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

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ Libya and the West. Google Books. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. ↑ The Report: Libya 2010. Google Books. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Hind Mustafa (2 August 2014). "Benghazi Islamist militants on their last straw, analyst says". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Libya media: Gaddafi mouthpieces fall silent". BBC News. 2 September 2011.
  6. ↑ 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.
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