TRIPOLI – The United States on Thursday returned a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya as the oil-rich Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of ...

Libya is replete with ancient ruins, archaeological sites and cultural landmarks. Why aren't the locals interested? In the summer of 2023, I went home to Benghazi in eastern Libya. Over the years, ...

Much of the news broadcast from Libya these days features the ungentle sounds of war. But even in the throes of the Libyan uprising, oases of calm can be found. One of these is Cyrene, looming over ...

An ancient statue, believed to be looted from Libya during the civil war, has been returned to the country’s authorities. The 2nd century BC figure, some 2,200 years old, was seized at London Heathrow ...

The devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel in Libya led to an unexpected archaeological discovery: an ancient Greek ...

CYRENE, Libya (Reuters) - Graffiti covers the walls of a Greek amphitheatre in Cyrene, an ancient ruined city in eastern Libya now struggling with neglect, vandals and illegal confiscation of land by ...