Maroc Soir Group

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Maroc Soir Group is a pro-government publishing company based in Casablanca, Morocco.

Profile

The group is the oldest media company in Morocco.[1] The group chairman and owner is Saudi businessman Othman Al Omeir, a former editor-in-chief of Asharq Alawsat and current owner of Elaph.[2] He acquired the group in 2004 for $16 million.[1]

Maroc Soir was founded during the French protectorate-era as "Mas presse" by Pierre and Yves Mas.[3] It edited the publication Le Petit Marocain which 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 the Moroccanization, the company was expropriated and re-branded as Maroc Soir, editing Le Matin and Maroc Soir and was given to Hassan II's influential Minister Moulay Ahmed Alaoui.[4][3] In 2001, the group was acquired by business-magnet Othman Benjelloun[6] and sold again in 2004 to its current Saudi owner.

Newspapers

The Group owns the following papers:[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New French-Language Daily in Morocco". The Arab Press Network. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ "The Murdoch of the Middle East". The Majalla. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abdellah Chankou (n° 461). "Jettou au chevet de Maroc Soir". Maroc Hebdo. Retrieved 27 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Aârab ISSIALI (14 December 2001). "Une nouvelle vie pour Maroc Soir". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 27 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ Louis Gravier, (January 1972). "La disparition des quotidiens du groupe Mas répondait aux vœux de la population". Le Monde Diplomatique. Retrieved 23 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ Telquel. N°120 http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/120/media_120.shtml |url= missing title (help). Retrieved 27 November 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Maroc Soir Orders KBA Continent for Casablanca". KBA. Retrieved 8 October 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jeter, James Phillip (1996). International Afro mass media: a reference guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 114. ISBN 0-313-28400-8. 


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