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, ...

Long before Libya’s National Museum reopened in 2025, a covert operation in 2011 quietly safeguarded its most precious artefacts from destruction and theft ...

SHAHAT, Libya (Reuters) - Graffiti covers the ruins of Cyrene in eastern Libya, a city founded by Greeks more than 2,600 years ago that once attracted tourists but is now neglected and the target of ...

History Hit, the streaming service and podcast network founded by Dan Snow, has announced the release of its latest original documentary, Ancient Adventures: Libya, a 50-minute exploration of one of ...

TRIPOLI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- A Libyan-international archaeological mission announced on Monday the discovery of the remains of an ancient sea lighthouse on the coast of eastern Libya's Tobruk city, ...

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — 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 ...

History Hit has debuted Ancient Adventures: Libya, which is the first historical documentary produced in the country since 2011. “Libya is one of the most extraordinary places I’ve ever filmed,” said ...

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) has agreed to return to Libya a 2,200-year-old statue from Ancient Egypt's Potelamic Dynasty that is suspected to have been looted after the Second World War. The ...

In the once-thriving Greco-Roman city of Ptolemais, situated on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, Polish archaeologists have uncovered the service wing of an ancient residence—equipped with a sophisticated ...

According to a report on CNN.com, NATO officials overseeing the aerial bombing campaign against the forces of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya could target positions nestled within an ancient complex of Roman ...