Challenge, formerly Challenge Hebdo, is a French- speaking Moroccan economic weekly; created in 2004 .
The first issue of Challenge Hebdo, approximately forty pages and including a file about China, [1] was released on 2 April 2004. [2] In July 2009, a merger was carried out with another press title, La Gazette du Maroc , [3] of its parent group: Editions of the Gazette, which also depends on VH Magazine( French-speaking men's monthly) and Lalla Fatéma( Arabic-speaking women's monthly).
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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4 236 | 5 151 | 6 829 | 8 892 | 6 791 | 11 833 | 9 154 | 9 347 |
Source: OJD Morocco (Broadcast justification body) |
Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic coast of the Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.71 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the eighth-largest in the Arab world.
The 2003 Casablanca bombings, commonly known as May 16, were a series of coordinated suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco. That night, twelve suicide bombers loyal to the Salafia Jihadia organization detonated bombs hidden in their backpacks in the Casa de España restaurant, the Hotel Farah, the Jewish Alliance of Casablanca, and sites near the Belgian consulate and an old Jewish cemetery. The attacks, which were later revendicated by al-Qaeda, were the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country's history, claiming the lives of forty-five people and injuring at least 100. Despite their deliberate targeting of Jews, none of the victims were Jews as the attack occurred during Shabbat.
Ahmed Moulay Laraki was Moroccan politician and a figure of the national movement and served as the 6th Prime Minister of Morocco from October 6, 1969, to August 6, 1971, under King Hassan II. He also served as the foreign minister from 1967 to 1971.
Maroc Soir Group is a pro-government publishing company based in Casablanca, Morocco.
Moroccan rap music is a Moroccan musical style related to rap and hip hop culture.
Moroccan Ladies is a monthly women's magazine published in Arabic, English, and French in Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohamed Leftah was a Moroccan novelist and literary critic who wrote in French. He wrote ten novels and worked for Matin du Sahara and Temps du Maroc.
Bouchta El Hayani is a Moroccan artist who started his professional career in the 1970s. Since this period he has followed a successful path to become one of the leading and most famous Moroccan artists. First and foremost he is one of the rare Moroccan painters that perfectly master drawing techniques.
Ammouri M'barek was the renovator of the Moroccan Amazigh (Berber) Music, was born in 1951 in Irguiten, a small village located at the bottom of the High Atlas near Taroudannt town, in Taroudannt Province, Morocco.
The Casablanca Tramway is a low-floor tram system in Casablanca, Morocco. As of 2019, it consists of two lines - T1 from Sidi Moumen to Lissasfa, and T2 from Sidi Bernoussi to Aïn Diab—which intersect at 2 points and form a 47 km (29 mi) network with 71 stations. Two additional lines, T3 and T4, are scheduled to open in 2024.
Ahmed Chami sometimes Ahmed Reda Chami is a Moroccan politician of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces. Between 2007 and 2012, he held the position of Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi.
Ahmed Akhchichine is a Moroccan politician of the Authenticity and Modernity Party. Between 2007 and 2012, he held the position of Minister of Education in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. In 2015 he was elected president of the Marrakech-Safi region.
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.
Eco-Médias is a Moroccan media company partially owned by several businesspeople.
Maroc Hebdo is a French-language Moroccan weekly political magazine.
The General Directorate for Studies and Documentation is the foreign intelligence agency of Morocco, under authority of the Administration for National Defense. It is officially tasked with maintaining national security and the safety of national institutions.
The General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance, is the civilian domestic intelligence service of Morocco. It is tasked with the monitoring and anticipation of potentially subversive domestic activities.
Fatiha Mohamed Taher Mejjati is a Moroccan jihadist. She is the widow of Karim Mejjati, co-founder of the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group and member of Al-Qaeda. Karim Mejjati is suspected of planning the 2003 Casablanca bombings and the 2004 Madrid train bombings.
Mouna Hachim is a Moroccan writer and journalist. She has published several novels and non-fiction books. She has also created documentaries.