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.[6]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.