''L'Opinion'' is a daily

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Moroccan

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. It is considered the official paper of the Istiqlal Party.

History and profile

''L'Opinion'' was established in 1965. The daily is the organ of the

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and

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Istiqlal Party. It is the sister publication of the

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-language newspaper '' Al-Alam'' and is based in

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. During the mid-1970s, the paper was frequently banned by the Moroccan authorities together with its sister publication, ''Al Alam'', and '' Al Muharrir'', another opposition paper. From 1977 to 1992, Aicha Mekki reported on crime for the paper. The 2001 circulation of the paper was 60,000 copies.Morocco Press
''Press Reference''. Retrieved 21 January 2013. It was 70,000 copies in 2003, making it the second most read paper in the country.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Opinion, L' 1965 establishments in Morocco Centre-right newspapers French-language newspapers published in Morocco Mass media in Rabat Newspapers established in 1965 Newspapers published in Morocco