Libya’s army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has died after a military jet crashed shortly after departing Türkiye’s capital, Ankara. Turkish authorities said the jet requested an emergency landing before crashing in a rural district south of Ankara, with debris later located by search teams. Libya’s prime minister said radio contact was lost with the aircraft as it travelled to Tripoli, carrying Haddad and four others. The cause of the crash is not yet known. The incident comes a

Leptis Magna, located on the Mediterranean coast of Libya, was one of the most prominent cities of the Roman Empire. Founded by the Phoenicians and later expanded by the Romans, it flourished under Emperor Septimius Severus, who was born there.Today, Leptis Magna is considered one of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world — but here’s the astonishing part: archaeologists estimate that only about 20 to 30 percent of the ancient city has been uncovered. The rest remains buried beneath sand an