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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The 43rd Tripoli International Fair to take place 2-14 April 2015
Mar 13 Sami Zaptia

The 43rd Tripoli International Fair to take place 2-14 April 2015

By Libya Herald reporter.Malta, 12 March 2015:The 43rd edition of the Tripoli International Fair (TIF) will take place between 2-14 April, the Ministr...

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Historic Sufi shrine obliterated in Tripoli
Feb 24 Newsdesk2

Historic Sufi shrine obliterated in Tripoli

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 24 February 2015:Another historic Sufi shrine was bombed in Tripoli yesterday, an occurrence that is becoming somewhat...

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Feb 8 Michel Cousins

Arts college in Tripoli to reopen despite threats

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 8 February 2015:An arts college in a Tripoli district that closed last week after receiving warnings and menaces plans...

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Historic Ottoman-era tombs demolished in Tripoli
Feb 6 Michel Cousins

Historic Ottoman-era tombs demolished in Tripoli

By Libya Herald staff. All that remain after vandals destroyed the 19th-century tombs (Photo: Libya Herald)Tripoli, 6 February 2015:Two beautiful Otto...

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Feb 5 Michel Cousins

Tripoli cultural centre burned

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 5 February 2015:The Zawiat Al-Dahmani Cultural Centre in central Tripoli has been damaged in what some reports claim wa...

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Tripoli’s Mayor commits to preserving culture and heritage
Dec 19 thomwestcott

Tripoli’s Mayor commits to preserving culture and heritage

By Libya Herald staff. Wasim A. Elburawi from the Chrome Foundation for Culture overseeing the safe removal of the fighting lions statue in Tripoli (P...

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Another Tripoli mosque vandalised
Dec 12 Nigel Ash

Another Tripoli mosque vandalised

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 12 December 2014:An armed gang attacked and sacked yet another Tripoli mosque yesterday, leaving the building partly burnt...

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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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Historic tombs attacked in Murzuk
Nov 28 Michel Cousins

Historic tombs attacked in Murzuk

 By Libya Herald reporter.28 November 2014:Ancient Islamic tombs in the Murzuk region in Libya’s south that have survived unmolested for some 1,400 ye...

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