Mena Media Consulting Explained

Mena Media Consulting
Type:	Société anonyme
Industry:	Public Relations Marketing
Foundation:	2004
Founder:	Othman Al Omeir Fouad Ali El Himma
Location City:	Rabat
Location Country:	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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: MennaMediaConsulting.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools. WhoIs.
2. News: Qu'est-ce qui fait courir El Himma ? Jeuneafrique.com - le premier site d'information et d'actualité sur l'Afrique. 26 January 2014. Jeune Afrique. 15 July 2008.
3. News: Décryptage. Vous avez dit roi de la Com' ?. 26 January 2014. Telquel. 15 November 2012. Par Mohammed Boudarham. Hassan Hamdani. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140128161946/http://www.telquel-online.com/En-couverture/Decryptage-Vous-avez-dit-roi-de-la-Com/544. 28 January 2014.
4. News: Othman Al Omeir lorgne l'audiovisuel. 27 January 2014. La Vie Eco. 20 January 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115537/http://www.lavieeco.com/news/en-direct/othman-al-omeir-lorgne-l-audiovisuel-10472.html. 2 February 2014. dead.
5. News: Biographie. Othmane El Ferdaous, un journaliste et twitto au gouvernement. Le360. 7 April 2017.
6. News: CONFIDENTIEL . 26 January 2014 . TelQuel . 508 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001242/http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/508/lessentiel_508.shtml . 3 December 2013 .
7. News: Cybersurveillance. Au Maroc, les yeux du pouvoir font aussi les profits de sociétés européennes. 18 August 2021. L'humanité. 30 July 2021.
8. News: CONFIDENTIEL . 26 January 2014 . TelQuel . 508 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001242/http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/508/lessentiel_508.shtml . 3 December 2013 .
9. News: Yasmina Baddou et Ali Fassi Fihri possèdent bien deux appartements à Paris. 26 January 2014. DemainOnline. 16 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202092737/http://www.demainonline.com/2012/11/16/yasmina-baddou-et-ali-fassi-fihri-possedent-bien-deux-appartements-a-paris/. 2 February 2014.