As part of the support and assistance given to Moroccans living abroad during the Marhaba operation in 2016, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, gave His instructions to the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation to assist the passengers, all Moroccans living abroad, in  the see of Cartagena (200 km north of Almeria in Spain), after a breakdown of the ship that was to carry them from Tangier Med to Barcelona, ​​ says a statement of the Foundation Mohammed V.

King Mohammed VI addressed, on Saturday 30 august 2016, a speech to the nation on the occasion of the sixty third anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People.

The family of the late Loubna Lafquiri, Moroccan victim of bloody attacks that targeted the Belgian capital Brussels, 22 March 2016, expressed this Sunday 31 July, its gratitude to His Majesty King Mohammed VI for Mrs Lafquiri's family in these painful circumstances.

In his throne speech, King Mohammed VI has once again paid tribute to the Moroccans of  the World for their unwavering commitment to their country of origin. "We appreciate the true value of their contribution to the development of their country and to defend its supreme interests," said His Majesty the King adding "We renew and reaffirm every time and on every occasion, our thanks and stress the need to address appropriately the issues that affect them, either inside the country or countries of residence. In this, it is no exaggeration on our part because, in reality, they fully deserve our gratefulness and more. "

An illegal migrant  entered irregularly in the EU may be imprisoned only because he is undocumented, if he has not been subjected to a return procedure, reaffirmed Tuesday, June 7, 2016 the Court of justice of the European Union.This decision is in line with a judgment delivered in 2011, in which the European Court already stated that European law was opposed "to any legislation of a Member State" punishing "illegal residence by imprisonment" .