Morocco World News

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Morocco World News
Morocco World News Logo.svg
TypeOnline newspaper
Format e-newspaper
Founders
  • Samir Bennis
  • Adnane Bennis
Editor-in-chiefSafaa Kasraoui
Founded2011;14 years ago (2011)
Language English
Website moroccoworldnews.com

Morocco World News (MWN) is a Moroccan online newspaper published in English. It was founded in 2011 by Samir Bennis and Adnane Bennis. Based in Rabat, it covers national and international news in English, aiming to offer a Moroccan perspective on major regional and global issues. [1] [ unreliable source? ]

Contents

The site is notable for its mission to make Moroccan current affairs accessible to an international audience, particularly within the English-speaking world.[ citation needed ] It covers a range of topics, including politics, economic affairs, culture, and migration issues. According to Media Bias/Fact Check it is pro-monarchy, has a right-center bias and is not always factual. [2]

Overview

Morocco World News was founded in 2011 in New York by Samir Bennis and Adnane Bennis, two Moroccan brothers living in the USA who were frustrated with the lack of English language news coverage of Morocco. [3]

The site publishes news about Morocco and the MENA region, covering a broad range of topics including politics, economics, international relations, technology, sports, and the Western Sahara.

Reception

Scholars have described Morocco World News as a "blog" (p. 243) and a "state-affiliated source" (p. 251). [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Moroccan Online Newspapers". Moroccan Online Newspapers. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Morocco World News - Bias and Credibility". Media Bias/Fact Check. 2025-12-22. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  3. ↑ Caulderwood, Kathleen (2014-03-29). "Morocco, the Inside Story". International Business Times. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
  4. ↑ Smith, Andrew R.; Loudly, Fadoua; Thomas, Kristen (2016). "Agonistic Discourse(s) in the Sahara Conflict: The Right to Have Rights". In An-Na'im, A. A.; et al. (eds.). Radical Conflict: Essays on Violence, Intractability, and Communication. Peace and Conflict Studies. Lexington Books. p. 251. ISBN   978-1-4985-2178-9.
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