Maroc Soir Group is a pro-government publishing company based in Casablanca, Morocco.
[2] Moulay Ahmed Alaoui was founder of the group.
[3] It edited the publication Le Petit Marocain which promoted the colonial policies of France in Morocco and defended its interests.
[5] On 1 November 1971, during the Moroccanization, the company was expropriated and re-branded as Maroc Soir, editing Le Matin and Maroc Soir.
[4][2] In 2001, the group was acquired by Othman Benjelloun[6] and sold again in March 2004 to its current Saudi owner, businessman Othman Al Omeir, a former editor-in-chief of Asharq Alawsat and current owner of Elaph.