On Sunday 1st of October, Spain tried hard to ban the Catalan independence referendum led by the Generalitat de Catalunya and approved by the parliament of Catalonia. The referendum was deemed illegal by the constitutional court of Spain and voters were met by the chillingly brutal police action. History is repeating itself as in 1909, Madrid violently repressed Catalans, who refused to be sent as reinforcements when Spain renewed military-colonial activity in Morocco on 9 July, in what is
On the 9th of June 1966, Morocco decided through a royal decree to apply conscription. A decision that forced all Moroccan men to undertake 18 months of compulsory military service. 40 years later, mandatory military service was abolished as it was hard to be carried properly.
A Mauritanian online newspaper reported Tuesday, saying that a Spanish military delegation led by the army chief had visited Lagouira, the thing that was denied by a source contacted by Yabiladi.
Nariman Reinke is a woman that we should all look up to. She is a brave Moroccan-German national who has successfully challenged her entourage by joining the army. The 38-year-old soldier is determined to fight against discrimination by helping Muslims to integrate in the European country. Portrait.
Chen Zrihan is a Moroccan Jewish 19-year-old girl who was smuggled to Israel to be part of the Israeli Defense Forces. Chen who used to live in Casablanca with her mother and sister has recently finished her training, realizing a dream that she spoke to Yediot newspaper about in details.
Morocco is working on strengthening its military partnerships. A draft agreement to cooperate with China is waiting for approval in the House of Representatives as China is showing great interest in Africa lately through a number of projects.