The New Arab Staff

Amr Fathallah

Fathallah

Amr Fathallah is an independent journalist from Tripoli, specialising in science journalism. He writes on a wide range of topics, including the environment, water, climate, biodiversity, health, history, and culture

Long before Libya's National Museum reopened in 2025, a covert operation in 2011 quietly safeguarded its most precious artefacts from destruction and theft

12 January, 2026