Maghreb Arab Press

Maghreb Arab Press

Maghreb Arab Press (known as MAP, in French, Maghreb Arabe Presse), is a Moroccan official News agency founded in May 31, 1959 by Mehdi Bennouna in Rabat. The director is Mohammed Khabbachi, and the general office is located in Rabat.

The agency has official international services in 4 languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish.

In 1960, the agency launched the African bulletin. It launched the Middle East service as well as the English service in October 14, 1975.

MAP is a state-owned company.

International offices

The agency has international offices in Abidjan, Algiers, Bonn, Beyrouth, Cairo, Dakar, Geneva, Jeddah, Lisbon, Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, Moscow, New Delhi, Nouakchott, Paris, Rome, Tunis and Washington.

National and regional offices

The agency has national and regional offices in Agadir, Casablanca, Tangier, Dakhla, Fes, Kenitra, Layoune, Nador, Oujda and Settat.

Correspondents

The agency has correspondents in Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Ankara, Baghdad, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Damascus, El Jadida, Essaouira, Málaga, Marseille, Mexico City, New Delhi, Ouarzazate, Pretoria, Tan-Tan, Taza, Tehran, Tetouan and Tripoli.

ee also

*Media of Morocco

External links

* [http://www.map.ma/eng MAP's website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Agence Maghreb Arab Presse — Maghreb Arab Press (known as MAP, French: Maghreb Arabe Presse), is a Moroccan official news agency founded on May 31, 1959 by Mehdi Bennouna in Rabat. The director is Mohammed Khabbachi, and the general office is located in Rabat. The agency has …   Wikipedia

  • Maghreb Arabe-Presse — Création 31 mai 1959 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Maghreb Arabe Presse — (MAP) Logo de Maghreb Arabe Presse Création 31 mai 1959 Personnages clés …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ARAB WORLD, 1945–2006 — The Arab world is divided into four subregions: the Maghreb (morocco , tunisia , algeria , libya , Mauritania), the Nile Valley (egypt and Sudan), the Fertile Crescent (syria , lebanon , iraq , jordan , and the palestinian authority ), and the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Arab nationalism — (Arabic: القومية العربية) is a nationalist ideology which rose to prominence amongst Arabs from the early 20th century onwards. [Charles Smith,The Arab Israeli Conflict,in International Relations in the Middle East by Louise Fawcett,p22O] Its… …   Wikipedia

  • Arab Jews — (Arabic: اليهود العرب Al Yahūd al Arab , Hebrew: יהודים ערבים Yehudim Aravim )is a controversial term referring to Jews living in the Arab World, or Jews descended from such persons.cite web|title=Ishaq al Shami and the Predicament of the Arab… …   Wikipedia

  • Arab world — For the political alliance, see Arab League. A map of the Arab world. This is based on the standard territorial definition of the Arab world which comprises the states and territories of the Arab League. The Arab world (Arabic: العالم العربي‎ …   Wikipedia

  • Maghreb — This article is about the region. For the Muslim prayer, see Maghrib. For other uses, see Maghrib (disambiguation). The Maghreb Union Countries The Maghreb (also Maghrib; Arabic مغرب) is the region …   Wikipedia

  • Arab World — The Arab World ( ar. العالم العربي; Transliteration: al alam al arabi) refers to Arabic speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of… …   Wikipedia

  • Arab slave trade — For the relation between the Islamic religion and the institution of slavery, see Islamic views on slavery. Part of a series on Slavery …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”