UNBELIEVABLE: Mohammed vi - The Untold Story

Morocco's King Appoints El Mansouri First Female Prime Minister, Only Second Woman PM in Arab World

King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister after her party won the most seats in the September parliamentary election.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

Morocco's King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister

Mansouri is only the second woman in the Arab world to hold the office of prime minister. Her established political career has seen her serve as mayor of Marrakesh and member of parliament previously.

Euronews · Sep 30

Morocco’s king appoints first woman prime minister in historic move

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the first woman prime minister. Mansouri, a lawyer and former mayor of Marrakech, is tasked with forming a new government. Her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party, secured the most seats in recent parliamentary elections. Coalition negotiations are necessary, as…

The Times of India · Sep 29

Ceuta and Western Sahara at heart of US-Morocco rapprochement

Since late July, the United States has been increasingly signalling a move to strengthen its ties with Morocco, both economically and diplomatically. In 2020, the US backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara in exchange for the country normalising relations with Israel. Now, Washington appears ready to support Morocco’s claims…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 6

Ceuta explained: How Spain's biggest migration crisis unfolded

The mass arrival of over 70,000 people from Morocco in the Spanish enclave within hours raises questions about the real causes of the border collapse, the diplomatic tensions with Rabat and Washington, and the strategic role of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Euronews · Aug 3

Trump highway in Sahara? US President claims a Morrocan 660-mile tribute in disputed territory

US President Donald Trump claimed Morocco will name a 1,055-km highway in disputed Western Sahara after him, citing his 2020 recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the territory. Morocco has not confirmed the claim. The proposed highway highlights closer US-Morocco ties amid the long-running Western Sahara dispute and the region's growing…

The Economic Times · Jul 27

Trump celebrates having a highway named after him – more than 3,000 miles from home

President said he looks ‘forward to traveling the entire length’ of the 655 mile highway ‘someday’

The Independent UK · Jul 26

PM Lecornu visits Rabat to cement France-Morocco rapprochement

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will pay an official visit to Rabat on Wednesday and Thursday to strengthen relations between France and Morocco. The high-level meeting is expected to yield several agreements, paving the way for a new phase in the rapprochement between the two countries.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 15

Who Is Prince Moulay El Hassan? Moroccan Heir Goes Viral for Rejecting Royal Hand Kisses Tradition

Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan of Morocco has gone viral for rejecting the traditional royal hand-kissing custom, symbolising a generational shift in the monarchy's protocol.

International Business Times UK · Jun 3

Senegal football fans return home after royal pardon for Cup of Nations chaos

A group of Senegalese football supporters arrived home on Sunday after spending four months detained in Morocco for disrupting the Africa Cup of Nations final, which descended into chaos over controversial calls. Their sentences for hooliganism were brought to an end by a royal pardon from the Moroccan king.

Radio France Internationale · May 24