Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki

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Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki
الإتحاد الإشتراكي
Type Daily newspaper
Founder(s) Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Publisher Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Founded 1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Language Arabic
Headquarters Casablanca
Sister newspapers Libération
Website http://www.alittihad.press.ma

Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki (Arabic: الإتحاد الإشتراكي‎‎ meaning The Socialist Union)[1] is a daily Moroccan Arabic-language newspaper.

History and profile

Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki was first published in May 1983.[1][2][3] It is the successor to Al Muharrir (The Editor in English) which was shut down in June 1981.[1]

The paper is the organ of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party.[4][5] Its sister paper is the francophone newspaper Libération.[5][6] Mohammad Brini served as the director of Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki[7] which is based in Casablanca.[8]

The 2001 circulation of the paper was 110,000 copies, making it the largest daily in Morocco.[2] It dropped to 65,000 copies in 2003.[1]

During the war in Iraq Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki added “No War” in English to the banner of each page which included Iraq-oriented news.[9]

See also

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Morocco Press Press Reference. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. Morocco The Arab Press Network. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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