Hespress

Hespress is one of Morocco's most popular online news portals, with this English edition serving international readers alongside its widely read Arabic platform. It covers Moroccan politics, society, sport, and regional and international news. Known for high web traffic, it is among the leading digital news sources in Morocco.

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Hespress at a glance

Country: Morocco
Region: North Africa · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: News portal
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Hespress

Crosswire groups Hespress as Centrist for comparisons within Morocco's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Hespress sits in Morocco's press

Hespress is one of 5 outlets tracked in Morocco and the only news portal tracked there. By outlets tracked, Morocco ranks sixth of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 8 of the 80 news portals in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Hespress outside Morocco, starting with North Africa, are Tunisie Numerique (Tunisia), Alwasat (Libya), Youm7 (Egypt) and Naharnet (Lebanon). Opening one of them beside Hespress is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.