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DEFENSE: MOROCCO EXPLORING ACQUSITION OF KOREAN K2 TANKS & MEDIUM RANGE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM

Morocco is reportedly exploring the acquisition of up to 400 South Korean K2 Black Panther tanks and the Cheongung medium-range air defense system as strategic partnership between Seoul and Rabat is gaining momentum. According to experts, the potential deal would enable Moroccan army to diversify military weaponry and modernize its land and air defense capabilities. […]

Morocco: 28 people electrocuted to death in a clandestine factory in Tangier

At least 28 people have lost their lives in a clandestine factory in Tangiers (northern Morocco) after they were reportedly electrocuted in a short circuit caused by the torrential rains that are lashing the area. The industrial unit was hosted in an underground garage, located under a residential villa, in western Tangier. The incident occurred […]

King Mohammed VI Pardons 889 People on Eid including Rif Convicts

King Mohammed VI of Morocco pardoned 889 people on the occasion of El Eid including over 180 people convicted on charges relating to the Rif protests. Eleven of the pardoned inmates were serving prison sentences in the Casablanca prison. The Rif protests erupted in late 2016 after a fishmonger died crushed in a trash compactor […]