''Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki'' ( meaning ''The Socialist Union'')
is a daily
Moroccan Arabophone newspaper
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History and profile
''Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki'' was first published in May 1983.
[Morocco Press]
''Press Reference''. Retrieved 21 January 2013.[Morocco]
''The Arab Press Network''. Retrieved 21 January 2013. It is the successor to '' Al Muharrir'' (''The Editor'' in English) which was shut down in June 1981.[
The paper is the organ of Morocco's ]Socialist Union of Popular Forces
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (; ; , USFP) is a social democratic political party in Morocco. It claims ideas of social justice, modernity and the fight against inequalities.
History and profile
The USFP was formed as a breakaway from ...
political party.francophone
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newspaper ''Libération
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''.[ Mohammad Brini served as the director of ''Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki'' which is based in ]Casablanca
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The 2001 circulation of the paper was 110,000 copies, making it the largest daily in Morocco.[ The circulation dropped to 65,000 copies in 2003.][
During the ]war in Iraq
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* Esta ...
, ''Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki'' added "No War" in English to the banner of each page that covered Iraq-oriented news.
See also
* List of newspapers in Morocco
Newspapers in Morocco are primarily published in Arabic language, Arabic and French language, French, and to a lesser extent in Berber languages, Berber, English language, English, and Spanish language, Spanish. ''Africa Liberal'', a Spanish langu ...
References
External links
Official website
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1983 establishments in Morocco
Arabic-language newspapers
Mass media in Casablanca
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Newspapers established in 1983
Socialist newspapers