''The Libya Observer'' ( ar, ليبيا أوبزرفر) is an

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online newspaper based in

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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 Egypt–Libya bo ...

, created in 2015.

History

''The Libya Observer'' claims to have evolved from online social media news articles, first published in April 2014, into a more conventional online newspaper in July 2015. The chief editor is Abdullah Ibrahim.

Influence

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used articles by ''Libya Observer'' as a major source of information on Libyan Internet freedom in 2018.

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2015 establishments in Libya Publications established in 2015 Newspapers published in Libya Mass media in Tripoli Arabic-language newspapers African news websites {{Africa-newspaper-stub

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