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iAfrica 10 seconds ago 1 min read Share with your network! An ancient statue, believed to be looted from Libya during the civil war, has been returned to the country’s authorities. The 2nd century BC figure, some 2,200 years old, was seized at London Heathrow airport several years ago, after being illicitly imported. When discovered, the surface of the marble statue was fresh, suggesting it...

Surrey Life Its National Walking Month in May - here is some Surrey walks inspiration - Credit: Archant Surrey is blessed with one of the most extensive footpath networks in the country. Chairman of Surrey Hills Society, Christine Howard, picks 10 easy countryside walks to explore for National Walking Month this May Originally published in Surrey Life magazine May 2017 1. Newlands Corner THE LOW-DOWN: This Surrey beauty spot has stunning views over the Surrey Hills and a very special grove of a...

Ancient Persephone Statue Repatriated to Libya LONDON, ENGLAND—According to a report in The Guardian, a sculpture seized by customs officers at London’s Heathrow Airport has been handed over to Libya by British officials. Researchers from the British Museum examined the sculpture and suggested it had been looted from a cemetery in the ancient city of Cyrene during a period of political upheaval in Libya in 2011. Dated to the second century B.C., the sculpture depicts a woman wearing...

Biden administration ignored warnings about potential crisis in Jerusalem for weeks Diplomatic sources say Washington began to pay attention to messages from Arab governments only last week Israeli artillery in action as the escalation continues between the Israeli army and Hamas at the Gaza Border. EPA Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian Rashid Abu Ara, 16, who was killed during clashes with Israeli troops in village of Aqaba near Nablus, north of the West Bank. AFP A heavily damaged h...

Ancient looted statue returned to Libya Written by Jack Guy, CNN An ancient statue, believed to be looted from Libya during the civil war, has been returned to the countrys authorities. The 2nd century BC figure, some 2,200 years old, was seized at London Heathrow airport several years ago, after being illicitly imported, according to a press release from the British Museum. In 2013, experts from the museum were called upon to help identify the item and immediately informed the UK tax authori...

Algeria has agreed to accelerate the reopening of its land borders with Libya. The news was revealed today by member of Libya’s Presidency Council, Musa Koni in a tweet on his personal account. The revelation followed his recent visits to the border towns of Ghadames and Ghat with Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush. Koni tweeted ‘‘I salute with gratitude the response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Mr. Boukadoum, to the acceleration of the opening of the Ghat / Ghadames border...

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Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now April crude production slid by 115,000 b/d compared to the 1.283 million b/d it reported for March, the report released on May 11 showed. According to the monthly S&P Global Platts OPEC Survey, Libya pumped 1.12 million b/d in April, a fall of 70,000 b/d from March. Production fell as a funding dispute between state oil companies and the central government caused several fields to ...

London — A resurgent Iran pumped its largest volume of crude in almost two years in April, while an increasingly compliance-challenged Russia also boosted its output yet again, bringing total production by OPEC and its allies to a three-month high, according to the latest S&P Global Platts survey. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now OPEC produced 25.28 million b/d, up 80,000 b/d from March; Russia and eigh...