Children perform on stage at the Libya National Children’s Theater during its reopening ceremony in Tripoli, Libya, Feb. 8, 2026. (AA Photo)After years of dust and closure, the stage lights are back on in Tripoli. Its new identity as the Libya National Children's Theater marks the end of a lengthy period in which the site had been shut down and left out of service. Guests attend the reopening ceremony of the restored Ottoman-era theater in Tripoli, Libya, Feb. 8, 2026. A Libyan child performs on stage during the reopening ceremony of a restored Ottoman-era theater in Tripoli, Libya, Feb. 8, 2026.
