| Company type | Société anonyme |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public Relations Marketing |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder |
Othman Al Omeir Fouad Ali El Himma |
| Headquarters | Rabat , Morocco |
Area served | Morocco |
Key people |
Fouad Ali El Himma Karim Bouzida [1] |
| Owner | Fouad Ali El Himma |
Mena Media Consulting or simply Mena Media is a Moroccan public relations firm owned by King of Morocco Mohammed VI's friend and influential advisor Fouad Ali El Himma. [2] [3]
The company was founded by Saudi businessman Othman Al Omeir in late 2004. It was later cited as belonging to El Himma. [4] Between 2008 and 2016, Othman El Ferdaous worked in the company as "director in charge of mission". [5]
According to local activists, Mena Media consulting was involved in Moroccan social media surveillance, [6] and went from "the simple aggregation of public information" to "listing and profiling of activists writing on blogs and social media platforms". [7]
Work
- It held contracts with the Moroccan ministry of the Interior for the surveillance of social media platforms. [8]
- It held contracts with the ONEE (Moroccan national office for electricity) for the promotion of its image. [9]
See also
- Maroc Soir Group, media company editing Le Matin, the daily that promotes the image of the king in Morocco.
References
- ^ "MennaMediaConsulting.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WhoIs.
- ^ "Qu'est-ce qui fait courir El Himma ? | Jeuneafrique.com - le premier site d'information et d'actualité sur l'Afrique". Jeune Afrique. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Par Mohammed Boudarham; Hassan Hamdani (15 November 2012). "Décryptage. Vous avez dit roi de la Com' ?". Telquel. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Othman Al Omeir lorgne l'audiovisuel". La Vie Eco. 20 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Biographie. Othmane El Ferdaous, un journaliste et twitto au gouvernement". Le360. 7 April 2017.
- ^ "CONFIDENTIEL". TelQuel. Vol. 508. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Cybersurveillance. Au Maroc, les yeux du pouvoir font aussi les profits de sociétés européennes". L'humanité. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "CONFIDENTIEL". TelQuel. Vol. 508. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Yasmina Baddou et Ali Fassi Fihri possèdent bien deux appartements à Paris". DemainOnline. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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