Communications in Libya - Newspapers

Newspapers

See also: List of newspapers in Libya

Following the fall of the Gaddafi regime in August 2011 former state-affiliated dailies have closed and new titles have appeared, many short-lived. Benghazi has emerged as a publishing hub. There are as yet few daily newspapers and print runs are small.

Daily newspapers
  • Al-Bilad - private daily
  • Brnieq
  • February - state-owned daily
  • Libya Herald - private online daily
  • New Quryna - Benghazi-based private daily
Weekly newspapers
  • Mayadin - private weekly
  • Tripoli Post - English-language weekly Homepage
News agencies
  • Libyan News Agency (Arabic: وكالة الانباء الليبية‎ ("Lana"), state-run, formerly Jamahiriya News Agency ("Jana")
  • Mathaba News Agency - independent news agency of Muammar Gaddafi's Green Charter Movement
  • Al-Tadamun - private news agency, Benghazi
  • Tawasul - private news agency, via social media

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