Country reference
- Country codes
- LY / LBY · M49 434
- Browsing region
- Africa
- Language options to specify
- Arabic
- UN statistical subregion
- Northern Africa
Use Libya Alahrar’s full name and a specific bulletin or programme. Its own history places its first broadcasts in Doha and a later move to Istanbul. A broadcaster’s production location does not change the Libyan programme date a household is trying to follow.
Preserve Libya Alahrar’s full name
A country label alone cannot distinguish similarly named Libyan news outlets or a channel from an online news page. Preserve the Arabic name, logo wording and programme title together when an old entry is ambiguous. The source’s institutional history identifies this broadcaster; its self-described audience rankings were not used to select or endorse a service.
News item, complete bulletin or debate
Decide whether the viewer wants a complete news bulletin, a debate or a short field report. Include the city discussed and, for a debate, the guest or topic. A report from Benghazi and a live studio discussion about Benghazi may share a headline but are different items. State the required spoken language and subtitles instead of assuming a translated article represents translated television audio.
Use the Libyan programme date
Use Africa/Tripoli and retain the original Libyan date. Compare the complete programme’s beginning and ending with the stated edition. If the player shows an archived clip on a live-labelled entry, record that mismatch with the title and timestamp. It is more actionable than assuming all Libyan channels have the same live or replay arrangements.
Time-zone reference locations
Africa/Tripoli
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.