Italy helps in restoration of Aelia Arisuth / Mithra's worshipers’ Tomb in Girgarish
Mar 12 Sami Zaptia

Italy helps in restoration of Aelia Arisuth / Mithra's worshipers’ Tomb in Girgarish

The Ambassador of Italy to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, yesterday opened the inauguration event of Aelia Arisuth / Mithra's worshipers’ Tomb in G...

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A she-wolf Capitoline bronze statute recovered
Feb 16 Sami Zaptia

A she-wolf Capitoline bronze statute recovered

On Tuesday Libyan authorities reported that a she-wolf Capitoline bronze statute was recovered in a recovery operation.Under the supervision of the At...

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The Libya-Italy archaeological exhibition opened in Red Castle yesterday – before moving to Benghazi in January
Sep 23 Sami Zaptia

The Libya-Italy archaeological exhibition opened in Red Castle yesterday – before moving to Benghazi in January

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 September 2021:Exhibition ‘‘Libya-Italy: a joint activity in the field of archaeology’’ opened yesterday at the Red Castle M...

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Italy to help restore Libyan antiquities
Sep 18 Sami Zaptia

Italy to help restore Libyan antiquities

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 September 2019:Italy is to help Libya in restoring its antiquities.The news was revealed by the Libyan embassy in Rome on Mo...

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Rain reveals Roman statue in Tolmeitha
Dec 22 Michel Cousins

Rain reveals Roman statue in Tolmeitha

By Jamal Adel.Khartoum, 22 December 2017:The recent heavy rains have washed away soil in Tolmeitha to reveal a Roman statue, according to the archaeol...

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Historic mosque in Awjila damaged
Jul 21 Michel Cousins

Historic mosque in Awjila damaged

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 21 July 2917:One of the domes on the Atiq mosque in the oasis town of Awjila, 250 kilometres south-east of Ajdabiya ha...

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Mar 6 Michel Cousins

Conference on protecting and promoting Libya's archaeological treasures

By Jamie Prentis. The French Institutes of Tunis and Libya are jointly organising a two-day Libyan cultural festival in Tunis 11-12 March (Photo: Fren...

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Jul 14 Nigel Ash

Libya's archaeological heritage among the world's most endangered

By Libya Herald reporters. Leptis Magna's theatre, only one jewel in an extensive Libyan archaeological heritage (File photo)Tripoli, 14 July 2016:Som...

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Mar 18 Newsdesk2

Libya's archaeologists fear for the country's ancient treasures

By Libya Herald staff.Cyrene has been classed as a World Heritage site since 1985 (Photo: UNESCO)Tripoli, 18 March 2015:With extremists destroying anc...

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Heritage gets a boost with new training
Dec 7 thomwestcott

Heritage gets a boost with new training

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 7 December 2014:Libya’s rich heritage could face a more certain future once a new scheme to raise public awareness abou...

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