King Mohammed VI has made the promotion of women’s and family issues his priority. In this regard, he has addressed a letter to Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch regarding the revision of the Family Code.
Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget, announced in Rabat the imminent payment of emergency aid for families affected by the Al Haouz earthquake . This aid, amounting to 30,000 dirhams per family over 12 months, will be paid at the end of September.
Following the devastating earthquake that struck six provinces in southern Morocco two weeks ago, killing nearly 3,000 and injuring more than 5,500, the Royal Cabinet announced on Wednesday a provisional budget of 120 billion dirhams (about 11 billion euros) for reconstruction. This amount will benefit the 4.2 million people affected.
King Mohammed VI masterfully managed the first hours of the deadly earthquake that struck part of Morocco on the night of Friday, September 8 to Saturday, September 9. A look back at the monarch’s first directives after the tragedy.
French TV host of Tunisian origin Cyril Hanouna praised King Mohammed VI and hailed the efforts made following the powerful and devastating earthquake that shook Morocco.
King Mohammed VI received a call yesterday from US President Joe Biden. During this conversation, the American leader expressed his "personal condolences, as well as those of the American people and government" to the king and Moroccans, following the devastating earthquake that hit several regions of the country.
The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco, mentioned by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in an interview, "is not on the agenda and is not scheduled," said a Moroccan government source to the MAP.
The National Press Council (CNP) has strongly condemned what it describes as the "heinous criminal act" of the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, accusing it of directly attacking King Mohammed VI .
Franco-Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun, said to be close to King Mohammed VI, deciphers the latest intervention of the French president to the Moroccan people after the controversy over the aid proposed by Paris to Morocco hit by a devastating earthquake. Until now, the kingdom has only accepted support from four countries: Spain, United Kingdom, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
A donation of one billion dirhams to the Special Fund to manage the effects of the earthquake that occurred in Morocco a week ago was made by King Mohammed VI .
King Mohammed VI chaired a strategic meeting at the Royal Palace in Rabat on September 14, focused on activating an emergency plan related to the recent earthquake in Al Haouz.
Invited on BFM TV on Wednesday to talk about his new book, "The Time of Battles" (Éditions Fayard) published in August, Nicolas Sarkozy, close to Morocco, reflected on his relationship with the kingdom, hit by a deadly earthquake, and its king, Mohammed VI.