Newspapers in
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
are published in the
Arabic
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and
English language
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s.
History
''Al Manqab Al Afriqi'' was the first newspaper in Libya, established in 1827 by the European consuls in Tripoli, and was published in
French. In 1866, ''Tarablos al Gharb'' by the Wali of the Ottoman Sultanate was published in Othmani Turkish and Arabic. In 1897, ''Al Taraqqi'' was established. ''Il Giornale de Tripoli'' was published in Italian by Mohammad Marabet. ''Majallat Libya al Musawwara'' was published between 1935 and 1940. As for the Benghazi newspapers, most of them were founded and published after World War II. Benghazi was a city that had more than seven newspapers. ''Al Haqeeqa'', ''Al Raqeeb'', ''Al Zaman'', ''Reportage'', and ''Barqa'' were the leading five during the time between the 1950s and the 1970s.
Following the fall of the Gaddafi government in August 2011, former state-affiliated dailies closed and new titles appeared, many short-lived.
Benghazi emerged as a publishing hub. , there were few daily newspapers and print runs were small.
["Libya profile: Media"]
BBC News, 7 March 2012
Newspapers in the new era
* ''Al Bayan'' - Benghazi
* ''Al Bilad'' - Tripoli
* ''Al Haqeeqa'' - Benghazi
* ''
Al Kalima'' - Bengazi
* ''
Al Manara'' - Bengazi
* ''Al Maydan'' - Benghazi
* ''Bernice'' - Benghazi
* ''Birniq'' - Bengazi
* ''Fabriar'' - Tripoli
* ''Hawsh Al Mighar'' - Derna
* ''
Libya Al Jadida'' - Tripoli
* ''
Libya Herald
The ''Libya Herald'' ( ar, ليبيا هيرلد) is an English-language newspaper based in Tripoli, Libya, launched on 17 February 2012.
Creation
The ''Libya Herald'' was launched on 17 February 2012, the first anniversary of the outbreak of t ...
'' - Tripoli, online English-language publication
* ''
Libyan Times'' - Benghazi
* ''The Libya Times'
- online English-language publication
* ''
The Libya Observer
''The Libya Observer'' ( ar, ليبيا أوبزرفر) is an English and Arabic online newspaper based in Tripoli, Libya, created in 2015.
History
''The Libya Observer'' claims to have evolved from online social media news articles, first pub ...
'' - online English-language publication, since 2014
* ''
Libya Post''
* ''
Quryna'' (Cyrene) - Benghazi
* ''
Tripoli Post
The ''Tripoli Post'' was a newspaper that claims to have been founded in 1999 during Muammar Gaddafi's period of rule in Libya.
Creation
The ''Tripoli Post'' claims to have been founded in 1999.
Gaddafi period and 2011 Civil War
Sami Zaptia w ...
'' - online weekly English-language publication
See also
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Lists of newspapers
Below are lists of newspapers organized by continent.
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
See also
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*Newspaper of record
A newspaper of record is a major national newspaper with large circulation who ...
*
Media of Libya
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Communications in Libya
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Mathaba News Agency
References
External links
Al-Tadamun News Agency- originally started in Switzerland in February 2011, later moved to Benghazi, Libya
Libyan News Agency ar, وكالة الانباء الليبية ("Lana") - state-run, formerly
Jamahiriya News Agency
The Libyan News Agency, also known as LANA, is the official state news agency of State Of Libya It continues to operate online owww.lana-news.ly
It was founded in 1964 as the Libyan News Agency by a royal decree, amended in 1970 after the 1969 co ...
("Jana")
Mathaba News Agency- independent pro-Gaddafi news site still in operation
Tawasul News Agency(TNA) - private news agency, via social media
Akhbar Libya 24(AL24) - independent news website, based in Benghazi, publishing in-depth news and reports.
Libya News- independent news/reports website, based in Tripoli.
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Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
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