Oct 22 Sami Zaptia

Tomorrow "Liberation Day" public holiday in Libya

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 22 October 2014:As per (NTC) Law No. 5 regarding public holidays, tomorrow 23 October will be a public holiday in Libya...

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Misrata's "voice of the revolution" killed in car crash
Oct 19 Michel Cousins

Misrata's "voice of the revolution" killed in car crash

By Libya Herald reporter.Abdelbasset Abu MzeirigMisrata, 19 October 2014:Human rights lawyer Abdelbasset Abu Mzeirig, who was the voice of Misrata dur...

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Sep 16 Sami Zaptia

Libya marks Martyr's day public holiday

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 16 September 2014:Today, the 16th of September, is a fixed and annual public holiday in Libya, celebrating Martyr's Day...

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Ottoman palace in Benghazi collapses
Aug 31 Callum Paton

Ottoman palace in Benghazi collapses

By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 31 August 2014: The Al-Berka Palace in Benghazi has partially collapsed apparently as a result of long neglect, locals h...

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New Fezzan archaeology book launched in London
May 22 thomwestcott

New Fezzan archaeology book launched in London

By Tom Westcott.London, 22 May 2014:A new book about the archaeology of southern Libya, which sheds more light on an ancient people of the Sahara, was...

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Benghazi film screening commemorates 1984 attempt to overthrow Qaddafi
May 10 Callum Paton

Benghazi film screening commemorates 1984 attempt to overthrow Qaddafi

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 10 May 2014:The Feel Cinema in Benghazi gave a special screening of The Road to Bab Al-Azizia on Thursday in celebratio...

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Qaddafi’s black camels flown to UAE
Mar 13 thomwestcott

Qaddafi’s black camels flown to UAE

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 13 March 2014:Three rare-breed black camels, believed to have been owned by Qaddafi, have been flown to the UAE.The thr...

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Hope for Libya’s threatened historic buildings
Feb 8 thomwestcott

Hope for Libya’s threatened historic buildings

By Rubens Piovano.Tripoli, 8 February 2014:Libya’s historic buildings have suffered years of neglect and still lack proper protection, meaning they ar...

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Zeidan calls on Congress to rehabilitate the royal family
Feb 6 Michel Cousins

Zeidan calls on Congress to rehabilitate the royal family

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 6 February 2014:The Prime Minister has asked the General National Congress pass a law recognising the historic role King Id...

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Historic documents conserved at the Red Castle
Feb 5 thomwestcott

Historic documents conserved at the Red Castle

By Tom Westcott. Some of the conserved documents were displayed, along with the tools used in the process of working on them (Photo: Tom Westcott)Trip...

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