''Le Matin'' (prev. known as ''Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb'') is a daily
francophone
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...
Saudi-owned
Moroccan newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, spor ...
.
It was founded on 1 November 1971, as replacement of pro-colonial daily ''
Le Petit Marocain
''Le Petit Marocain'' was a daily publication founded during the protectorate era in Morocco and the predecessor publication of '' Le Matin''.
History and profile
''Le Petit Marocain'' was founded in 1925 and was based in Casablanca. The paper ...
'', whose publisher
Mas Presse was seized and given to the cousin of Hassan II and his minister of communication
Moulay Hafid Alaoui.
History and profile
''Le Matin'' was first published in 1971.
[ The paper belongs to Maroc Soir Group and is based in ]Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
.
The newspaper is known for its pro-government stances. Its sister newspaper is '' Assahra Al Maghribiya''.[ In 2006, ''Le Matin'' launched its Gulf edition which is also printed in French.][Morocco Press]
''Press Reference''. Retrieved 21 January 2013. However, its 2003 circulation dropped to 50,000 copies.
See also
* List of newspapers in Morocco
References
External links
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1971 establishments in Morocco
Newspapers established in 1971
French-language newspapers published in Morocco
Newspapers published in Morocco
Mass media in Casablanca