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The Libya Observer
TypeDaily
Format Online newspaper
Editor-in-chiefAbdullah Ibrahim [1]
FoundedJuly 2015 (2015-07)
Language English, Arabic
Headquarters Tripoli, Libya [1]
Website www.libyaobserver.ly, ar.libyaobserver.ly

The Libya Observer ( Arabic: ليبيا أوبزرفر) is an English and Arabic online newspaper based in Tripoli, Libya, [1] created in 2015. [2]

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. [2] The chief editor is Abdullah Ibrahim. [1]

Influence

Freedom House used articles by Libya Observer as a major source of information on Libyan Internet freedom in 2018. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Langendorf, Manuel (31 May 2018). "Can elections save Libya?". The World Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019. Archived 2021-01-11 at archive.today
  2. ^ a b "About Us". The Libya Observer. 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Freedom on the Net 2018 — Libya — partly free". Freedom House. 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.