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Locally made ceramics for sale in Gharyan.

A potter works at a ceramics workshop in the town of Gharyan, about 100km (60 miles) south-west of the capital Tripoli. All photos: AFP

Gharyan sculpted a reputation for ceramics generations ago, but fragile demand is forcing potters to seek new markets on Instagram and Facebook.

Potters in Gharyan face a competitive disadvantage against rivals from more politically stable countries.

Potteries in Gharyan essentially stopped developing in the 1980s and are struggling to keep pace with modernisation.

Businesses across Libya face daunting logistical challenges and an archaic banking system.

There's also a lack of basic materials, which potters have to import at high prices, and unstable demand.

Ceramic pots dry in the sun at a workshop in Gharyan.

Ceramic pots are loaded onto a truck.

Locally made ceramics for sale in Gharyan.

A potter works at a ceramics workshop in the town of Gharyan, about 100km (60 miles) south-west of the capital Tripoli. All photos: AFP

Gharyan sculpted a reputation for ceramics generations ago, but fragile demand is forcing potters to seek new markets on Instagram and Facebook.

Potters in Gharyan face a competitive disadvantage against rivals from more politically stable countries.

Potteries in Gharyan essentially stopped developing in the 1980s and are struggling to keep pace with modernisation.

Businesses across Libya face daunting logistical challenges and an archaic banking system.

There's also a lack of basic materials, which potters have to import at high prices, and unstable demand.

Ceramic pots dry in the sun at a workshop in Gharyan.

Ceramic pots are loaded onto a truck.

Locally made ceramics for sale in Gharyan.

Libyan potters seek online customers – in pictures

Rescue workers search for people at the site of an Israeli air strike that hit central Beirut. AP

Large blasts level eight-storey building in central Beirut - in pictures

A fire ripped through hundreds of houses in a closely built residential area of the Philippine capital, Manila.

Fire destroys hundreds of homes in a closely built residential area of Manila - in pictures