Both Morocco and Saudi Arabia are monarchies ruled by the respective families of the 'Alawis and the Al-Sauds, adhere to Sunni Islam,[1] and their relationship is described as traditionally strong.

The Moroccan sultan Sulayman was inspired by this Islamic revivalist movement and used his authority to condemn the use of music and dance in religious ceremonies, and banning pilgrimages to saintly shrines and religious festivals, even having the qubba over his father's grave removed in 1812, arguing that it was excessive ornamentation.

[6] Morocco and Saudi Arabia have together taken steps to curb Iranian influence in the Arab world.

Saudi Arabia has typically supported Morocco over the dispute of Western Sahara and doesn't recognize the legitimacy of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Saudi state television network Al Arabiya later aired a documentary challenging the Moroccan claim to the Western Sahara.