with acute bilateral pneumonitis, unable to attend Chirac funeral
30th September 2019
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has been
diagnosed with “acute bilateral pneumonitis of viral origin,”
according to the Royal House on Sunday. The King has been
prescribed a “few days for the monarch” by his doctor. The
56-year-old monarch will be…
Born in Rome, Italy, on 26 August 1962,
to King Hassan II and his second wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou, Lalla
Meryem was the first child and eldest daughter of the couple; her
birth, reportedly, took place in Italy because the family was on
holiday there at the time. She would go on to have four siblings:
King Mohammed VI, Princess Lalla Asma, Princess Lalla Hasna, and
Prince Moulay Rachid.
New banknotes have been issued in Morocco
by Bank Al Maghrib to mark the 20th anniversary of King Mohammed
VI, 56, ascending the Moroccan throne. The bank will be issuing a
limited amount of commemorative MAD 20 notes in September of this
year. According to Moroccan World…
Located in the centre of Rabat, Morocco,
the Dar al-Makhzen Palace, also called Palais Royal, is the
official residence of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco
and his family. It should not be confused with the Dar el
Makhzen in Tangier…
It has been announced by the Ministry of
Royal Palaces that King Mohammed VI will no longer celebrate his
birthday each year with an official ceremony at the Royal Palace,
which is held on 21 August. In a statement, it was said that the
King had decided “not to organise, from this year, the official
ceremony” for his birthday. No reason has been given. The official
celebrations…
