Jun 16 Sami Zaptia

Government decrees to dissolves the controversial Libyan Media Foundation

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 June 2021:The Libyan government has decreed to dissolve the controversial state Libyan Media Foundation, and transfer the af...

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Dec 9 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Libyan government to launch English-language TV channel

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 December 2020: The head of the Libyan Media Foundation, Mohamed Baiyu, issued a decree to establish an official Libyan Englis...

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Libya’s Tripoli-based state news agency, LANA, announces upcoming website update
May 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Tripoli-based state news agency, LANA, announces upcoming website update

By Sami Zaptia. London, 10 May 2018: The Tripoli-based Libyan state news agency, LANA, is to launch its newly updated website within the next few days...

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Oct 27 Michel Cousins

Government disowns Tripoli-based LANA

By Ali Salem.Tripoli, 27 October 2014:The Media & Cultural Authority has said that the Tripoli-based Libyan news agency LANA, with its website www...

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HoR welcomes local and international media coverage in Tobruk
Sep 4 Sami Zaptia

HoR welcomes local and international media coverage in Tobruk

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 4 September 2014:The House of Representatives (HoR) stressed today that its doors in Tobruk are open to all local and internat...

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Jun 23 thomwestcott

Head of Al-Wataniya channel released after “arrest” and interrogation

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 23 June 2014:The head of state television channel Al-Wataniya was interrogated for several hours this afternoon after b...

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TV news strike over militia guards
Apr 2 Nigel Ash

TV news strike over militia guards

Tripoli, 3 April 2013:There were still no live broadcasts last night from Al-Wataniya, the state TV news channel, after staff went on indefinite strik...

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