Listen to this story Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitask OKBut peer out through its arched windows and all you see is the surrounding ruin of Benghazi, Libya’s second city. Much of what was once a charming Italian city, with cafés, art-deco cinema and royal palace, is a smashed ghost town. Benghazi’s people had hoped that Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Libya’s beleaguered prime minister based in Tripoli, would set about rebuilding Benghazi. Various unfinished projects, such as an Olympic stadium that Mr Dbeibeh had overseen under Qaddafi, might possibly be completed. But Mr Haftar’s gunmen barred Mr Dbeibeh from visiting their stronghold, and the funds never materialised.

Source: Libya Today April 08, 2022 02:24 UTC