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Politics | Media

Free Libya's first newspaper hits the street

Caricature of Colonel Ghaddafi in Libya's first independent newspaper © Facsimile

The Arabic language '17 February Revolution' newspaper today was sold in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi as the first independent media in the country. The main headline is "The revolution lives on".

Indeed, the first edition of Libya's first independent newspaper already was out in Benghazi streets yesterday, news of the new media only being spread through social media Twitter today.



The '17 February Revolution' newspaper in its first edition focuses on presenting photos from liberated Benghazi. In picture after picture, city residents are seen celebrating, cleaning up their city, reopening shops and markets, praying or demonstrating solidarity with brothers and sisters in Tripoli and those fallen in the recent fighting.



But the newspaper also does its part of journalism and photo documentation, with pictures showing confiscated arms and mass burials of those killed during the fights.



The newspaper to a great degree gives unique insight in the new life in Benghazi, and how quickly most has returned to normality.



A front page article informs city residents that "banks have opened their doors." While only a few banks had opened so far, more branches would open tomorrow; some even expanding opening hours to help citizens acceding their accounts. However, a dinar 200 (euro 120) limit had been sat for withdrawals, for now.



Another short article announces that schools and universities were to reopen on Sunday, 27 February.



A larger article urges Benghazi resident to keep showing a revolutionary spirit and show solidarity with the l

First edition of the '17 February Revolution' newspaper © Facsimile

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