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Media and Communications : Libya

Includes news, newspapers, journals, radio, television, news services, press abstracts, publishing and bookseller associations.

Created and maintained by the
 African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections and Services Directorate

AME Info  (http://www.ameinfo.com)
Covers current business news in a number of fields including energy, oil and gas, Arab financial markets, construction, and technology. Includes in-depth business reports from different countries in the region, and links to other relevant websites (English, Arabic).

Abyz News Links  (http://www.abyznewslinks.com/libya.htm)
Main portal for all news sources available in Libya including local and foreign newspapers, radio and television programs.

Al-Bawaba  (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Libya)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.

Arab Net  (http://www.arab.net/libya/index.html )
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

BBC World Service.com  (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/)
Searching this site by country or by topic, offers a choice of news headlines, country profiles, and additional web links on specific aspects such as sports.

Committee to Protect Journalists  (http://www.cpj.org/)
Searching this site results in a list of recent documents from a number of web sites concerning media activities and press freedom in many countries.

Global Archive -- Total Search  (http://www.ft.com/world/mideast)
Searches the archive of the British newspaper, Financial Times, online version.

Libya Business Directory  (http://www.libyabusinessguide.com/main)
An important website that includes addresses and contact information not only for businesses in Libya but also for academic and research institutions, the media, the arts and entertainment.

Libya Directory  (http://www.marweb.net/libya/)
This is an online directory and search engine with information of political, economic and social life in Libya.

Libyana  (http://www.libyana.org/)
Small site put up by Libyan artists that include some delightful works of contemporary Libyan paintings, photography, crafts, poetry and music. The site also includes food recipes.

MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute  (http://www.memri.org/)
Founded in 1998, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) ‘explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.’

Online Newspapers  (http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/libya.htm)
Large international website that includes all of Libya’s newspapers online (All in Arabic except an English language edition of Al-Fajr al-Jadid).

University of Texas Middle East Website  (http://menic.utexas.edu/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.

Washingtonpost.com: World  (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/)
Search by country to find recent articles appearing in this newspaper.

 

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