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The Libya Observer

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The Libya Observer
TypeDaily
FormatOnline newspaper
Editor-in-chief
Abdullah Ibrahim[1]
FoundedJuly 2015 (2015-07)
LanguageEnglish, Arabic
HeadquartersTripoli, Libya[1]
Websitelibyaobserver.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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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. Deprecated link archived 11 January 2021 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.