''Morocco Times'' was an
English language
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Moroccan Internet
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-based
newspaper
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, the first of its kind.
History
''Morocco Times'' was started on 22 November 2004, and was owned by the
Maroc Soir Group
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 ...
, a publishing house that owns several of Morocco's major newspapers. It stopped being published at the end of October 2006, a few weeks before its second birthday.
The Morocco Times is not to be confused with The Moroccan Times, a news Magazine launched in 2014.
References
2004 establishments in Morocco
2006 disestablishments in Morocco
Publications established in 2004
Publications disestablished in 2006
Defunct newspapers published in Morocco
Moroccan news websites
Arabic-language websites
African news websites
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