Former historic Barqa parliament refurbished into Benghazi digital library
Apr 11 Sami Zaptia

Former historic Barqa parliament refurbished into Benghazi digital library

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 April 2021:A celebration was held yesterday in Benghazi to mark the completion of the maintenance and restoration work for t...

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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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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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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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Malta seizure of suspected plunder from Tripoli mosques
Oct 22 Nigel Ash

Malta seizure of suspected plunder from Tripoli mosques

By Libya Herald Reporters.Tripoli, 22 October 2014:Ancient Qurans and other religious manuscripts thought to belong to historic Tripoli mosques attack...

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Gunmen try to vandalise Tripoli's Darghouth Mosque
Oct 11 Michel Cousins

Gunmen try to vandalise Tripoli's Darghouth Mosque

By Ajnadin Mustafa. Courtyard of Darghouth Mosque (Photo: Thanks to Brian J. McMorrow)Tripoli, 11 October  2014:Gunmen this morning tried to force the...

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Sep 23 Michel Cousins

Congress joins opposition to converting King's Palace into Judicial Council offices

By Libya Herald Staff.The Royal Palace in Tripoli (Photo: Aimen Eljali)Tripoli, 23 September 2103:Congress’ Antiquity and Tourism Committee has come o...

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Decision to convert King's Palace into judicial HQ divides government
Aug 26 Michel Cousins

Decision to convert King's Palace into judicial HQ divides government

By Houda Mzioudet.The Royal Palace in Tripoli (Photo: Aimen Eljali)Tripoli, 26 August 2013:Opposition is growing both within the government and among...

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Aug 19 Sami Zaptia

Libyans should protect their historical sites – Zeidan

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 19 August 2013:Speaking at last Wednesday’s press conference, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan appealed to the Libyan public to safeg...

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