Outlet profile

Morocco World News

Moroccan, generally pro-monarchy and pro-government on foreign policy

Owned byPrivately held by its co-founders, Samir Bennis and Adnane Bennis. It is based in Rabat. I found no evidence of a parent company or state ownership.

FundingEarly on it was self-funded by the founders, with volunteer contributors. Current funding is not clearly disclosed. It likely relies on advertising, sponsored content and partnerships, and it has run crowdfunding appeals. I could not verify the current revenue mix.

On the administrationbroadly supportive

Background

Morocco World News was founded in 2011 by Samir Bennis and Adnane Bennis, who said Morocco lacked English-language coverage. It is based in Rabat and covers Moroccan politics, the wider Middle East and North Africa, economics, culture, sports and the Western Sahara dispute. In its early years the founders funded it themselves and relied on volunteer contributors. It has also asked for reader donations through crowdfunding, including a relief campaign after the 2023 Marrakech earthquake. Samir Bennis has also written for outlets such as Al Jazeera and Foreign Policy, and some of that writing criticized Moroccan politicians over accountability and corruption. The outlet's own coverage generally frames Moroccan national interests favorably, and it is not a state-owned outlet. In 2026 it has run stories such as a U.S. ambassador saying Trump remains committed to standing with Morocco on the Sahara. The U.S. recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara in 2020, and Trump reaffirmed that position in 2026. That shared position likely explains the favorable tone toward his administration. Its coverage of the administration on other topics was not reviewed in detail, so this assessment rests mainly on Sahara-related coverage.

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Profile compiled 2026-11-07; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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