List of newspapers in Morocco

Newspapers in Morocco are primarily published in Arabic and French, and to a lesser extent in Berber, English, and Spanish. Africa Liberal, a Spanish daily, was the first paper published in the country which was launched in 1820.[1] Al Maghrip was the first Arabic newspaper of the country, and was established in 1886.[1]

In 1999, the number of French language newspapers distributed in the country was 130,000 while it was 62,000 in 1981.[2] As of 2013, 70,86% of the papers were published in Arabic and 26,88% in French.[3] Below is a list of newspapers published in Morocco:

List

Title Type Publisher Founded Website Lang Editor Affiliation Circ.
Morocco Mirror         2012www.moroccomirror.comEnIndependentNA
The Moroccan Times         2012www.moroccantimes.comEnIndependentNA
Morocco Business News         2008www.moroccobusinessnews.comEnIndependentNA
MBC Times         2013www.mbctimes.comEnIndependentNA
Morocco Newsline          New Commerce Group2007www.morocconewsline.comEnIndependentNA
La Dépêche marocaine          1905NAFrNoneNA
Al Alam          1946alalam.maArIstiqlal
Attajdid          attajdid.maArAttawhid Wal Islah5.120
Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki          1983ArSocialist Union of Popular Forces15.425
Liberation          1964libe.maFrSocialist Union of Popular Forces15.425
Al Bayane          1971albayane.maFrParty of Progress and Socialism2.567
Bayane Al Yaoume          bayanealyaoume.maArParty of Progress and Socialism
L'Economiste          1991leconomiste.comFrIndependent15.690
La Nouvelle Tribune          lanouvelletribune.comFrParty of Progress and Socialism7.863
La Vie Eco          lavieeco.comFrIndependent14.279
Le Matin          Maroc Soir Group1972lematin.maFrRoyalist60.000[4]
Assabah          2000assabah.press.maArIndependent125.000
Al Bidaoui          ArIndependent12.445
Al Mounaataf          almounaataf.maArNational Rally of Independents
Al Ahdath Al Maghribia          1998ahdath.infoAr48.250
Assahifa Al Maghribia WeeklyAr22.534
Aujourd'hui Le Maroc          2001aujourdhui.maFr20.000
Al Ayam Weeklyalayam.maAr29.678
L'Opinion          1965lopinion.maFrSocialist Union of Popular Forces29.678
La Gazette Du Maroc          lagazettedumaroc.comFr5.787
Finances News Hebdo          financesnews.press.maFr
Tawiza     Br
La Mañana          Maroc Soir GroupSpRoyalist
Al Mountakhab          almountakhab.comArIndependent
Annoukhba          annoukhba.comArIndependent
Al Haraka          harakamp.org.maArPopular Movement
Assahra Al Maghribiya          Maroc Soir Group1989almaghribia.maArRoyalist
L'Independent          Fr
Sahafat Alyawm          www.sahafat-alyawm.netArIndependent
Les Nouvelles Du Nord          www.lesnouvellesdunord.comFrIndependent
Le Journal de Tanger          lejournaldetanger.comFrIndependent7.000
Morocco Board News     MoroccoBoard News Servicemoroccoboard.comEnIndependent
Almassae          2006almessa.net.egArIndependent170.000
Assahifa          ArIndependent
Assabahia (disfunct, 2009)          Maroc Soir GroupArIndependent35.000
Marocpress          2004marocpress.maArIndependentNA
Khbirate          2013khbirate.comArIndependentNA

[5]

KooraMag         2004kooramag.comArIndependentNA

Legend

     - Daily

     - Weekly

     - General

     - Regional

     - Finance and economics

     - sports

     - Islamist

     - Women's

     - Online

Ar: (Arabic)

Br: Berber

Fr: (French)

En: (English)

Sp: (Spanish)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 El Mustapha Lahlali (6 June 2011). Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media. Oxford University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7486-8864-7. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. Moha Ennaji (20 January 2005). Multilingualism, Cultural Identity, and Education in Morocco. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-0-387-23979-8. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. Hamza Tayebi (July 2013). "Print Journalism in Morocco: From the Pre-colonial Period to the Present Day". Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 4 (6). Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. http://mbintelligence.com/publications/le-matin/
  5. "Moroccan Newspapers". Moroccan Online Newspapers.

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