Libya – News

Libyan Heritage and the Revolution: International investigation comes back positive.

  • Nov 24, 2011

In the wake of the revolution in Libya, the International Committe of the Blue Shield (ICBS) sent an investigative mission to determine whether or not the country's heritage was in danger. Despite encountering the inevitable toll war took on the region's historical sites, their findings depict a strangely positive situation.

A Call to Protect Libyan Antiquities

  • Nov 23, 2011

In the wake of the recent revolution in Libya, concerns are being raised over the safety of ancient sites and objects of archaeological significance within the region. As such several prominent organisations have issued a call for protective measures to be put in place by the international community to prevent the loss of these irreplaceable pieces of world history, as well as to preserve the heritage economy in Libya as the country moves forward.