Maroc Soir Group
Maroc Soir Groupis a pro-government publishing company based inCasablanca,Morocco.
Profile
[edit]The group is the oldest media company in Morocco.[1]It was founded during theFrench protectorate-era as "Mas presse" byPierre Masand Yves Mas.[2]Moulay Ahmed Alaoui was founder of the group.[3]It edited the publicationLe Petit Marocainwhich promoted the colonial policies of France in Morocco and defended its interests.[4]It also supported the Vichy government and was reprimanded for that after 1945.[5]
On 1 November 1971, during theMoroccanization,the company was expropriated and re-branded as Maroc Soir, editingLe MatinandMaroc Soir.[4][2]In 2001, the group was acquired byOthman Benjelloun[6]and sold again in March 2004 to its current Saudi owner, businessmanOthman Al Omeir,a former editor-in-chief ofAsharq Alawsatand current owner ofElaph.[7][8]He acquired the group for $16 million.[1]
Newspapers
[edit]The Group owns the following papers:[9]
- Assahra Al Maghribiya
- Le Matin[10]
- Maroc Soir[10]
- La Mañana– Weekly
- DefunctMorocco Times– in
See also
[edit]- Ecomediasmedia group partly owned by the firmSNIeditingAssabahandL'Économiste
References
[edit]- ^ab"New French-Language Daily in Morocco".The Arab Press Network.22 November 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2013.Retrieved12 October2013.
- ^abAbdellah Chankou."Jettou au chevet de Maroc Soir".Maroc Hebdo.Archivedfrom the original on 2 December 2013.Retrieved27 November2013.
- ^Thomas K. Park; Aomar Boum (16 January 2006).Historical Dictionary of Morocco.Scarecrow Press. p. 25.ISBN978-0-8108-6511-2.Retrieved30 September2014.
- ^abAârab ISSIALI (14 December 2001)."Une nouvelle vie pour Maroc Soir".Aujourd'hui le Maroc.Archivedfrom the original on 3 April 2019.Retrieved27 November2013.
- ^Louis Gravier (January 1972)."La disparition des quotidiens du groupe Mas répondait aux vœux de la population".Le Monde diplomatique.Archivedfrom the original on 3 March 2016.Retrieved23 January2014.
- ^"Media".Telquel.Archived fromthe originalon 2 December 2013.Retrieved27 November2013.
- ^"The Murdoch of the Middle East".The Majalla.21 May 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 23 July 2012.Retrieved2 June2012.
- ^"Al Omair's group becomes owner of Morocco's largest press establishment".KUNA. 27 March 2004.Archivedfrom the original on 17 October 2014.Retrieved9 October2014.
- ^"Maroc Soir Orders KBA Continent for Casablanca".KBA.Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2013.Retrieved8 October2013.
- ^abJeter, James Phillip (1996).International Afro mass media: a reference guide.Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 114.ISBN0-313-28400-8.
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