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Israel-based ‘i24News’ to start branches in Morocco

CEO Frank Melloul announced that the company would be opening bureaus with broadcast studios in Rabat and Casablanca.

Rabat, Morocco, site of an Israeli liaison office. Credit: Pixabay.
Rabat, Morocco, site of an Israeli liaison office. Credit: Pixabay.

The Israel-based network i24News is expanding its operations to Morocco, the network announced on Monday evening at a gala event in the nation’s capital of Rabat.

CEO Frank Melloul said the company would be opening bureaus with broadcast studios in Rabat and Casablanca, according to a report by the network.

The company’s headquarters are in Tel Aviv; it launched news channels in English, French and Arabic in 2013.

It also has broadcast studios in France, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

The channel received a license in the UAE in 2021, the year following the signing of the Abraham Accords.

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