«Mohammed Temim, Ambassadeur du Maroc, a la Comédie Italienne» is the title given to a painting of Antoine Coypel in 1682. The painting is expected to be exhibited from Sunday 22nd of October to 25th of February 2018 at the Palace of Versailles allowing visitors to know more about the story of Mohammed Temim, the ambassador of Moulay Ismail sent to meet Louis XIV.
After strengthening ties with Mozambique in March, and concluding agreements with seven SADC countries, Morocco lauded, Friday, the decision of Lesotho, a Southern Africa country. With the exception of South Africa, only Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe are committed to their unconditional support for the Polisario Front.
On Sunday, the Mauritanian electoral commission announced that Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won presidential election with an absolute majority. Speaking to Yabiladi, politicial analysts from Nouakchott said that they expect the new president to learn from his predecessor’s mistake and strengthen ties with the Kingdom.
The Moroccan authorities arrested, in 1862, two Confederate diplomats who visited Tangier. The arrest was ordered by the U.S. Consul James DeLong who held the two men in prison and sent them to Boston, in a move that violated Morocco's neutrality.