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In a conference at Manama, 17 Arab states participated. Shaikha Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the first lady of Bahrain and the chairperson of the Arab Women’s Organization said that if Arab countries want ’sustainable’ development then it would...
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The leader of a coup that ousted Mauritania’s elected government gave up power Wednesday, freeing him to seek the presidency in balloting aimed at returning...
made popular Apr 16 2009
AP, Jerusalem
Israeli foreign ministry officials say the government of Mauritania is expelling the Israeli ambassador and his staff from the overwhelmingly Muslim West African...
made popular Mar 6 2009
It seems the men in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania consider women nothing more than animals. The new military junta (that seized power last August from a...
made popular Mar 4 2009
AP, Nouakchott
Mauritania’s foreign minister says his nation is suspending diplomatic ties with Israel over the fighting in Gaza.
made popular Jan 16 2009
AP, Nouakchott
Security forces early Sunday forcibly removed Mauritania’s recently deposed president from the village where he had been under house arrest, his daughter said.
made popular Dec 21 2008
AP, Nouakchott
The daughter of Mauritania’s recently deposed president says security forces have taken her father from his village in the middle of the night.
made popular Dec 21 2008
AP, Nouakchott
The leaders of Mauritania’s recent coup have agreed to free the country’s president, who has been under house arrest since the military takeover four months...
made popular Dec 14 2008
AP, Dakar
The torture of prisoners including al-Qaida suspects has increased under the military junta that rules Mauritania, where security forces routinely abuse detainees with...
made popular Dec 3 2008
AP, Nouakchott
The military junta that ousted Mauritania’s president released the former leader Thursday in response to international pressure, police and his family said.
made popular Nov 13 2008
AP, Nouakchott
Police fired tear gas and used batons to beat back union activists demanding the reinstatement of Mauritania’s deposed president.
made popular Oct 8 2008
Mauritania’s army says it has found the bodies of 12 soldiers who were abducted earlier this week in an ambush by a suspected al-Qaeda branch.
made popular Sep 24 2008
AP, Nouakchott
Suspected al-Qaida militants killed 12 Mauritanian soldiers Monday, two senior officials said. The attack, which came after the terror group promised to avenge the...
made popular Sep 15 2008
AP, Nouakchott
Mauritanian legislators selected eight colleagues Tuesday to serve as a High Court that will try the recently ousted president, standing by the new ruling military...
made popular Sep 2 2008
AP, Nouakchott
More than two-thirds of lawmakers in Mauritania’s parliament have signed a declaration in favor of last week’s army-led coup.
made popular Aug 13 2008
AP, Nouakchott
The military junta that overthrew Mauritania’s government last week adopted a law Tuesday transferring the power of the presidency to the head of the junta.
made popular Aug 12 2008
AP, Nouakchott
The leaders of Mauritania’s recent coup say they have released the prime minister and three other high-ranking officials of the toppled government.
made popular Aug 11 2008
AP, Nouakchott
The leaders of Mauritania’s recent coup say they have released the prime minister and three other high-ranking officials of the toppled government.
made popular Aug 11 2008
AP, Nouakchott
The leader of Mauritania’s coup said the democratically elected president he deposed would not be released because of “security concerns,” a...
made popular Aug 9 2008
AP, Addis Ababa
The African Union says it has frozen Mauritania’s membership in the wake of a coup in the country.
made popular Aug 9 2008
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