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Man charged for embassy raid
Topix - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
p> By Noiselle Champagne Nouakchott - A Mauritanian national was charged with terrorism on Tuesday in connection with an attack by gunmen on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania early this month which injured three ... via Independent Online ... more
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Reintigration Going Well, Say Returning Displaced
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
ne month has passed since the first 102 Mauritanian refugees officially returned home after some 19 years in exile in ... more
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Returning Refugees' Fears Allayed
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, February 26, 2008
ne month has passed since the first 102 Mauritanian refugees officially returned home after some 19 years in exile in Senegal. Before they left many said they feared local Mauritanians would resent them coming but those IRIN has talked with since they arrived said their fears are being allayed as... more
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Mauritania: Returning Refugees Say They Are Fitting in Well
Topix - Monday, February 25, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"I hope to have mine finished in six days" One month has passed since the first 102 Mauritanian refugees officially returned home after some 19 years in exile in Senegal. via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Morocco: Terrorist network dismantled
Topix - Sunday, February 24, 2008
p> Authorities believe the network has links to al-Qaeda and local terror groups, the official MAP news agency reported Wednesday night. via Ynetnews ... more
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Steel firm to invest more in Mauritania
Topix - Friday, February 22, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Together with major producers like Australia and Brazil, Mauritania is a trump for us" NOUAKCHOTT: Qatar Steel sees Mauritania as a key source of iron ore and may make further investments in the West African country after paying $375mn for a stake in a steel plant... more
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Rusted Graveyard
Topix - Wednesday, February 20, 2008
p> Strange dealings in the Western Saharan have left the coastal town of Nouadhibou in a sorry state. via Lakeland Boating ... more
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Update - Appeal Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Newspaper Editor
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, February 19, 2008
n appeal court in Nouakchott confirmed the one-year imprisonment sentence imposed on Abdel Fettah Ould Abeidna, managing editor of the Al-Aqsa newspaper, for defaming businessman Mohamed Ould Bouammatou, on February 11, ... more
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Suspects in court over Israeli embassy blast in Mauritania
Topix - Monday, February 18, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"They (the suspects) are seven in total. Police will place them before the public prosecutor, who will also examine the dossier against them" Seven suspected Islamist extremists appeared before the public prosecutor in Nouakchott Monday to be quizzed on their alleged role in an attack on... more
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Western Sahara: UN envoys continues consultations in the region
Topix - Monday, February 18, 2008
p> The United Nations envoy for Western Sahara is continuing his in-depth consultations with the parties and neighbouring countries in the region ahead of the next round of scheduled talks between Morocco and the ... via United Nations ... more
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Bush names ambassador in Doha
Topix - Saturday, February 16, 2008
p> PRESIDENT George W Bush has nominated Joseph Evan LeBaron as the new US ambassador to Qatar. via Gulf Times ... more
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Mauritania: International Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Topix - Friday, February 15, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"Let's help her grow beautiful and pure" Hadia was a happy and healthy six-year-old girl living in a suburb of Nouakchott when her aunt Fatima came to visit. via UNICEF News ... more
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Appeals Court Upholds One-Year Prison Sentence for Editor Accused of Defaming Businessman
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 13, 2008
n 11 February 2008, an appeals court in Nouakchott confirmed the one-year prison sentence imposed on Abdel Fettah Ould Abeidna, managing editor of the "Al-Aqsa" newspaper, for defaming businessman Mohamed Ould ... more
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Security Beefed Up in Mauritanian Hotels to Ward Off Threat of Terrorist Activity
Topix - Wednesday, February 13, 2008
p> Global Insight February 13, 2008 In Brief 221 words Hotels Kissy Agyeman Security in the usually peaceful north-west African country of Mauritania is to be boosted in tourist areas, as the perceived threat of ... via Hotels ... more
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Locust Swarms Cause Panic But No Damage
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 13, 2008
ocusts have been spotted in the Chemama region of south western Mauritania, causing panic among the local population, according to Yaghoub Ould Moussa, mayor of Keur Macene, a town on the Senegal border, but experts say the insects do not pose a threat to ... more
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Mauritanian President Due in Banjul
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, February 13, 2008
resident Mohammed Sheikh Abdallah of Mauritania is expected to make his maiden visit to Banjul in two weeks ... more
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First Quantum Minerals Publishes Resource for Guelb Moghrein Copper-Gold Mine in Mauritania
Topix - Wednesday, February 13, 2008
p> First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce the completion of an independent mineral resource estimate for the Mauritania Copper Mines S.A. Guelb Moghrein copper-gold mine in Mauritania, Northwest ... via Market Wire ... more
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Al Qudra Holding signs MOU with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Topix - Tuesday, February 12, 2008
p> The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Al Qudra Holding, the leading investment company in the UAE, and the Mauritanian government opens new vistas for commitment, cooperation and mutual gain. via AME Info ... more
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'Local' Saudis killed with Libi
Topix - Monday, February 11, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The one who cannot (fight) should support his mujahedeen (holy warrior) brothers who are fighting the Jews and the Christians and their agents among the apostates" KUWAIT : Tawari Rakhis Al-Mutairi, a Saudi national who resided in Jahra before going to Afghanistan, died along with Abu... more
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France vows support to Mauritania in wake of attacks : minister
Topix - Saturday, February 09, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"If it is wanted that there is a viable Palestinian state, then it is obviously necessary to talk with Israelis" France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Friday threw his country's support behind Mauritania, a northwest African Islamic republic hit by three extremist terror attacks since December.... more
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