Morocco’s Mohammed VI, Britain’s Charles III Hold Telephone Conversation

 Moroccan King Mohammed VI (AFP)
Moroccan King Mohammed VI (AFP)
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Morocco’s Mohammed VI, Britain’s Charles III Hold Telephone Conversation

 Moroccan King Mohammed VI (AFP)
Moroccan King Mohammed VI (AFP)

Morocco's King Mohammed VI held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with British King Charles III, a statement from the Moroccan Royal Cabinet revealed.

During the phone call, the Moroccan King reiterated his congratulations to King Charles III on his accession to the throne and also his sincere condolences on the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

“The telephone conversation was an opportunity to underline the strong personal ties between the two sovereigns and the esteem they have for each other, thanks to the deep and long-standing relations between the two Royal Families,” the royal cabinet said.

The statement added that King Mohammed VI and King Charles III have highlighted the dynamics marking relations between Morocco and the United Kingdom.



UN Chief Says Situation in Gaza 'Appalling and Apocalyptic'

Palestinian girl Eman Al-Kholi, whose limb was amputated after being wounded in an Israeli strike that killed her parents, looks on as she sits in a wheelchair at the European Hospital, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh
Palestinian girl Eman Al-Kholi, whose limb was amputated after being wounded in an Israeli strike that killed her parents, looks on as she sits in a wheelchair at the European Hospital, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh
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UN Chief Says Situation in Gaza 'Appalling and Apocalyptic'

Palestinian girl Eman Al-Kholi, whose limb was amputated after being wounded in an Israeli strike that killed her parents, looks on as she sits in a wheelchair at the European Hospital, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh
Palestinian girl Eman Al-Kholi, whose limb was amputated after being wounded in an Israeli strike that killed her parents, looks on as she sits in a wheelchair at the European Hospital, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh

The UN chief said on Monday the situation in Gaza is "appalling and apocalyptic", as he called for an end to the war between Israel and Hamas.

"The catastrophe in Gaza is nothing short of a complete breakdown of our common humanity. The nightmare must stop,"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in remarks read out by his deputy at a Cairo conference aimed to accelerate aid to the Gaza Strip.

"We cannot continue to look away," he stressed.

He also revealed cthat Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world.

"Gaza now has the highest number of children amputees per capita anywhere in the world —- many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without even anaesthesia."