Latest posts in Culture & Societyhttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/enhttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/03/municipality-of-tripoli-centre-launches-public-survey-to-rename-italian-era-landmarks-galleria-de-bono-and-galleria-mariotti/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/03/municipality-of-tripoli-centre-launches-public-survey-to-rename-italian-era-landmarks-galleria-de-bono-and-galleria-mariotti/‎The Municipality of Tripoli Centre has launched a public survey consulting the Libyan public on the renaming of two major Tripoli colonial architectu...Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:18:48 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/01/the-2nd-eu-libya-film-festival-to-be-held-in-tripoli-from-20-to-22-january/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2026/01/the-2nd-eu-libya-film-festival-to-be-held-in-tripoli-from-20-to-22-january/The second edition of the EU-Libya Film Festival will be held in Tripoli from 20 to 22 January 2026 as follows: - 19 January, private grand opening n...Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:57:29 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/12/libyan-film-festival-to-be-held-from-26-27-december-at-bayt-ali-gana-cultural-house/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/12/libyan-film-festival-to-be-held-from-26-27-december-at-bayt-ali-gana-cultural-house/Cultural House, Bayt Ali Gana, announce yesterday the launch of its first Libyan Film Festival to be held from 26–27 December. The festival, to be he...Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:28:49 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/11/libyas-tourism-police-secure-field-visits-for-tourist-groups-from-ten-countries/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/11/libyas-tourism-police-secure-field-visits-for-tourist-groups-from-ten-countries/Libya’s Tourism Police and Antiquities Protection Department reported yesterday that they had secured field visits for several tourist groups from Tur...Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:30:08 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/10/omar-al-mukhtar-university-signs-three-mous-with-malaysian-academic-institutions/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/10/omar-al-mukhtar-university-signs-three-mous-with-malaysian-academic-institutions/Omar Al-Mukhtar University, located in the eastern Libyan city of Beida, reported last Tuesday (7 October) that it had signed three memoranda of under...Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:38:20 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/09/benghazi-university-visits-turkey-to-sign-cooperation-agreement-to-print-rare-libyan-documents-from-ottoman-archives/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/09/benghazi-university-visits-turkey-to-sign-cooperation-agreement-to-print-rare-libyan-documents-from-ottoman-archives/‎Benghazi University reported yesterday that its Head of the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Allam Al-Falah, paid a working visit to...Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:37:39 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/08/dar-al-ifta-pronounces-that-all-meat-imported-from-non-islamic-states-is-not-deemed-halal/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/08/dar-al-ifta-pronounces-that-all-meat-imported-from-non-islamic-states-is-not-deemed-halal/Dar al-Iftaa, western Libya’s highest religious authority, announced today that following a visit by its inspection committee to Brazil, it stated tha...Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:52:37 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/05/italian-design-day-to-be-held-at-the-urban-forum-2025-tripoli-10-may/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/05/italian-design-day-to-be-held-at-the-urban-forum-2025-tripoli-10-may/The Italian Embassy, Tripoli, reports that it will be holding Italian Design Day on 10 May at the Urban Forum 2025, at the Corinthia hotel, Tripoli....Mon, 05 May 2025 16:59:18 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/02/the-official-french-school-opens-in-tripoli/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/02/the-official-french-school-opens-in-tripoli/The official French School opened in Tripoli yesterday, in the presence of a group of guests and local and international diplomatic figures‎. The sch...Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:52:19 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/02/malaysian-universities-fair-to-be-held-at-janzour-graduate-studies-academy-tripoli-22-to-23-february/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/02/malaysian-universities-fair-to-be-held-at-janzour-graduate-studies-academy-tripoli-22-to-23-february/The Educational and Training Exhibition for Malaysian Universities in Libya‎ will be held at the Libyan Academy for Graduate Studies in Janzour, weste...Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:28:49 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/01/tripolis-two-historic-bronze-statues-to-be-brought-down-for-restoration/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2025/01/tripolis-two-historic-bronze-statues-to-be-brought-down-for-restoration/‎Libya’s Department of Antiquities announced last Wednesday (1 December) that it intends in the coming days to lower and carry out conservation and re...Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:52:46 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/12/spanish-embassy-to-hold-a-flamenco-concert-in-tripoli-at-the-former-kings-palace/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/12/spanish-embassy-to-hold-a-flamenco-concert-in-tripoli-at-the-former-kings-palace/The Spanish Embassy in Tripoli is organising a Flamenco concert ‘‘Paqueando’’ in Tripoli.The performance will by Diego Amador and Jose Maria Bandera f...Sat, 07 Dec 2024 10:06:45 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/12/the-first-libya-podcast-industry-forum-2024-tripoli-6-7-december/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/12/the-first-libya-podcast-industry-forum-2024-tripoli-6-7-december/The First Libya Podcast Industry Forum 2024 will be held in Tripoli from 6 to 7 December.