Le Matin (French pronunciation: [lə matɛ̃] ⓘ, The Morning; prev.

[1] It was founded on 1 November 1971, as replacement of pro-colonial daily Le Petit Marocain, whose publisher Mas Presse was seized and given to the cousin of Hassan II and his minister of communication Moulay Hafid Alaoui.

[3][4] The paper belongs to Maroc Soir Group[5] and is based in Casablanca.

[1] In 2006, Le Matin launched its Gulf edition which is also printed in French.

[8] The 2001 circulation was 100,000 copies, making it the second largest daily along with Al Alam newspaper in the country.