
King Mohammed VI Cuts Marrakech Visit Short Over Project Delays
The royal visit to Marrakech would have been shortened, due to the delay recorded on major projects as part of the "Marrakech, city of permanent renewal" program.

The royal visit to Marrakech would have been shortened, due to the delay recorded on major projects as part of the "Marrakech, city of permanent renewal" program.

It was 8:30 pm on Monday, January 13th, when the car of King Mohammed VI was spotted, beating the arteries of the capital Rabat , in the absence of any escort.

Initiators of a project called "Marrakech, African Cultural Capital 2020", Eliza Boumah and her husband, Philippe Brun, say they are victims of a scam orchestrated by a real estate agency and a police officer. In an open letter addressed to King Mohammed VI , the couple of investors expose the facts and call on the sovereign for help.

The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, reassures about the completion deadline for the expressway between Tizinit and Dakhla. This project was signed between 2015, in the presence of King Mohammed VI , and is scheduled to be completed in 2021.

The Association for Law and Justice in Morocco (ADJM) is resolutely committed to fighting land spoliation. In this capacity, it has sent a letter to King Mohammed VI to denounce the "very serious human damage" and the damage to the image of Morocco and its judicial institutions.

King Mohammed VI is expected to appoint members to the two new constitutional bodies in the coming days, namely the Constitutional Council for Youth and Associative Work, and that for Family and Childhood.

In accordance with the partnership agreement signed in 2015 in the presence of King Mohammed VI , the construction work on the Tiznit-Dakhla expressway will be completed by the end of 2021. These are the assurances of the Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara.

A message of condolences was sent by King Mohammed VI to Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarek bin Taimur, following the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur.

The Council of Government has adopted Bill No. 62-19 relating to special provisions concerning the acquisition by public limited companies or joint-stock companies of agricultural or arable land outside urban areas.

As part of the commemoration of the presentation of the independence manifesto on January 11, King Mohammed VI granted a pardon to 265 people convicted by various courts in the kingdom.

Following the re-election of Pedro Sanchez by deputies last Tuesday, the Moroccan sovereign addressed his warm congratulations to him. Through this election, Mohammed VI renewed his confidence in the new leader who, in his view, will serve the aspirations of the Spanish people for further progress and prosperity.

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to make his second official visit to the kingdom next month, after a visit in 2018.