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  • Formando lazos juntos

    Looking@Libya trabaja para establecer lazos con Libia y otros países del norte de África
    durante este cambio de Gobierno.
  • UNESCO organizes training course for conservation and restores of Libyan Artefacts

  • 09.07.13
    UNESCO has organized jointly with the Department of Antiquities of Libya and the “Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione e il Restauro – IsCR” a training courses in conservation of movable property in Libya 8 June – 4 July 2013.
  • Libyan Airlines wants more staff in plans      Turkish Airlines voted best airline in
    for growth                                                    europe

    • 25.06.13
      As part of its post-revolution expansion plans, Libyan Airlines has announced that it wants to take on more cabin staff, both Libyan and foreign.
    • 01.07.13
      Turkish Airlines, which flies to four destinations in Libya, has won prestigious awards including ‘Best Airline in Europe,’ ‘Best Airline in Southern Europe’ and ‘Best Business Class Catering.’
  • ld 10 million reserved for heritage               libya still at risk from the plunder and
    funding                                                         smuggling of antiquities

    • 04.05.13
      The Ministry of Culture has pledged LD 10 million of its budget to the Department of Antiquities, to help preserve and protect Libya’s archaeological sites and historical treasures.
    • 05.05.13
      Even two years after the outbreak of revolution, the country’s treasures are at risk of falling into the hands of artefacts dealers and disappearing abroad.
  • Libya to Spend $314m Building 11 Stadiums

  • 22.04.13
    Libya plans to invest 400 million dinars ($314 million) on building 11 stadiums in preparation to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
    Deputy Prime Minister Awad Ibrahim Elbarasi told Reuters: “Just like Nelson Mandela unified South Africa, we hope to unify Libya under this cup”…“We will resume construction of these stadiums in June and have asked the government for a budget of 400 million dinars to build 11 stadiums this year.”

    Libya had originally been scheduled to host the 2013 Nations Cup but the uncertain security situation in the country saw it swap with South Africa, who had been listed to host the 2017 event. Recently, Sports Minister Abdussalam Guaila said Libya plans to build a new 60,000-seater stadium to host the finals, with a second 23,000-seat stadium planned for Misrata.

    (Source: Libya-BusinessNewss.com)
  • EU FLIGHT BAN COULD BE LIFTED FOR                  the libyan desert: natural and human
    LIBYAN AIRLINES IN WEEKS                                heritage under threat

    • 16.04.13
      The current ban on Libyan Airlines flying its own aircraft in EU airspace could be lifted within a matter of weeks.

    • 20.04.13
      The most fragile and vulnerable to damage, theft and natural deterioration are those valuable prehistoric remains in the south, south-east and central Libya, and the terrain on which they are located.
  • BRINGING LIBYA’S PAST INTO        poland eyes libyan heritage market
    THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

    • 11.02.13
      A group of top international archaeologists and heritage professionals are currently in Tripoli for a series of workshops on how to protect and preserve five UNESCO world heritage sites and numerous archaeological remains which are synonymous with the country.

    • 18.02.13
      A new Business Promotion Programme for the protection and maintenance of heritage sites, buildings and monuments will include the organisation of exhibitions, economic missions and seminars over the next three years.


  • AIR MALTA CANCELS BENGHAZI FLIGHT AS UK         RYANAIR EYEING LIBYAN MARKET
    WARNS OF IMMINENT THREAT TO WESTERNERS

    • 24.01.13
      European and North American embassies today warned their nationals in Benghazi to leave the city immediately because of a “specific threat to Westerners”. The warning came days after the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it had seen credible reports that Western interests may be the target of a terrorist attack.
    • 24.01.13
      Europe's biggest low-cost airline, Ryanair is turning its attention to North African countries: Libya, Egypt and Tunisia. Speaking in Rome after the announcement of new routes from Italy to North Africa, Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary said he was not worried by political instability in the region.
  • LIBYA AN EMERGING TOURISM HOTSPOT

    • 10.01.13
      Whereas most international traffic into Libya at the moment is related to the ongoing reconstruction efforts, the World Travel Market Industry Report 2012 asked 1,310 global exhibitors and buyers whether the country could become a viable tourism destination after it fully emerges from the months of conflict it suffered.
  •                                                 Chinese cars come to Libya    Hands-on heritage training                                                                                              for conservators

    • 09.07.13
      Chinese car manufacturer Geely last week unveiled its latest model – the Geely Emgrand – to over 100 people gathered at Tripoli’s Corinthia hotel.
    • 11.07.13
      Those responsible for protecting the country’s archaeological treasures have had hands-on experience caring for small artefacts on a conservation and restoration course.