‎The organisers say the event will provide an opportunity to...Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:13:13 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/11/as-part-of-world-italian-cuisine-week-the-italian-embassy-to-hold-food-events-from-2-3-december-in-old-city/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/11/as-part-of-world-italian-cuisine-week-the-italian-embassy-to-hold-food-events-from-2-3-december-in-old-city/The Italian embassy in Tripoli will be holding on 2 and 3 December an Italian Cuisine event in Tripoli’s Old City (Dar Abdalla Crista). This is part o...Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:03:16 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/11/euro-film-festival-will-be-held-in-tripoli-from-24-to-28-november/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/11/euro-film-festival-will-be-held-in-tripoli-from-24-to-28-november/‎The EU and the Libyan General Authority for Cinema, Theatre and Arts will be holding the European Film Festival from 24 to 28 November at the Authori...Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:39:33 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/07/palm-city-residences-implements-international-standard-stray-cat-management-programme/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/07/palm-city-residences-implements-international-standard-stray-cat-management-programme/Palm City Residences, Tripoli, a luxury residential compound catering to many international companies and Embassies, has recently established an inter...Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:23:45 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/05/study-in-malaysia-exhibition-forum-on-education-training-tripoli-13-to-16-may/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/05/study-in-malaysia-exhibition-forum-on-education-training-tripoli-13-to-16-may/Study in Malaysia / Education Malaysia are holding an Exhibition & Forum on Education & Training Tripoli from 13 to 16 May.The event is being...Thu, 16 May 2024 12:30:20 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/02/34-polish-italian-swiss-spanish-and-kuwaiti-tourists-arrive-in-ghat-for-desert-tour/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2024/02/34-polish-italian-swiss-spanish-and-kuwaiti-tourists-arrive-in-ghat-for-desert-tour/A group of 34 tourists from Poland, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Kuwait arrived last Tuesday in the desert town of Ghat, the Tripoli based Libyan Min...Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:32:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/11/european-film-festival-tripoli-will-be-held-from-27-november-to-2-december-at-the-music-academy/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/11/european-film-festival-tripoli-will-be-held-from-27-november-to-2-december-at-the-music-academy/The Spanish, Maltese, Italian, French and German embassies are organising ‘‘The European Film Festival Tripoli’’.The festival will be held at the Musi...Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:30:38 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/11/142492/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/11/142492/The European Union Mission in Libya reported that its Ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando, and members of the European Union delegation participated i...Sun, 19 Nov 2023 07:30:05 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/11/world-italian-cuisine-week-kicks-off-at-italian-embassy-with-7-course-meal/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/11/world-italian-cuisine-week-kicks-off-at-italian-embassy-with-7-course-meal/The Italian embassy in Tripoli launched the World Italian Cuisine Week from 13 to 18 November with an impressive seven-course taster lunch for Libyan...Tue, 14 Nov 2023 06:00:38 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/11/second-ngos-annual-expo-2023-will-be-held-in-tripoli-on-18-november/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/11/second-ngos-annual-expo-2023-will-be-held-in-tripoli-on-18-november/The Second NGOs Annual Expo 2023 will be held in Tripoli on 18 November, organisers Moomken NGO report.The event will be held under the slogan ‘‘We Sh...Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:30:29 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/10/italian-jewellery-show-tripoli-old-city-1-to-14-october/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/10/italian-jewellery-show-tripoli-old-city-1-to-14-october/Italian Ambassador Gianluca Alberini inaugurated the ‘‘Diva! Italian Glamour in Fashion Jewellery’’ exhibition yesterday. The event showcases over 200...Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:42:55 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/07/unicef-and-france-partner-in-baity-my-home-initiative-for-vulnerable-children/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/07/unicef-and-france-partner-in-baity-my-home-initiative-for-vulnerable-children/UNICEF Libya announced Monday the contribution of Euro 600,000 from the Government of France, dedicated to supporting the "Baity-My Home" education pr...Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:00:18 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/07/our-peace-mural-a-symbol-of-unity-and-hope-in-sebha/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/07/our-peace-mural-a-symbol-of-unity-and-hope-in-sebha/Brilliant Talents Artistic Cultural Forum Sebha, in collaboration with A40, have successfully completed "Our Peace Mural" project on the main street o...Sat, 15 Jul 2023 07:30:28 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/06/spanish-embassy-organises-womens-fashion-exhibition-featuring-spanish-and-libyan-designers/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/06/spanish-embassy-organises-womens-fashion-exhibition-featuring-spanish-and-libyan-designers/A fashion exhibition entitled ‘‘Moda en femenino’’ (Women’s Fashion) opened yesterday, running from 22 to 25 June at the Dar el Saboon house in Tripol...Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:43:18 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/06/amly-school-is-offering-an-innovative-approach-to-learning-in-libya/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/06/amly-school-is-offering-an-innovative-approach-to-learning-in-libya/AMLY school, an American-Libyan educational institution located on the 11 July (Renamed 20 Ramadan) Road, in Tripoli's Sug Il Guma district, is offeri...Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:40:40 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/05/spanish-gastronomy-course-inaugurated-in-tripoli-to-last-three-days/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/05/spanish-gastronomy-course-inaugurated-in-tripoli-to-last-three-days/The Spanish embassy in Tripoli inaugurated Thursday night the Spanish Gastronomy Course that will take place in Tripoli over the next three days. Taug...Fri, 19 May 2023 19:29:34 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/05/italian-embassy-concert-wows-guests-stresses-trans-mediterranean-commonalities/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/05/italian-embassy-concert-wows-guests-stresses-trans-mediterranean-commonalities/The Italian embassy in Tripoli organised a concert for leading Italian musician Enzo Avitabile last night at the Red Castle (Assaraya Al-Hamra). The e...Sun, 07 May 2023 14:28:31 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/04/unicef-libya-supporting-libyan-schools-to-be-more-inclusive/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/04/unicef-libya-supporting-libyan-schools-to-be-more-inclusive/UNICEF and the Department of Special Needs at Libya’s Ministry of Education has started a pilot inclusion project focusing on 40 integrated schools ac...Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:45:26 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/03/libyan-boxer-zinad-wins-wba-continental-title-against-french-opponent/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/03/libyan-boxer-zinad-wins-wba-continental-title-against-french-opponent/Maltese-based Libyan boxer, Malik ‘‘the Trigger’’ Zinad was crowned with the WBA Continental belt in Brussels Saturday.He won on points over French op...Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:30:46 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/03/third-libya-couscous-day-2023-succeeds-in-breaking-world-record-for-largest-dish-sponsors/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/03/third-libya-couscous-day-2023-succeeds-in-breaking-world-record-for-largest-dish-sponsors/The organisers and sponsors of the Third Libyan Couscous Day 2023 reported that the event succeeded in breaking the world record for the largest cousc...Sun, 12 Mar 2023 18:58:51 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/03/italy-helps-in-restoration-of-aelia-arisuth-mithras-worshipers-tomb-in-girgarish/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/03/italy-helps-in-restoration-of-aelia-arisuth-mithras-worshipers-tomb-in-girgarish/The Ambassador of Italy to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, yesterday opened the inauguration event of Aelia Arisuth / Mithra's worshipers’ Tomb in G...Sun, 12 Mar 2023 18:31:23 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/03/third-libyan-couscous-day-aims-to-set-new-world-record-for-largest-couscous-dish/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/03/third-libyan-couscous-day-aims-to-set-new-world-record-for-largest-couscous-dish/The organisers of the Third Libyan Couscous Day, which will be held in Sabrata on 10 March, have confirmed to Libya Herald that the event aims to set...Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:42:26 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/02/a-she-wolf-capitoline-bronze-statute-recovered/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2023/02/a-she-wolf-capitoline-bronze-statute-recovered/On Tuesday Libyan authorities reported that a she-wolf Capitoline bronze statute was recovered in a recovery operation.Under the supervision of the At...Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:24:23 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/12/italian-embassy-hosts-a-food-cultural-event-in-tripoli-to-win-hearts-and-minds/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/12/italian-embassy-hosts-a-food-cultural-event-in-tripoli-to-win-hearts-and-minds/The Italian embassy held another landmark cultural event in Tripoli Sunday night through the hosting of a dinner under the title: ‘‘Italy – Libya: Cui...Sun, 11 Dec 2022 22:43:38 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/10/italian-travelling-exhibition-3codesign-3rs-reduce-recycle-reuse-25-to-31-october-at-former-kings-palace/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/10/italian-travelling-exhibition-3codesign-3rs-reduce-recycle-reuse-25-to-31-october-at-former-kings-palace/The travelling Italian exhibition, ‘3CODESIGN-3Rs_Reduce_Recycle_Reuse’, a project promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and curated by...Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:30:09 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/10/first-marcus-aurelius-arch-awards-and-theatre-performance-raises-the-bar-for-cultural-events/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/10/first-marcus-aurelius-arch-awards-and-theatre-performance-raises-the-bar-for-cultural-events/The first Italian-Libyan Friendship awards, the Marcus Aurelius Arch Awards, held al fresco under and around the AD 165 (opened) Roman arch, attracted...Sat, 15 Oct 2022 22:27:40 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/10/an-academy-with-a-difference-in-tripoli/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/10/an-academy-with-a-difference-in-tripoli/In recent years, the south Tripoli suburb of Hadba Mashrua has mushroomed from what were originally orange and olive groves into a vast suburb, one of...Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:34:00 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/10/the-4th-national-philatelic-exhibition-postal-headquarters-tripoli-9-to-11-october/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/10/the-4th-national-philatelic-exhibition-postal-headquarters-tripoli-9-to-11-october/The Fourth National Philatelic Exhibition will be held at the Postal Headquarters, Zawia Street, Tripoli from 9 to 11 October, Libya Post announced.Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:25:48 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/09/wheel-governance-workshop-held-at-tripoli-university-today/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/09/wheel-governance-workshop-held-at-tripoli-university-today/A workshop on governance in higher education was held today in the Communication Hall of the International Cooperation Office of Tripoli University.Th...Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:26:55 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/09/back-to-school-festival-3-to-5-september-at-tripoli-sports-city/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/09/back-to-school-festival-3-to-5-september-at-tripoli-sports-city/The ‘‘Back to School Festival’’ and marketing fair for school supplies, stationery, schools and kindergartens will take place from 3 to 5 September at...Sat, 03 Sep 2022 06:30:16 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/07/spanish-la-liga-football-club-celta-vigo-opens-junior-academy-in-tripoli/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/07/spanish-la-liga-football-club-celta-vigo-opens-junior-academy-in-tripoli/Spanish La Liga football club, Celta Vigo, officially opened its academy in Tripoli last week, the official Libyan state news agency LANA reported.The...Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:29:17 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/06/libyas-boxer-zinad-beats-argentine-ezequiel-osvaldo-maderna/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/06/libyas-boxer-zinad-beats-argentine-ezequiel-osvaldo-maderna/Libya’s Malta-based boxing champion, Malik Zinad, beat Argentine Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna on points in a bout held yesterday in Brussels.This was Zina...Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:10:17 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/06/libyan-ngos-annual-exhibition-to-take-place-in-tripoli-on-18-june/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/06/libyan-ngos-annual-exhibition-to-take-place-in-tripoli-on-18-june/Libya’s first Annual NGO Exhibition will take place in Tripoli on 18 June. The organisers say the event aims to crown the efforts of the civil society...Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:53:57 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/05/amid-fanfare-and-jollity-tripolis-first-skatepark-opened/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/05/amid-fanfare-and-jollity-tripolis-first-skatepark-opened/In the presence of officials, girls’ scouts, a traditional music band, skateboarders and spectators, Tripoli’s, and Libya’s, first skateboard park was...Sun, 29 May 2022 20:24:26 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/02/the-second-libyan-couscous-festival-in-qaser-el-haj-will-take-place-on-10-march/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2022/02/the-second-libyan-couscous-festival-in-qaser-el-haj-will-take-place-on-10-march/The Western/Nefusa Mountain town of Qaser El-Haj will be holding the second Libyan Couscous Day on 10 March. The town is 140 km and two hours’ drive s...Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:37:16 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2021/10/over-100-european-tourists-drive-into-libya-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2021/10/over-100-european-tourists-drive-into-libya-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade/By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 October 2021:A group of over 100 tourists of different European nationalities arrived at the Tunisian-Libyan Wazen land bord...Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:53:53 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2021/09/the-libya-italy-archaeological-exhibition-opened-in-red-castle-yesterday-before-moving-to-benghazi-in-january/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2021/09/the-libya-italy-archaeological-exhibition-opened-in-red-castle-yesterday-before-moving-to-benghazi-in-january/By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 September 2021:Exhibition ‘‘Libya-Italy: a joint activity in the field of archaeology’’ opened yesterday at the Red Castle M...Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:07:26 GMThttps://staging2.libyaherald.com/2021/08/libyan-boxer-malik-zinad-wins-another-title-with-third-round-knockout/https://staging2.libyaherald.com/2021/08/libyan-boxer-malik-zinad-wins-another-title-with-third-round-knockout/By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 August 2021:Libyan born and Malta based light heavy weight boxer Malik ‘‘the Trigger’’ Zinad won the vacant World Boxing Cou...Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:36:23 GMT