Mustafa Abdul Jalil Live Blog

22 weeks 6 days ago - Poland
The chairman of Libya's National Transitional Council has called on Syria's president to step down, saying the Syrian people have the right to determine their own destiny.
 
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Friday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should quit.
 
He said Assad can always put himself up for election in a democratic vote to see if his people really want him.
 
He says "if the Syrian people are willing to choose Assad, then let it be.''
 
Abdul-Jalil spoke at a development conference in Warsaw, Poland.
Tags Bashar al Assad, Libya, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, National Transitional Council, syria
25 weeks 3 days ago - Libya

From Mustafa Abdul Jalil's press conference, Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports:

anitamcnaughtWow. #Jalil: "This report concluded there were no suspicions against the Martyr Abdel Fateh Younes".. "All data and info showed no treason"Mon Nov 28 16:33:13

Tags Abdel Fateh Younes, Anita McNaught, Mustafa Abdul Jalil
29 weeks 3 days ago - Libya

NATO has formally announced the end of its military campaign in Libya, seven months after launching an air and sea operation that helped in the overthrow and death of Muammar Gaddafi.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO secretary general, announced the end of the mission in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday.

“I had a meeting which none of us could have imagined a year ago. I had a meeting with [NTC] chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil. We discussed the successful mission that NATO and partners conducted over last seven months to save people of Libya,” Rasmussen said.

Jalil thanked Rasmussen for the successful operation on the behalf of Libyan people.

“Today, we have achieved victory by the grace of God and a resolution has been handed to put an end to NATO operation by midnight,” Jalil said.

Tags Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Muammar Gaddafi, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, NATO, Tripoli
34 weeks 5 days ago - Libya

The head of Libya's National Transitional Council says an interim government will be announced in the coming week.

Mustafa Abdul-Jalil says Libyans must united to form a new government. The NTC failed to seat a new cabinet last week amid disagreements over which cities should be represented and other issues.

Abdul-Jalil spoke to reporters after returning from New York where he and the NTC's premier Mahmoud Jibril represented Libya for the first time as a transitional government at the UN General Assembly.   [AP]

Tags Mahmoud Jibril, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, National Transitional Council
36 weeks 4 days ago - Libya

People prepare for the arrival of National Transitional Council (NTC) head Mustafa Abdul Jalil at Mitiga airport in Tripoli September 10, 2011.  [Reuters]

Tags Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC), Mitiga airport Libya, Mustafa Abdul Jalil
39 weeks 2 days ago - Libya
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is visiting Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi today after saying the likely end of Muammar Gaddafi's rule was a lesson for Middle Eastern leaders who ignore demands of their people.

During a press conference held together with Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the leader of the National Transitional Council, Davutoglu said NATO security measures are to continue until full security is established.

He also added that frozen Libyan assets should be released soon as Libyans need finances quickly. 

Here are some key Davutoglu quotes and highlights from the presser:

* After the latest rebel victories we all believe we are nearer to their aspirations. All of Turkey stands by the people of Libya.

* Libya should be free and democratic according to the wishes of its people. Its people should be unified and Libya should restore its position in the world. And its flag should be hoisted high.

* Libya has many wealth and should be in a much better position. We stand by NTC leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil. He delivered a great statement yesterday from which world leaders should learn lessons; he established the path for the Libya of the future.

* Half of the people of Turkey heart beats with Somalia and the other half with Libya.
* I repeat that we will stand by the NTC and Mustafa Abdul Jalil in the coming stage. The decisions taken by the Contact group in Istanbul paved the way for this stage.

* I exchanged with Abdul Jalil all the contacts I have held recently about the future of Libya. We will hold a meeting for top officials in the Contact group in Istanbul and we will look at the needs of Libya in the next stage.

* NATO will continue its operations until things are calm in Libya. We don’t want any area of Libya to live without peace and security.

* All Libyan assets should be unfrozen as soon as possible.  We will continue to support the NTC and Abdel Jalil.
 
In other news, Taner Yildiz, the Turkish energy minister, said Turkey wants state-owned oil and gas exploration company Turkiye Petrolleri (TPAO) to resume oil exploration and production work in Libya if security is established.

TPAO has interests in six Libyan oil wells, Yildiz said on Tuesday.
Tags ahmet davutoglu, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Oil, Turkey
43 weeks 6 hours ago - Libya

The head of the Libyan rebels' military campaign against Muammar Gaddafi has been shot dead by assailants, the top rebel leader has said.

Libyan rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Thursday that Abdel Fattah Younes was killed by assailants after he had been summoned before a judicial committee that was looking into the military operations.

Al Jazeera also speaks to Dr. Osama Kubbar of the Libya Information Centre to analysis the situation.

Tags Abdel Fattah Younes, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Video
43 weeks 6 hours ago - Libya

Libya's National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil at the Benghazi press conference announcing the death of rebel military commander Abdel Fattah Younis.

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Tags Benghazi, Libya, Libyan National Transitional Council,, Mustafa Abdul Jalil
43 weeks 6 hours ago - Libya

The death of Abdel Fattah Younes was announced at a press conference in the de facto rebel capital, Benghazi, by the head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil. He told reporters that rebel security had arrested the head of the group behind the killing.

Rebel security had arrested Younes and two of his aides early on Thursday from their operations room near the rebels' eastern front. Security officials said at the time that Younes was to be questioned about suspicions his family still had ties to Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

Tags Gaddafi, Libyan National Transitional Council,, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, NATO, protest, violence

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