Bahrain-based Libyan designer promises to keep delivering exquisite designs with a unique Libyan touch
Jan 5 Sami Zaptia

Bahrain-based Libyan designer promises to keep delivering exquisite designs with a unique Libyan touch

By Sami Zaptia.London, 5 January 2018:Bahrain-based Libyan designer Arwa Saleh Alarbah is a simple and humble woman proud of her Libyan identity. She...

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Cedar tree replanted in Benghazi's Maidan Al-Shajara
Dec 16 Michel Cousins

Cedar tree replanted in Benghazi's Maidan Al-Shajara

By Farah Waleed.Tripoli, 16 December 2017:In a small but significant piece of good new for Benghazi, a new cedar tree has been planted in the city's M...

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King Idris museum to be opened in Jaghbub
Dec 12 Michel Cousins

King Idris museum to be opened in Jaghbub

By Libya Herald reporter.Alexandria, 12 December 2017:The eastern oasis town of Jabgbub is to open a new museum next week. The King Idris Museum will...

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Oct 22 Nigel Ash

Still not known who wrecked Tripoli shrine

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 22 October 2017:It is still unclear who destroyed the Bugharara Sufi shrine in the Ghararat district of Tripoli in...

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Benghazi palace may become archaeological museum
Oct 18 Nigel Ash

Benghazi palace may become archaeological museum

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 18 October 2017:There are plans to turn the former Benghazi palace of King Idris, badly damaged in the recent fighting with...

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Tripoli cultural centre closed in book row
Sep 5 Michel Cousins

Tripoli cultural centre closed in book row

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 5 September 2017:An armed group, believed to be members Tripoli’s Rada (“Deterrence”) force, has forcibly ejected sta...

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Istanbul mayor's adviser in Tripoli
Jul 20 Nigel Ash

Istanbul mayor's adviser in Tripoli

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 20 July 2017:A senior adviser to the mayor of Istanbul has been in Tripoli on what the Turkish embassy described as a...

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Benghazi municipality starts in Suq Al-Hout clean-up as more stolen treasure found
Jun 26 Michel Cousins

Benghazi municipality starts in Suq Al-Hout clean-up as more stolen treasure found

By Libya Herald correspondent.Benghazi, 26 June 2017:Benghazi municipal council has started to clean up the general detritus of war – the rubble and l...

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After six years, Qasr Libya museum reopens
May 11 Michel Cousins

After six years, Qasr Libya museum reopens

By Maha Ellawati. Panel from Qasr Libya's eastern church now in the museum showing the town, then named Theodorias (Photo: livius.org)Benghazi, 11 May...

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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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