Mohammed VI of Morocco
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UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara winds down after Security Council fails to renew mandate
Guterres has put Russian diplomat Alexander Ivanko in charge of closing the Minurso mission, which lost its mandate on 30 October. On 6 November, Morocco marked the 51st anniversary of the Green March into Western Sahara.
- Nov 1
Moroccan court sentences cartoonist Yasser Mounbir to four years for king caricatures
A court in Casablanca convicted 22-year-old Yasser Mounbir of insulting King Mohammed VI and fined him 40,000 dirhams. His lawyer, Farouk Mehdaoui, said the defence will appeal the verdict.
- Oct 30
UN ends Western Sahara peacekeeping mission after Russia and US veto each other
The UN mission MINURSO, in place for 35 years, has closed after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate on Friday, 30 October. Morocco welcomed the outcome, while Algeria and the Polisario Front voiced regret and concern.
- Oct 17
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri sworn in as Morocco's first woman prime minister
King Mohammed VI swore in a 20-minister cabinet in Rabat on Friday, 16 October 2026. The four-party coalition behind it holds 207 of the 395 seats in the lower house, and Fouzi Lekjaa moves to the economy portfolio.
- Oct 9
Mohammed VI rejects Spanish pressure and says the Ceuta migration cooperation model has reached its limits
In his first public remarks on Spain since the Ceuta crisis, Mohammed VI told parliament in Rabat that the partnership cannot be subject to threats or blackmail, and that Morocco will present a new strategic vision to its EU partners.
- Sep 29
King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Ezzahra El-Mansouri as Morocco's first female prime minister
Following the Authenticity and Modernity Party's victory with 97 parliamentary seats in the 23 September vote, the former Marrakech mayor began coalition talks in Rabat under royal mandate to address youth unemployment and infrastructure projects.
- Sep 24
Morocco's PAM Wins Legislative Election With 97 Seats as Turnout Falls to 38%
The Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 seats in Morocco's 395-seat Chamber of Representatives on 23 September 2026, overtaking the incumbent RNI as national voter turnout fell to 38.08%.
- Sep 23
Morocco's PAM wins 97 parliamentary seats as turnout falls to 38%
Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 seats in Wednesday's parliamentary election, starting coalition talks under King Mohammed VI after voter turnout dropped to 38.08%.
- Aug 4
Ceuta migrant surge leaves at least 88 dead as Morocco faces internal backlash and Spain braces for next crisis
More than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week in a surge that Moroccan and Spanish officials now blame on misinformation, while independent tallies put the death toll at 88 and rising.
- Aug 1
Morocco names 1,055-km highway after Donald Trump in Western Sahara, thanking him for 2020 sovereignty recognition
King Mohammed VI named the Tiznit-Dakhla highway after Donald Trump, calling it a tribute to the US president's 2020 recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory.
- Jul 30
Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10
A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed military tunnels near the university campus uncovered dozens living underground.
- Jul 29
FIFA denounces 'concerted effort' to undermine Infantino as confederations split over World Cup sale plan
FIFA has accused critics of a 'concerted and ongoing effort' to undermine President Gianni Infantino, as the body confronts its deepest crisis over a secret plan to sell World Cup rights that was revealed in media reports and abandoned after three confederations holding 136 of 211 votes opposed it.
- Jul 26
Trump thanks Morocco's king for naming 1,055-km Western Sahara highway after him
Donald Trump thanked King Mohammed VI on Sunday for naming the Tiznit-Dakhla highway, a 1,055-kilometre route through the disputed Western Sahara, after him, calling it a 'tremendous honour' and expressing hope to drive it soon.
- Jul 20
West African leaders sign deal for $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline, targeting 2031 start
The 6,000-km pipeline will carry up to 30 billion cubic metres of Nigerian gas annually to Morocco and onward to Europe, with construction starting in 2028.
- Jun 27
Morocco convicts 29 in Sahara Escobar drug trial: former football chief and ex-officials jailed
A Casablanca court handed prison terms of up to 12 years to 29 people, including former politicians and a football club president, in the 'Sahara Escobar' drug trafficking and corruption case. The convictions on June 25 mark the first time top political figures have been sentenced for narcotics in Morocco.
