The English newspaper “The National” said in a report that Libya is seeking to recover looted artifacts, in an archaeological dispute with the United Kingdom.

The antiquities issue has sparked tensions between Libya and the United Kingdom, where they clash over the fate of historical artifacts belonging to the greater city of Leptis.

Libyans say these pieces were looted by the British in the nineteenth century, while the UK maintains they were gifts from the governor of coastal Tripoli in 1817 and has so far resisted all calls for their return.
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