Thank you for your reading and interest in the news Pope Francis urges help for migrants and end to fighting in Libya and now with detailsHind Al Soulia - Riyadh - Pope Francis on Sunday urged international bodies as well as political and military leaders to stop the violence in Libya and to end the plight of migrants, refugees and others trapped there. Speaking from a window at his Vatican residence on St Peter’s Square, the Pope told the faithful he included his concerns in his prayers in recent days. “I am following the dramatic situation in Libya with great apprehension,” he said. The pope also said he prayed for “the thousands of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons in Libya”. After Qaddafi’s fall, Libya also emerged as a major transit point for African and Arab migrants fleeing war and poverty to Europe.

Source: Libya Today June 14, 2020 20:10 UTC