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'''Al-Shams''' is a [[Libya]]n, [[Arabic language]] daily newspaper. It is run by the Libyan government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5yPCY9ZHBBgC&pg=PA114&dq=%22al-shams%22+newspaper+libya&hl=en&ei=dXBiTfeICdCp8APdh6XxCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22al-shams%22%20newspaper%20libya&f=false |title=Libya and the West: from ... - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RH3ktf-u9hwC&pg=PA208&dq=%22al-shams%22+newspaper+libya&hl=en&ei=dXBiTfeICdCp8APdh6XxCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22al-shams%22%20newspaper%20libya&f=false |title=The Report: Libya 2010 - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-02-21}}</ref> |
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'''''Al-Shams''''' (meaning ''the Sun'' in English) is an [[Arabic language]] daily newspaper published in [[Libya]]. |
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==History and profile== |
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''Al Shams'' was established in 1962 by [[Moammar Gadhafi]] when he was a student.<ref name="mok">{{cite book|author=Mokhtar Elareshi|title=News Consumption in Libya: A Study of University Students|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4BFQBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA22|accessdate=19 May 2015|date=18 September 2014|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-4438-6724-5|page=22}}</ref> The same year it was closed down.<ref name=mok/> It was relaunched in 1993 following the revolution in the country.<ref name=mok/> The paper was run by the Libyan government.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/libyawestfromind00simo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/libyawestfromind00simo/page/114 114]|quote=al-shams newspaper libya.|title=Libya and the West|year=2003|via=[[Internet Archive]]|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=9781860649882 |accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RH3ktf-u9hwC&dq=%22al-shams%22+newspaper+libya&pg=PA208|title=The Report: Libya 2010|year=2010|isbn=9781907065231|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> Abdul Hakim Maatouk served as the [[editor-in-chief]] of the paper.<ref>{{cite news|author=Hind Mustafa|title=Benghazi Islamist militants on their last straw, analyst says|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/analysis/2014/08/02/Benghazi-Islamist-militants-on-their-last-straw-analyst-says.html|accessdate=19 May 2015|work=Al Arabiya|date=2 August 2014}}</ref> |
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In September 2011 the paper temporarily ceased publication following Gadhafi losing control of Tripoli in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]]. The ''Al-Shams'' website only showed a blank page at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14766907|title=Libya media: Gaddafi mouthpieces fall silent|date=2 September 2011|work=BBC News}}</ref> As of 2013 it was affiliated with the Public Press Institution.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} |
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Latest revision as of 05:53, 19 October 2024
Al-Shams (meaning the Sun in English) is an Arabic language daily newspaper published in Libya.
History and profile
[edit]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 Gadhafi losing control of Tripoli in the 2011 Libyan civil war. The Al-Shams website only showed a blank page at the time.[5] As of 2013 it was affiliated with the Public Press Institution.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Libya and the West. Bloomsbury Academic. 2003. p. 114. ISBN 9781860649882. Retrieved 21 February 2011 – via Internet Archive.
al-shams newspaper libya.
- ^ The Report: Libya 2010. 2010. ISBN 9781907065231. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ Hind Mustafa (2 August 2014). "Benghazi Islamist militants on their last straw, analyst says". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Libya media: Gaddafi mouthpieces fall silent". BBC News. 2 September 2011.