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Women migrants reduced to sex slaves in Libya 'hell'

Caroline Nelly Perrot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 12:24 PM

Most of the others who'd experienced Libya had also been forced into prostitution, raped or sexually assaulted, said Mongi Slim, head of the local Red Crescent. Read more »

Latest Mediterranean migrants tragedy a time for shame, Pope Francis says

Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 09:26 PM

Pope Francis said on Sunday that "now is the time for shame" after 130 migrants were feared dead in the Mediterranean and a U.N. organisation accused states of not responding to distress calls. Read more »

Mga labi ng 4 OFWs sa Libya na pinaslang ng Isis noong 2015 natagpuan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 08:30 PM

Hiling ng kanilang pamilya na maiuwi na sana ang mga bangkay. Read more »

After 6 years, remains of Filipino workers kidnapped, killed in Libya finally found

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 08:42 AM

The remains of four Filipino oil workers kidnapped and killed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Libya in 2015 have been located in a cemetery in Derna, Libya on Monday. Read more »

Libya rivals agree on implementation of ceasefire deal: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 08:29 AM

Rival Libyan military officers have agreed on a road map for implementing a ceasefire deal reached last month, UN acting envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams said Tuesday.  Read more »

UN hails 'progress' as military rivals meet in Libya

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 08:10 AM

Rival Libyan military officers began talks Monday on home soil for the first time following a ceasefire agreement last month, discussing implementation of the deal.   Read more »

Pope expresses support for detained fishermen in Libya

Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 09:21 PM

Pope Francis expressed support on Sunday for 18 fishermen held in Libya, weighing in on a standoff between Italy and the administration of Khalifa Haftar, one of the North African country's two rival leaders. Read more »

600 OFWs mula Saudi Arabia, South Africa nakauwi na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 11:02 PM

Daan-daang overseas Filipino workers mula Saudi Arabia at South Africa na naabutan ng COVID-19 pandemic ang nakauwi na ng bansa. Read more »

Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 14 11:46 PM

Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and protect refugees and migrants he said were victims of cruelty. Read more »

PH Embassy in Libya warns Filipinos to flee areas under artillery strike

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 06:07 PM

The embassy said no Filipinos were hurt but it urged those in Al Afia and Al Nahr Company to seek shelter elsewhere because of expected artillery strikes.   Read more »

Pinay nurse sugatan sa artillery fire sa Libya

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 04:03 PM

Sugatan ang isang 60-anyos na Pinay nurse nang tamaan ng shrapnel mula sa artillery fire sa Libya nitong Sabado ng tanghali, ayon sa Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more »

40 Filipinos in Libya want to return home as virus, conflict strike: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 01:31 PM

Some 40 Filipinos in Libya have requested the Philippine government to bring them home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict, an envoy said Monday.   Read more »

UN condemns water shutoff to Libyan capital

Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 08:09 AM

TUNIS - The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya on Friday condemned the cutting off of water supply to the capital Tripoli over the past week as "particularly reprehensible" and said it must stop immediately. Read more »

War brings unexpected benefits to 'virus-free' Libya

Jihad Dorgham,Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 12:01 PM

The constant closures of Tripoli's only functioning airport and limited links with the outside world have so far buffered the North African country from COVID-19, unlike many of its neighbors. Read more »

Kin of OFWs slain by Islamic State in Libya seek closure 5 years after killings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 06:27 PM

The families of four Filipino migrant workers believed to be executed by terror group Islamic State in Libya in 2015 are clamoring for closure as the bodies of the victims were never recovered by authorities. Read more »

Asia shares camp on high ground, oil up on Libya shutdown

Wayne Cole, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 09:03 AM

Oil prices jumped as oilfields in southwest Libya began shutting down after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar closed a pipeline, potentially reducing national output to a fraction of its normal level. Read more »

World powers agree new push for Libya peace

Imed Lamloum, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 06:53 AM

World leaders committed Sunday to ending all foreign meddling in Libya's war and to uphold a weapons embargo at a Berlin summit, as part of a broader plan to end the spiraling conflict.   Read more »

Filipinos in Libya told: Evacuate despite ceasefire talks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 08:49 AM

Filipinos in Libya still need to evacuate away from previous encounter sites in the capital even as the UN-recognized government and strongman General Khalifa Haftar ironed out a ceasefire agreement, an envoy said Tuesday.    Read more »

DFA to Filipinos in Tripoli: Evacuate or request repatriation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 08:23 PM

Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Elmer Cato said 5 nurses fled a housing compound in Tarik Shuk District after it was struck by an artillery shell on Wednesday.  Read more »

Filipinos in Libya urged: Prepare for evacuation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 09:31 AM

The Philippine Embassy in Libya on Wednesday urged Filipinos to prepare for evacuation in areas with intense firefights. Read more »