BENGHAZI: Libya’s principal eastern city may be best known as the cradle of a revolution, but it has lately scored an improbable first for the conflict-riven country – a salt spa. The Opal centre in Benghazi, where citizens rose up against dictator Moamer Kadhafi’s rule a decade ago, opened Libya’s first-ever artificial salt caves to clients last October. In another room, with crystal covered walls and resembling a cave, a machine propels iodine-laden salt particles through the air. Semblance of normalityThe Opal “centre has met its public,” enthused Werfalli, even if the years of instability makes business success difficult to predict. The centre’s opening coincided with a ceasefire agreed in October by the main players in Libya’s conflict — Haftar’s eastern-based forces and rival authorities in the capital Tripoli.

Source: Libya Today March 01, 2021 02:03 UTC