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'''Al-Shams''' (meaning ''the Sun'' in English) |
'''Al-Shams''' (meaning ''the Sun'' in English) is an [[Arabic language]] daily newspaper published in [[Libya]]. |
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==History and profile== |
==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=http://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=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|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|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|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> |
''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=http://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=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|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|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|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> |
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In September 2011 the paper ceased publication following the [[2011 Libyan civil war]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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.<ref>{{cite book|author=Frank Senauth|title=The Making And The Revolution of Libya|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ShKAYNZzh30C&pg=PA38|accessdate=9 October 2014|date=31 January 2013|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1-4797-8065-5|page=38}}</ref> |
In September 2011 the paper temporarily ceased publication following the [[2011 Libyan civil war]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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.<ref>{{cite book|author=Frank Senauth|title=The Making And The Revolution of Libya|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ShKAYNZzh30C&pg=PA38|accessdate=9 October 2014|date=31 January 2013|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1-4797-8065-5|page=38}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 09:59, 19 May 2015
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]
In September 2011 the paper temporarily ceased publication following the 2011 Libyan civil war.[4] As of 2013 it was affiliated with the Public Press Institution.[5]
References
- ^ 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. Google Books. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ The Report: Libya 2010. Google Books. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Libya media: Gaddafi mouthpieces fall silent". BBC News. 2 September 2011.
- ^ Frank Senauth (31 January 2013). The Making And The Revolution of Libya. Xlibris Corporation. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4797-8065-5. Retrieved 9 October 2014.