Type | Daily |
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Owner(s) | Othman Al Omeir |
Founder(s) | Maroc Soir |
Founded | 1971 |
Political alignment | Pro-government |
Language | French |
Headquarters | Casablanca |
Sister newspapers | Assahra Al Maghribiya |
Website |
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Le Matin (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]
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]