2004-06-27 04:00:00 PDT Tripoli, Libya-- Inshallah means "God willing" in Arabic. It's good to know if you visit this Muslim country on the north coast of Africa, now open to Americans after 20 ...

But, in another sense, the traces of Libya’s ancient history here too reflect something of its fractured present. The political fault lines of Roman Libya were not unlike the ones we see today.

Archaeologists have unearthed a cache of ancient Roman silver and bronze coins as well as other treasures in the ruins of a 1,700-year-old villa on the coast of Libya.

LEPTIS MAGNA, Libya — Standing at the peak of the towering coliseum, the centerpiece of this Mediterranean city's majestic Roman ruins, guide Khalif Hwuita looked skyward as he heard the faint ...

The ruins of Ptolemais are in the modern-day city of Tolmeita, Libya. The country sits along the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa and borders Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia.

Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes flew over Libya and photographed the ancient Roman cities of Leptis Magna and Sabratha from the air. The Egyptians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines ...

Relaxing with his family amid the imposing Greco-Roman ruins, a tall young man from Brega, the scene of fierce fighting recently, is reluctant to give his name.

ROME — Libya’s famed ancient Roman sites, including the sprawling seaside ruins of Leptis Magna, were spared damage by NATO during the recent airstrikes, says a London-based Libyan archaeologist .

[1/2] A general view of the ancient ruins of the Greek and Roman city of Cyrene in Libya, September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ...

Libya hopes to rival Egypt as a tourist destination, following the end of conflict, writes the BBC's Karen Allen in Tripoli. ... Few foreigners visit the Roman ruins in Libya.