Business Libya traditional jewellery hangs on by silver thread. In Tripoli’s Old City, young Libyans weave delicate patterns with threads of silver and gold to create traditional filigree jewellery.

GHADAMES, LIBYA – When offered the opportunity to photograph a wedding in Ghadames, the first question I asked was whether it was a real one or one of the folkloric spectacles staged by costumed ...

Volunteers cook together portions of the traditional Libyan dish "Bazin", which consists of a dough made with barley, water, and salt. "We offer these meals to everyone who comes," the 60-year-old ...

Tripoli and other Libyan towns will celebrate the National Day of Tebu Culture from September 15-17, paying tribute to one of the country’s oldest communities and its rich culture.

To many in the Western world, Arab women are mysterious, repressed and shrouded in long black robes. And many Libyans are aware of that sweeping stereotype. But Libyan women are active in politics ...

Obari, Libya "Why are the people in the north getting petroleum when you are living over it and getting nothing?" said Hisham Hamadi. The plump, energetic lawyer was addressing a conference of ...

Fozia Mohamad shares the Ramadan spirit from Libyan blogs in this post. Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, begins in all parts of the Islamic world. ... WEDA 4 All revives the beautiful Libyan ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman villa in the ancient city of Ptolemais, located in present-day Libya. Among the findings, the team discovered an enigmatic stone face that does not appear to ...

A Libyan woman crafts traditional filigree jewellery at a workshop in the capital Tripoli. Beads and threads of precious materials are woven into intricate designs, then soldered together to ...