Arab Media Watch monitored and analysed commentary on Libya from the British national daily press (apart from the Financial Times) for almost two years: June 2006 - May 2008 (excluding weekends and bank holidays).  

Most commentators agree that Libya was once a pariah, often regarded as a sponsor of terrorism. Now things have changed, and many have detected in the last few years a shift in the country's status.

However, analysis of the press Libya receives in Britain reveals that overall, the past is not forgotten and suspicions persist - along with a great deal of scepticism about the shift in international politics that allowed the country an attempt at shedding its old image.