On March 26, 2015, the Saudi-led coalition went to war in Yemen. From day one, Morocco participated to the Saudi coalition. On January 23, 2019, Nasser Bourita officially announced that Rabat’s participation to the Yemen war has changed.
In a meeting broadcasted on Facebook, Morocco’s former Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane accused the United Arab Emirates of harassing the Justice and Development Party’s politicians, stressing that Morocco’s foreign policy is dictated by King Mohammed VI.