Dec 15 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Libya’s Character

By Shahrazad Kablan.Washington DC, 15 December 2012:I was perplexed with so many conflicting emotions that engulfed me as I heard of the questioning o...

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Dec 13 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Women in Libya are in a state of denial regarding women’s rights in Libya

By Magdulien Abaida.13 December 2012: The first thing women’s rights activists in Libya mention about women’s rights in Libya now, is that having 33...

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Jalil ordered not to leave country
Dec 12 Michel Cousins

Jalil ordered not to leave country

By Mohamed Eljarh.Mustafa Abdul Jalil is being questioned over the killing of General Abdul Fatah Younis last year.Tripoli, 12 December:The former cha...

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Don't just focus on the negatives, Libyan female activist tells BBC interviewer
Dec 9 thomwestcott

Don't just focus on the negatives, Libyan female activist tells BBC interviewer

By Tom Westcott. Alaa Murabit, founder and chairwoman of the Voice of Libyan Women, who told BBC Woman's Hour interviewer that women in Libya are maki...

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Opinion: Handover ceremony - Mustafa Abdul Jalil controversial to the end
Aug 11 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Handover ceremony - Mustafa Abdul Jalil controversial to the end

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 11 August: Islam, democracy, personal freedoms, secularism and the new LibyaThe handover ceremony between Libya’s unelected an...

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Jalil flies to Mecca for Umrah
Aug 9 George Grant

Jalil flies to Mecca for Umrah

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 9 August:Mustafa Abdul Jalil flew to Saudi Arabia today to perform Umrah at Mecca, one day after standing down as head of the...

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Jalil in headscarf controversy as first row erupts at National Congress
Aug 9 George Grant

Jalil in headscarf controversy as first row erupts at National Congress

By George Grant.Sarah Elmesallati was midway through her presentation when Mustafa Abdul Jalil ordered her off the stage (Photo: George Grant)Tripoli,...

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NTC reign ends as race for power in National Congress begins
Aug 9 George Grant

NTC reign ends as race for power in National Congress begins

By George Grant.Outgoing NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil (right) and Prime Minister Abdurrahim Al-Kib (left) at the handover ceremony (Photo: George...

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Jalil scotches rumours of future involvement in Jibril presidential council
Aug 8 George Grant

Jalil scotches rumours of future involvement in Jibril presidential council

Tripoli, 8 August:NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil has denied rumours that he will be involved in forming a presidential council following the establi...

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Jalil left stranded in Bayda 24 hours ahead of NTC handover ceremony in Tripoli
Aug 7 George Grant

Jalil left stranded in Bayda 24 hours ahead of NTC handover ceremony in Tripoli

By George Grant.Mustafa Abdul Jalil on an airport bus recently. He is hoping to repeat the experience before the opening of the National Congress tomo...

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