Poets and playwrights gathered in a weekly cultural salon called the Omar Mukhtar Association to rail against colonial rule across the region, and after 1951, against the Libyan monarchy.

SULUQ, Libya (Reuters) - Near the grave of Libyan resistance hero Omar Al-Mukhtar, insurgents have painted a wall the rebel tricolour, ripped Muammar's Gaddafi's name from a stone plaque and ...

Omar Al-Mukhtar University, is a public university located in Al Bayda, Libya. It was established in 1961, and is named after the Libyan national hero Omar Al-Mukhtar, who led the resistance against ...