All the activities, festivities and ceremonies planned for the 22nd anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI have been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mohammed VI received from the President of the Algerian Republic a message of congratulations, on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the King’s accession to the Throne.
Le Point claims that King Mohammed VI has "engaged Morocco in major economic and social projects" in these times of Covid-19. The magazine decodes the speech of the sovereign delivered on Wednesday, July 29 on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of his accession to the throne.
On the occasion of the 21st anniversary of King Mohammed VI ’s accession to the Throne, French and Franco-Moroccan personalities have, in video messages, addressed their good wishes to the sovereign and the Moroccan people.
A statement from the Ministry of Justice announced that on the occasion of the Throne Festival, King Mohammed VI pardoned 1446 prisoners, including those from the Hirak of Rif.
Donald Trump sent a message to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the Throne Festival. The US president expressed his congratulations to the Moroccan sovereign on this solemn moment marking the 21st anniversary of his accession to power.
1446 people have been pardoned by King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the Throne Feast. These people convicted of various crimes are either at liberty or in detention.
The celebration of the 21st anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI to the throne has been postponed due to the health crisis related to Covid-19. However, the sovereign will address a message to the Moroccan people which will be broadcast on radio and television on July 29.
Like other years, 2020 will be marked by religious holidays and national and international commemorative days. Declared public holidays, the calendar of which is already available. Here is the list of public holidays in Morocco:
The call of King Mohammed VI , made during his speech on July 29, on the occasion of the Throne Feast, has apparently been heard. Omar Faraj, who requested to be relieved of his duties as Director General of Taxes , has indeed been forced to resign in favor of a younger executive.
On the sidelines of the celebration of the Throne Feast, Mohamed Aujjar, Minister of Justice and Freedoms, confided, in an interview with the Spanish agency, EFE, that the will for change, advocated by the Government, is confronted with "a very conservative society".
The list of personalities decorated with the "Royal Wissam" is often rich in the diversity of the fields of intervention, on the occasion of the feast of the King’s enthronement. This year, the list included an anomaly, namely the director of a school that does not exist anywhere in Morocco.