Mohamed Ouahbi, coach of the Moroccan U20 team who have just been crowned world champions, described the royal welcome reserved for the "Lionceaux" (young lions) as a "historic moment", stressing that this gesture by Mohammed VI illustrates his "constant attention and benevolence towards national sport and Moroccan youth".
King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to the members of the U20 national team after their victory over Argentina, during the World Cup held in Chile. The Sovereign says he followed "with immense joy and deep pride" their "heroic journey", "crowned by [a] well-deserved title".
Important guidelines for the coming year were outlined this Sunday during a Council of Ministers chaired by King Mohammed VI in Rabat. The meeting was an opportunity to examine the broad outlines of the 2026 budget and to approve several major legislative and regulatory texts, outlining the economic, social and institutional priorities of the Kingdom. Between the lines, responses have been given to GenZ 212.
King Mohammed VI presided over the ceremony of the double wedding of his cousins, Faïza and Hajar, the daughters of Prince Moulay Hicham, in Rabat. The event was held in a strictly private setting, in the presence of a small circle of family members and close friends.
Khalil Jaâfari is asking for the intervention of King Mohammed VI to save his son Mohamed Ali, a Moroccan student who is between life and death after a serious accident in Chengdu, China. The father denounces the inaction of the Moroccan embassy in Beijing, which refuses to provide him with an interpreter to communicate with the hospital.
The day after King Mohammed VI’s speech before Parliament, in which he called for accelerating social reforms, the GenZ 212 collective announced this Saturday, October 11, the suspension of its weekend gatherings. A strategic pause before new mobilizations.
At the opening of the parliamentary session, the King calls on elected officials to "show seriousness and responsibility", to better explain public action and to anchor social justice at the heart of a new generation of territorial programs.
King Mohammed VI is expected to deliver a speech this Friday, October 10th in Rabat, on the occasion of the opening of the parliamentary session. This speech is highly anticipated by the GenZ 212 collective, which is behind the protests organized in several Moroccan cities since September 27th, demanding reforms in the health and education sectors.
In support of the GenZ212 movement, around sixty Moroccan personalities, including academics, writers, journalists and human rights defenders, have addressed an open letter to King Mohammed VI, inviting the Sovereign to "act in depth" to guarantee "dignity, freedom, social justice" to the Moroccan people and its youth.
The Court of Appeal of Tétouan ordered the release of Aymen, the young autistic person prosecuted for having interrupted the royal procession this summer in the Malalien region. A decision widely welcomed.
The GenZ 212 collective, which is behind the mobilization of young Moroccans, has sent a letter to King Mohammed VI, asking him to dissolve the government of Aziz Akhannouch.
The court convicted journalists Éric Laurent and Catherine Graciet for attempting to blackmail King Mohammed VI in 2015. They were sentenced to twelve and ten months of suspended imprisonment, respectively, as well as a fine of 5,000 euros each. This sentence is slightly lower than the one handed down at first instance.