Umar Abdul-Jalil

Rescuers dig for quake survivors in Morocco

...Mokhfi Abdul Jalil, a Marrakech resident, described how he rushed back to his house after the quake struck. He found the roof had fallen on to his car and destroyed it....

September 10, 2023

Chloe Cornish

Maldivian families strive to bring home Isis fighters’ children

...“Maybe my brother made a wrong decision,” says his brother Abdul Nasir, 43, a hospitality worker. “But we should get the children out . . . they are innocent.”...

June 17, 2019

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Pakistan

Pakistan and IMF negotiators reach $6bn loan deal

...Last month, Asad Umar resigned as finance minister, and his portfolio was taken over by Mr Shaikh....

May 12, 2019

News in-depthPakistan

Imran Khan swallows pride to clinch toughest IMF bailout yet

...In April, Mr Khan fired finance minister Asad Umar, a longtime ally, effectively replacing him with Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, a former World Bank official who comes from outside the party....

May 15, 2019

Pakistan

Pakistan opposition warns over central bank governor appointment

...Last month, Mr Khan replaced Asad Umar, the finance minister, over his failure to reach an agreement with the IMF after negotiations over several months....

May 5, 2019

Belt and Road Initiative

Pakistan rethinks its role in Xi’s Belt and Road plan

...“The previous government did a bad job negotiating with China on CPEC — they didn’t do their homework correctly and didn’t negotiate correctly so they gave away a lot,” Abdul Razak Dawood, the Pakistani...

September 9, 2018

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World

Pakistan attack: at least 20 killed in Taliban raid on university

...A Taliban leader, Khalifa Umar Mansoor, claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack....

January 20, 2016

News in-depthThe Big Read

Iraq: A divided future

...“The militias started killing people,” says Munther Abdul Ghani, 75, a retired schoolteacher in the religiously mixed Baghdad district of Sadiya. “And they killed my son.”...

July 7, 2014

US & Canadian companies

Bahrain opposition calls for inquiry into aluminium producer

...“The Bahraini people lost money,” said Abdul Jalil Khalil, a Wefaq spokesman....

December 16, 2013

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Policeman watches from armoured vehicle

...Authorities have placed moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest....

May 21, 2013

Middle East protests

Libyan interim leader warns against partition

...The self-declared National Transitional Council and the interim government of prime minister Abdul-Rahim al-Keib, both recognised internationally as Libya’s legitimate authorities, are overseeing the country...

March 7, 2012

African companies

Interim leader’s speech stuns Libyans

...But they were in line with the values of Mr Abdul-Jalil, a jurist known for his piety and devotion to Islamic law, or sharia....

October 24, 2011

Middle East protests

Islamists hit at Libya’s liberal leadership

...They complain about his hard-hitting style, and contrast it unfavourably with the consensus-building of Mr Abdul Jalil....

September 16, 2011

Libya in transition

Violence raises Libya stability concerns

...But the head of the National Transitional Council, Mostafa Abdul Jalil, claimed in an interview with Al Jazeera that the clash was the result of the internecine rivalry between various armed militia groups...

January 24, 2012

Middle East protests

Liberation declared after Gaddafi’s death

...“God Bless all the martyrs,” said Mr Abdul-Jalil, who served as justice minister under Gaddafi before joining the armed uprising against his rule....

October 23, 2011

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African companies

Banks savour sharia-compliant opportunity

...“We are working to establish Islamic banks that are far from interest,” Mr Abdul Jalil said. “There is a righteous intention to purify all of the financial laws....

November 16, 2011

Middle East protests

Egypt’s military ruler in high-profile Libya visit

...He was welcomed by Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of Libya’s National Transitional Council....

January 16, 2012

Middle East protests

Libyans celebrate amid uncertainty

...Mustafa Abdul Jalil, chairman of the National Transitional Council, warned in a speech on Friday that worries about the return of the old guard did not justify the militias' stockpiling of weapons....

February 17, 2012

Libya in transition

Captors defensive over Gaddafi son scandal

...Earlier this week Mustafa Abdul Jalil, chairman of Libya’s National Transitional Council, told the Reuters news agency that he would be moved to Tripoli as soon as the new prison was built, adding that it...

February 14, 2012

Libya in transition

Head of provisional government arrives in Tripoli

...Abdul Jalil’s arrival underscores the improvement of the security situation in the capital three weeks after rebels pushed Gaddafi from power and into hiding....

September 10, 2011

Libya in transition

Confusion over Gaddafi burial plans

...The governing NTC said that Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, the country’s interim leader, will formally declare liberation on Saturday in the eastern city of Benghazi, where the revolution against Gaddafi’s rule began...

October 21, 2011

Middle East protests

Tunisians mark first anniversary of revolution

...Jalil, who urged Tunisians to exercise patience; and Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who is himself fending off gathering economic and social discontent that some analysts say could erupt in a...

January 14, 2012

Middle East protests

Libya names interim premier

...Mostafa Abdul Jalil, chairman of the provisional National Transitional Council, who is seen as a popular and unifying figure, will retain his post....

October 31, 2011

Oil

Libya resumes oil production

...Mr Jebril – speaking on Sunday at a press conference in Tripoli a day after the arrival of the interim government leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil – said Libya had begun production of oil in eastern Libya, though...

September 11, 2011

Libya in transition

Questions grow over Gaddafi killing

...Libya’s interim leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, promised on Monday to form a committee to investigate the killings. But human rights activists in Libya questioned his sincerity....

October 25, 2011

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