''Al Bayane'' is a daily

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Moroccan

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History and profile

''Al Bayane'' was established in 1971.Morocco Press
''Press Reference''. Retrieved 21 January 2013. However, another report gives its foundation year as 1972. It is the media outlet of the

Party of Progress and Socialism The Party of Progress and Socialism ( ar, حزب التقدم والاشتراكية, translit=Hizb Al-Taqadoum Wal-Ishtirakiyeh; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵏⵎⵍⴰ; french: Parti du Progrès et du Socialisme, PPS) ...

and has a

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political leaning. The publisher of the paper is Bayane SA. Its sister publication is '' Bayane Al Yaoume'', an

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daily. From 1979 to 1985 the

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was Fahd Yata. Its 2001 circulation was 5,000 copies. It was again 5,000 copies in 2003.

References

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