Hands-on heritage training for conservators
Jul 11 thomwestcott

Hands-on heritage training for conservators

Tripoli, 11 July 2013:Those responsible for protecting the country’s archaeological treasures have had hands-on experience caring for small artefacts...

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Sabratha celebrates return of stolen statue heads to museum
Jun 21 thomwestcott

Sabratha celebrates return of stolen statue heads to museum

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 21 June, 2013:A ceremony to celebrate the return of two stolen statue heads was held in the ancient city of Sabratha yester...

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Sabratha checked for earthquake damage
May 16 thomwestcott

Sabratha checked for earthquake damage

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 16 May 2013:A team from the Department of Antiquities today visited the ancient Roman site of Sabratha to see if any damage w...

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Libya still at risk from the plunder and smuggling of antiquities
May 5 thomwestcott

Libya still at risk from the plunder and smuggling of antiquities

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 5 May 2013:The country is still in danger of having its archeological treasures and historic artefacts plundered and smuggled...

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The Libyan desert: natural and human heritage under threat
Apr 19 Michel Cousins

The Libyan desert: natural and human heritage under threat

By Mustafa J. Salem, Geology Department, University of Tripoli.Tripoli, 19 April, 2013:Libya is a vast country that contains hundreds of major sites,...

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Lawyers for Justice demands government arrest Al-Andalusi Mausoleum bombers
Apr 3 Michel Cousins

Lawyers for Justice demands government arrest Al-Andalusi Mausoleum bombers

Tripoli, 3 April 2013:The Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) organisation has called on the government to find those responsible for Thursday’s  dest...

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Bringing Libya's past into the twenty-first century
Feb 10 thomwestcott

Bringing Libya's past into the twenty-first century

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 10 February 2013:With five UNESCO world heritage sites and numerous archaeological remains, Libya has a rich history and coun...

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UNESCO supports Libyan heritage with two million dollar project
Dec 3 thomwestcott

UNESCO supports Libyan heritage with two million dollar project

Tripoli, 3 December:Libya’s rich cultural heritage is being supported by a $2.26 million two-year project to conserve historic sites, establish conser...

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Nov 25 Michel Cousins

UN team investigates development and illegal immigration in the south

Tripoli, 25 November:A United Nations mission led by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Georg Charpentier, was in the south o...

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Oct 31 Sami Zaptia

UNESCO Trains Libyan Trainers on Quality Education

UNESCO, in cooperation with the Libyan Ministry of Education, organized a “Training Of Trainers” workshop on ''Managing Quality Education and INEE Min...

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