“He is our inspiration, the spiritual leader of the Libyan revolution.” The figure is Omar Mukhtar, a 20th-century resistance hero executed by Italian occupiers 80 years ago — and ...

Muhammad al-Mukhtar, the only son of iconic freedom fighter Omar al-Mukhtar (1858-1931), who for 20 years led Libya’s popular resistance against Italian occupation forces, has died at the age of 97.

It is natural that Libyans and Arabs more broadly, should invoke the image of the Libyan revolutionary leader Omar Mukhtar when rising in protest. Mukhtar, who led the Libyan fight against ...

Mohammed Omar al-Mukhtar, son of the leader of Libya's resistance against Italians Omar Mukhtar, arrived in Turkey on Thursday as the guest of IHH humanitarian relief foundation. Al-Mukhtar told ...

Sharif will star as Libyan revolutionary leader Omar Mukhtar in a $50 million pic scripted and financed by Libyan prexy Moammar Gaddafi. “Years of Torment,” or “Dhulm” in Arabic ...

“He is our inspiration, the spiritual leader of the Libyan revolution.” The figure is Omar Mukhtar, a 20th century resistance hero executed by Italian occupiers 80 years ago — and ...