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.

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.

Photograph: Mahmud Turkia/AFP

Mandara Lakes in the dunes of Ubari, Libya

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

Libya

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

Eid in Libya

Tripoli, Libya