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.
[2][3] Abdul Hakim Maatouk served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.
[4] In September 2011 the paper temporarily ceased publication following Gadhafi losing control of Tripoli in the 2011 Libyan civil war.
The Al-Shams website only showed a blank page at the time.