Maroc Soir Group

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Maroc Soir Group is a pro-government publishing company based in Casablanca, Morocco.

Profile

The group is the oldest media company in Morocco.[1] It was founded during the French protectorate-era as "Mas presse" by Pierre and Yves Mas.[2] Moulay Ahmed Alaoui was founder of the group.[3] It edited the publication Le Petit Marocain which promoted the colonial policies of France in Morocco and defended its interests.[4] It also supported the Vichy government and was reprimanded for that after 1945.[5]

On 1 November 1971, during the Moroccanization, the company was expropriated and re-branded as Maroc Soir, editing Le Matin and Maroc Soir.[4][2] In 2001, the group was acquired by business-magnet Othman Benjelloun[6] and sold again in March 2004 to its current Saudi owner, businessman Othman Al Omeir, a former editor-in-chief of Asharq Alawsat and current owner of Elaph.[7][8] He acquired the group for $16 million.[1]

Newspapers

The Group owns the following papers:[9]

See also

References

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