Al-Shams (newspaper)

Al-Shams (meaning the Sun in English) is an Arabic language daily newspaper published in Libya.

History and profile

Al Shams was established in 1962 by Moammar Gadhafi when he was a student.[1] The same year it was closed down.[1] It was relaunched in 1993 following the revolution in the country.[1] The paper was run by the Libyan government.[2][3] Abdul Hakim Maatouk served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[4]

In September 2011 the paper temporarily ceased publication following the 2011 Libyan civil war.[5] As of 2013 it was affiliated with the Public Press Institution.

References
  1. Mokhtar Elareshi (18 September 2014). News Consumption in Libya: A Study of University Students. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-4438-6724-5. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. Libya and the West. Bloomsbury Academic. 2003. p. 114. Retrieved 21 February 2011 – via Internet Archive. al-shams newspaper libya.
  3. The Report: Libya 2010. Google Books. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. Hind Mustafa (2 August 2014). "Benghazi Islamist militants on their last straw, analyst says". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. "Libya media: Gaddafi mouthpieces fall silent". BBC News. 2 September 2011.
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