Morocco–Qatar relations humanitarian aid to Qatar, which had been banned from using the land, air and sea routes belonging to several of its neighboring countries. Qatar maintains an embassy in Morocco's capital city Rabat. Morocco has an embassy in Doha, Qatar. King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who assumed power in 1999, made his first official visit to Qatar in June 2002. Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani made his first visit to Morocco in October 2002. In July 2005, he traveled to Morocco for an official two-day visit. After Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani successfully deposed his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani in
Economy of Morocco Morocco produces two-thirds of the grains (chiefly wheat, barley, and corn [maize]) needed for domestic consumption. Morocco exports citrus fruits and early vegetables to the European market. Its wine industry is developed, and the production of commercial crops (cotton, sugarcane, sugar beets, and sunflowers) is expanding. Newer crops such as tea, tobacco, and soybeans have passed the experimental stage, the fertile Gharb plain being favourable for their cultivation. Morocco is actively developing its irrigation potential that ultimately will irrigate more than 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares). Unreliable rainfall is a chronic problem that produces drought or sudden floods. In