In an interesting move in the media landscape, Moroccan newspaper Le Matin is set to conquer Gulf press markets. The project of printing the French-language daily in Manama aims at serving the needs of the French speaking community in the Gulf region, which counts more that 500,000 residents from the different francophone countries.
The move is part of the Bahraini King's contribution to the promotion of the French culture and language, and the reinforcement of Bahrain's leading role in the promotion of culture and qualitative activities, such as hosting ‘Formula 1' car race, and organising the Gulf Festival of Radio and TV. Bahrain seeks to make this festival a real future “Oscar”, like those of Cannes and Hollywood, besides other distinguished international experiences.
For his part, Othman el-Omeir, president of the leading Moroccan press group Maroc Soir Ltd, praised the decision, which, he said, shows the King's strong attachment to the media field and the importance he gives to the cultural and linguistic diversity in the region.
He also underlined that the move is in line with the ambitions of HM King Mohammed VI, who has achieved a quantum leap in terms of openness and in the reinforcement of freedom of the press.
The president of the Maroc Soir group added that “the Gulf edition of Le Matin will be the first of its kind, after the Lebanese and Egyptian experiences, especially as it belongs to such a well experienced institution as Group Maroc Soir Ltd.” The group publishes four newspapers in four languages: Assahraa Al-Maghrebia (Arabic), Le Matin du Sahara (french) Maroc Soir (French), La Manãna (Spanish), and the English-language website Morocco Times.
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