World Economic Forum-NTC Chairman Jibril Outlines Libyan Challenges at World Economic Forum Special Meeting. Lucy Jay-Kennedy, Senior Media Manager, Tel.: +962 (0)77 673 8542; E-mail: lucy.jaykennedy@weforum.org Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) faces several immediate challenges, including restoring stability, collecting arms from many disparate militias and initiating reconciliation.Arab leaders must learn the right lessons from the Arab Spring, said Qatar’s prime minister.Jordan’s prime minister-designate commits to political and economic reforms.More information about the Meeting here: Dead Sea, Jordan, 22 October 2011 – Mahmoud Jibril, Chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya, outlined the challenges of building national unity in the wake of the liberation of Libya from the Ghaddafi regime.
He spoke in the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World that opened today at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Libyans feel “relieved and reborn, but the mission of rebuilding will be very hard,” he said. Libya: Mahmoud Jibril confirms presence of chemical weapons. » Libya’s NTC struggles to stay the “good guys”
As a relative unknown gets elected as interim PM in Libya, cracks begin to show in the NTC solidarity started with wrangling over Gaddafi's body. November 2, 2011 1:27 by Reuters Having picked a new prime minister, Libya’s fractious interim ruling council must now restore its own credibility, dented by unseemly haggling over Muammar Gaddafi’s rotting remains. The nature of the man’s death – insulted, battered and abused before being shot dead – has done some damage to its standing, with many observers asking themselves, just who are the men who have replaced him? “The good guys,” one Western diplomat insisted when asked that question in Tripoli last week. But the halo awarded to the so far unelected National Transitional Council (NTC), hurriedly put together as the war against Gaddafi started, is under temporary review by their foreign backers as the headaches of state-building emerge. “Your time is done, NTC,” a young Libyan blogger wrote this week. Alon Ben-Meir: The Arab Spring: Political Reforms Must Be Accompanied by Economic Developments.
Whereas political reforms are needed and necessary, no Arab country is ready for rapid and comprehensive democratic reforms without an orderly and purposeful transitional period that would be accompanied (if not preceded) by economic development programs.
Indeed, instead of producing the desired outcome of a free and vibrant new social and political order, rapid political reforms without economic development could usher in a period of continued instability. Potentially, this would pave the way for the re-emergence of totalitarian regimes that will assume power under the pretext of maintaining order and stability. Opposition political parties in Egypt, Tunisia, and now Libya have not been given enough time or a sufficient opportunity to organize or campaign freely in an effective way.
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil and Mahmoud Jibril Have Been Paving the Way for NATO’s Conquest Since 2007. A violent rebellion broke out in Benghazi, Libya on February 15th this year.
Six days later, Libyan Justice Minister Mustafa Abdul-Jalil resigned to set up an alternative government. National Transitional Council. Mustafa Abdul Jalil. Mustafa Abdul Jalil or Abdul-Jalil[1] (Arabic: مصطفى عبد الجليل, also transcribed Abdul-Jelil, Abd-al-Jalil,[2] Abdel-Jalil, Abdeljalil or Abdu Al Jeleil) (born 1952)[3] is a Libyan politician who was the Chairman of the National Transitional Council from 5 March 2011 until its dissolution on 8 August 2012.
S interim leader promises to build 'a state of law' Rebel fighters close in on Sirte NEW: Mustafa Abdel Jalil addresses a crowd at Tripoli's Martyrs SquareNEW: Saadi Gadhadi speaks to CNN's Nic RobertsonNEW: The NTC says 17 die during an attack by pro-Gadhafi forces near an oil refineryIn a purported message, Moammar Gadhafi vows 'to kill until victory'
A guide to the brave new Libya. The school attainment level of another 930 persons looking for a job ranges from 'O' to 'A' level while 265 unemployed hold diplomas or university degrees.
Out of 6,966 looking for a job, 1,269 (18%) are under the age of 25. New EU data published last week confirms that Malta still has the largest percentage of early school leavers in the EU27, standing at 36.9%. In 2010, the percentage was 14% on average in the EU27. The data released by EU's data body Eurostat, is part of the institutions' yearbook. It shows that Malta retains the top spot when it comes to early school leavers in all Europe. Malta is the only EU country which has a rate of early school leavers that surpasses the 30% mark. Portugal and Spain stand at second and third place, with 28.7% and 28.4%. Early leavers from education and training are defined as persons aged 18 to 24 who have completed at most lower secondary education and who have not received any education or training in the last four weeks. Pass notes No 3,035: Mustafa Abdul Jalil. Libyan leader's embrace of Sharia raises eyebrows. NTC leader Jalil said: "We have adopted the Islamic Sharia as the main source of law"That kind of talk could raise concerns among the fledgling government's Western backersIn many Muslim countries, Sharia law is interpreted moderatelyBut in some, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, it is interpreted and enforced strictly (CNN) -- Officials with Libya's interim government are reassuring the West that their religious views are moderate, after the country's interim leader called for the country's new laws to be based on Sharia, or Islamic law.
At a rally on Sunday in Benghazi, National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil said, "As a Muslim country, we have adopted the Islamic Sharia as the main source of law. Accordingly, any law that contradicts Islamic principles with the Islamic Sharia is ineffective legally. " "The law of marriage and divorce, which deals with polygamy -- this law is against Islamic Sharia, and is now halted," he said. Libya crisis: Profile of NTC Chair Mustafa Abdul Jalil. 22 August 2011Last updated at 13:37 Mustafa Abdul Jalil has won the support of more than 30 foreign governments for the NTC With the end in sight for Colonel Gaddafi's regime, the rebels' interim administration, the National Transitional Council (NTC), is poised to take power.
Its chairman is Mustafa Mohammed Abdul Jalil who, until February, was Libya's justice minister. Now he looks set to lead post-Gaddafi Libya. So what is known about him?