Although the kingdom was proclaimed an independent state on the 2nd of March, every year; Moroccans celebrate independence on the 18th of November. The latter commemorates King Mohammed V accession to the throne and his notorious speech delivered to announce the end of the French control.
On the 29th of October 1965, Mehdi Ben Barka was allegedly abducted in France by French police and never seen again. According to an article issued by the Time magazine entitled «the Murder of Ben Barka», the Moroccan politician’s disappearance involves Moroccan agents, the French intelligence agents and the Israeli Mossad.
King Mohammed gave more details on the development stimulus plan, outlined on July 30. A strategy meant to relaunch the «Mohammed VI Investment Fund”, the adoption of social measures, good governance and with the State as the speahead of the plan.
In his 67th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People speech, King Mohammed VI addressed the rising numbers of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the Kingdom. He warned against a possible new lockdown in case preventive measures are not respected.
The new coronavirus and the strict measures implemented by several countries have brought changes to the «international migration order». The situation was observed in Morocco, where hundreds of foreigners were stranded after Moroccan authorities closed the country’s borders.