LANA

The Libyan News Agency (LANA) is Libya's official state news agency, headquartered in Tripoli and operating under the internationally recognized Government of National Unity. Successor to the Gaddafi-era JANA agency, it distributes official statements and daily Arabic-language reporting on politics, oil and public services, reflecting the perspective of the Tripoli-based authorities.

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LANA at a glance

Country: Libya
Region: North Africa · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: lana.gov.ly ↗
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How Crosswire groups LANA

Crosswire groups LANA as Centrist for comparisons within Libya's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where LANA sits in Libya's press

LANA is one of 4 outlets tracked in Libya and the only news agency tracked there. By outlets tracked, Libya ranks 17th of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 10 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to LANA outside Libya, starting with North Africa, are SANA (Syria), WAFA (Palestine), KUNA (Kuwait) and Saba (Sanaa) (Yemen). Opening one of them beside LANA is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.