Le Matin (Morocco)

Daily francophone Saudi-owned Moroccan newspaper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Le Matin (French pronunciation: [ matɛ̃] , The Morning; prev. known as Le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb) is a daily francophone Saudi-owned Moroccan newspaper.[1] It was founded on 1 November 1971, as replacement of pro-colonial daily Le Petit Marocain, whose publisher Mas Presse was seized and given to the cousin of Hassan II and his minister of communication Moulay Hafid Alaoui.[2]

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Le Matin
TypeDaily
Owner(s)Othman Al Omeir
Founder(s)Maroc Soir
Founded1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Political alignmentPro-government
LanguageFrench
HeadquartersCasablanca
Sister newspapersAssahra Al Maghribiya
Websitelematin.ma
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History and profile

Le Matin was first published in 1971.[3][4] The paper belongs to Maroc Soir Group[5] and is based in Casablanca.[6]

The newspaper is known for its pro-government stances.[7] Its sister newspaper is Assahra Al Maghribiya.[1] In 2006, Le Matin launched its Gulf edition which is also printed in French.[8]

The 2001 circulation was 100,000 copies, making it the second largest daily along with Al Alam newspaper in the country.[9] However, its 2003 circulation dropped to 50,000 copies.[3]

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