Maroc Soir Group is a pro-government publishing company based in
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
, 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
Pierre Mas (1891–1970 Tangier) was a French media mogul of the francophone press in Morocco under the French Protectorate in Morocco, French Protectorate.
Biography
With the fortune he inherited from his father, who in 1907 opened a branch of ...
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 paper ...
'' 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) is a Saudi Arabia, Saudi-born British businessman, journalist and editor. He is considered to be close to several Saudi rulers, including the incumbent Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King Salman and former rulers Kin ...
, a former editor-in-chief of ''Asharq Alawsat
''Asharq Al-Awsat'' (, 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 for its distinctive green-tinted pages.
Although pu ...
'' and current owner of ''Elaph
Elaph (; ''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. The reason fo ...
''. He acquired the group for $16 million.[
]
Newspapers
The Group owns the following papers:La Mañana
''la Mañana'' also known as ''la Manyana'' is a newspaper of the province of Lleida in Spain. The paper was founded in 1938. The headquarters is in Lleida. It publishes in both Catalan and Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or rel ...
'' – Weekly
* Defunct ''Morocco Times
''Morocco Times'' was an English language digital newspaper, founded on 22 November 2004, based in Morocco and owned by the oldest media company in the country, Maroc Soir Group, a publishing house that owns several of Morocco's major newspapers. ...
'' – in
See also
* Ecomedias media group partly owned by the firm SNI
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editing ''Assabah
''Assabah'' () is a daily Arabophone Moroccan newspaper.
It is headquartered in Casablanca.
Assabah is part of Groupe Éco-Médias, which also controls Atlantic Radio and L'Economiste.
The owner of Groupe Eco-Medias is businessman Zouheir Be ...
'' and ''L'Économiste
''L'Économiste'' is a French-language business newspaper published in Morocco. The newspaper specializes in economic and financial news.
It is headquartered in Casablanca.
L'Economiste is part of Groupe Éco-Médias, which also controls Atla ...
''
References
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Mass media companies of Morocco
Mass media in Casablanca
Companies based in Casablanca