Libya Al Ahrar () is a
Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
n television channel broadcast by satellite from its headquarters in
Doha
Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...
.
The channel was created in 2011 during the
Libyan Civil War.
It presents news, opinions, analysis, photo and video reports about Libya in specific and the region in a wider scope. It focuses on Libya's revolution and future toward building a democratic state.
Structure
Libya TV was founded by Libyans led by Mahmmud Shammam and Mohamad A. Al Akari. With the full support by the Libyan PM, Dr. Mahmmud Jebrel, who helped to bring the full support from the Qatari government. Mohamad A. Al Akari was the first General Manager, Serage Beshti was the Head of Administration and one of the first founders, and Huda Al Srari was Head of PR.
Currently it has around 50 employees working to provide exposure to Libyans different opinions. Huda Alsrari were named to be head of Doha operation later 2013 and held this position till mid of 2014 before she had to resign with Mahmoud Shamam.
The headquarters is in
Doha
Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...
, and additional studios are located in
Benghazi
Benghazi () () is the List of cities in Libya, second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, Ben ...
and
Tripoli.
Libya TV claims to have correspondents "throughout Libya." Along with Arabic, the channel also broadcasts a show in the
Tamazight language
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and will contain English programming in the future.
Funding
Libya TV is mostly funded by Libyan expatriate businessmen.
Qatar
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provides "facilities and technical staff" through the
Alrayyan TV station.
Notable broadcasts
Libya TV's plan for April 2011 was to broadcast four hours of original programs, including a news segment and a talk show, daily.
Libya TV now broadcasts 12 hours per day both in Arabic and the Tamazight language.
In the weeks prior to the battle of Tripoli, Libya TV aired recorded phone calls between key figures in the Gaddafi regime in which they discussed moving bodies of the deceased to places where NATO had previously targeted during airstrikes.
On 21 August 2011, amidst the Battle of Tripoli, then- Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril gave a speech on Libya TV urging revolutionary fighters against looting, revenge killings, abusing foreign nationals and mistreating prisoners of war. He also called for unity and asked that police and army units in Tripoli disavow Gaddafi but remain at their posts.
On 20 October 2011, Libya TV was the first news channel to report the capture and subsequent death of Muammar Gaddafi.
See also
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Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation
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Media of Libya
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Free speech in the media during the 2011 Libyan civil war
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Heba Shibani
References
Further reading
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External links
* {{Official website, https://libyaalahrar.tv/
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2011 establishments in Qatar
Television channels and stations established in 2011
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