May 26 Sami Zaptia

NTC issues laws organising media sector

By Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 26 May:Last week, Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) issued a series of laws organising Libya’s media sector, includin...

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May 13 Michel Cousins

Journalists protest

Tripoli, 13 May:Journalists affiliated with the Commission of Media Support and Encouragement staged a protest on Saturday in front of the Commission...

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May 12 Michel Cousins

An Independent and Responsible Media

By Umar Khan.11 May, Tripoli:An independent and responsible media is the strength of any country and it is very important that its integrity be not on...

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A shock to the system: Who guards the guardians?
May 10 Michel Cousins

A shock to the system: Who guards the guardians?

Nafissa Assed has been writing for Libya Herald almost since it started. She also writes numerous blogs and on-line publications. She knows about serv...

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May 6 Michel Cousins

Journalists protest attacks

Tripoli, 6 May:Journalists from Libya TV and the Libyan TV channel Al-Asima have staged protests following recent attacks on reporters.The most promin...

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World Press Freedom Day
May 3 Sami Zaptia

World Press Freedom Day

Tripoli, 3 May:A journalist killed every five days, six new“predators” brings total to 41Today, World Press Freedom Day 2012, Reporters Without Border...

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Apr 30 Michel Cousins

Journalists union gets new president

Tripoli, 30 April 2012:The General Union of Libyan Journalists at a meeting in Tripoli on Sunday elected Mutaz Ben Hamid as president and Abdul-Karim...

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Apr 24 Michel Cousins

Meetings of NTC to be open to media

Tripoli, 24 April:The NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil has said that its meetings will be held on Sundays and Tuesdays of the week and will be public...

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Freed journalist still unable to talk
Mar 29 Michel Cousins

Freed journalist still unable to talk

By Maha Ellawati.Sharifa AlfisaBenghazi, March 29:  Prosecutors in Benghazi are still waiting to interview Sharifa Alfisa, the Libyan journalist who w...

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Mar 20 Michel Cousins

Libya's 2012 Budget: LD 265 million for Ministry of Culture and Civil Society

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, March 20: Libya’s record-breaking LD 68.5 billion budget gives the Ministry of Culture and Civil Society (MCCS) a total of LD...

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