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On This Day In History

April 26th, 1963: Amendments to the Constitution of Libya transformed the United Kingdom of Libya into one national unity, the Kingdom of Libya. It also allows female suffrage.

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US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya

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 war, turmoil and unrest.

The repatriated items include two sculptures dating to the 4th century B.C. from the ancient city of Cyrene.

One, named the “Veiled Head of a Female,” was previously in the hands of a private collector of other illegal artifacts, according to a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Libya. The other, also a Hellenic bust, had been at the Metropolitan Museum of New York since 1998, the statement said. Both were displayed by Libyan antiquities officials at a reception ceremony in the country’s capital, Tripoli. Read more.

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People gather in the old city after the fast-breaking iftar meal.

Tripoli, Libya, Ramadan 1443.

Photograph: Mahmud Turkia/AFP

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Mandara Lakes in the dunes of Ubari, Libya

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anthony bourdain: parts unknown episode 6 - libya

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Libya, Sahara desert, a Tuareg village in the Ubari lakes area (via Exodus Travels)

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Libya

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Leptis Magna, Libya

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Across from Martyr square, the entrance to the old city and medina. The statue seen at the far right was removed with gaddafi’s brutal regime once his military coup took power along with multiple other statues that depict other leaders worthy of respect. The heart of Tripoli, Libya 1957

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Eid in Libya

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Tripoli, Libya

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Haftar’s assault on Tripoli resulted in several civilian casualties, increasing poverty, and destroyed homes

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Taken during the escalation of war in Tripoli during Haftar’s assault on the capital

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Taken in an abdanded home in Tripoli, Libya. The residents escaped the escalating assault on Tripoli by Haftar and the LNA

This assault created thousands of IDPS and destroyed homes, as well as innocent causalities