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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Thinni looks to protect Libya’s archaeological heritage.
Mar 24 Michel Cousins

Thinni looks to protect Libya’s archaeological heritage.

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 24 March 2017:The interim government in Beida is looking at how to deal with the growing threat to Libya’s archaeological herit...

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UK to return €2 million statue seized from smugglers
Sep 2 Nigel Ash

UK to return €2 million statue seized from smugglers

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 2 September 2015:A British court has ordered a classical Greek statue stolen from the ruins of Cyrene to be seized...

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UNESCO training to combat the looting of Libyan antiquities
Sep 25 Nigel Ash

UNESCO training to combat the looting of Libyan antiquities

Tripoli, 25 September 2013:If Libya wants to stop its cultural heritage being plundered, it needs a dedicated and specialised unit to lead the fight,...

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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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The Franco-Libyan project: a successful example of international scientific collaboration
Apr 5 Michel Cousins

The Franco-Libyan project: a successful example of international scientific collaboration

By Mustafa J. Salem, Geology Department, University of Tripoli.Tripoli, 5 April 2o13:Background, objectives and achievementsIn the early days of the 2...

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Polish conservators looking at Libya for 2013
Oct 20 Nigel Ash

Polish conservators looking at Libya for 2013

By Tom Westcott.Torun, Poland, 20 October:Polish conservation experts, eager to help restore Libyan monuments, are delaying their arrival until next y...

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Aug 28 Michel Cousins

Stolen antiquity recovered in Switzerland

By Tom Westcott.London, 28 August:A rare artefact stolen from an archaeological excavation in Khoms has been returned to the Libyan Embassy in Switzer...

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