Al-Shams (meaning the Sun in English) is an Arabic language daily newspaper published in Libya.
Al Shams was established in 1962 by Moammar Gadhafi when he was a student.[1] The same year it was closed down.[1] It was relaunched in 1993 following the revolution in the country.[1] The paper was run by the Libyan government.[2][3] Abdul Hakim Maatouk served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[4]
In September 2011 the paper temporarily ceased publication following the 2011 Libyan civil war.[5] As of 2013 it was affiliated with the Public Press Institution.[citation needed]