Maroc Soir Group is a pro-government publishing company based in
Casablanca, Morocco.
Profile
The group is the oldest media company in Morocco.
It was founded during the
French protectorate-era as "Mas presse" by
Pierre Mas and Yves Mas.
Moulay Ahmed Alaoui was founder of the group. It edited the publication ''
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 pape ...
'' which promoted the colonial policies of France in Morocco and defended its interests.
It also supported the Vichy government and was reprimanded for that after 1945.
On 1 November 1971, during the
Moroccanization, the company was expropriated and re-branded as Maroc Soir, editing ''Le Matin'' and ''Maroc Soir''.
[ In 2001, the group was acquired by Othman Benjelloun and sold again in March 2004 to its current Saudi owner, businessman ]Othman Al Omeir
Othman Al Omeir (born 1950) (Arabic:عثمان العمير) is a Saudi Arabia, Saudi-born British businessman, journalist and editor. He is considered to be close to Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King Salman of Saudi Arabia and former rulers, i ...
, a former editor-in-chief of ''Asharq Alawsat
''Asharq Al-Awsat'' ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, Aš-Šarq al-ʾAwsaṭ, meaning "The Middle East") is an Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London. A pioneer of the "off-shore" model in the Arabic press, the paper is often noted f ...
'' and current owner of ''Elaph
Elaph ( ar, إيلاف; ''Solidarity'') is the first daily Arabic independent online newspaper and is not associated with any established print or broadcast medium.
History and profile
''Elaph'' was launched by Elaph Publishing in London in 2001 ...
''. He acquired the group for $16 million.[
]
Newspapers
The Group owns the following papers:
See also
* Ecomedias media group partly owned by the firm SNI SNI may refer to:
Science and technology
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editing '' Assabah'' and ''L'Économiste
''L'Économiste'' is a French-language business newspaper published in Morocco. The newspaper specializes in economic and financial news.
History and profile
''L'Économiste'' was first published in 1998. The paper is based in Casablanca. It is t ...
''
References
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Mass media companies of Morocco
Mass media in Casablanca
Companies based in Casablanca