La Gazette du Maroc explained

Type:Weekly newspaper (1997–2008)
Weekly news magazine (2008–2009)
Founder:Kamal Lahlou
Publisher:Les Editions de La Gazette
Foundation:March 1997
Language:French
Ceased Publication:2009
Headquarters:Casablanca
Publishing Country:Morocco

La Gazette du Maroc was a francophone weekly publication based in Casablanca, Morocco. It was published in newspaper format in the period March 1997–May 2008. It was restarted as a weekly magazine and published in this format between August 2008 and 2009.

History

La Gazette du Maroc was established by Kamal Lahlou in 1997.[1] [2] The first issue appeared in March 1997.[3] The paper was published weekly by Les Editions de La Gazette in Casablanca.[3] [4] It carried local, national and international news.[3] In July 2003 the paper started an Arabic supplement.[4]

The last issue of La Gazette du Maroc in newspaper format was published on 15 May 2008 and it was restarted as a weekly magazine in August the same year.[3] It permanently folded in 2009.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Kamal Lahlou . 25 November 2021. Reporters without Borders. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302114024/https://maroc.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/kamal-lahlou-6/. 2 March 2021.
  2. Book: Thomas K. Park. Aomar Boum. Historical Dictionary of Morocco. 2006. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-6511-2. 243. 2nd. Lanham, MD.
  3. News: La Gazette du Maroc. 5 August 2008. 26 November 2021. Biladi. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425045821/https://www.bladi.net/la-gazette-du-maroc,19900.html. 25 April 2016. fr.
  4. News: La Gazette du Maroc lance un supplément en Arabe. 13 April 2015. Aujourdhui. 29 July 2003. fr.