Mauritania : News

[Magharebia]Nouakchott -A Nouakchott criminal court on Tuesday (May 14th) sentenced a gendarme convicted of spying for al-Qaeda to 10 years of hard labour. (AllAfrica)

It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.

The man who acted as the spokesman for one of the three al-Qaida-linked groups occupying northern Mali turned himself in over the weekend to Mauritanian authorities on the border, an intelligence official briefed on the matter confirmed on Monday.

WAM ABU DHABI, May 16th, 2013 -- Dr. Tariq Ahmed Al Hidan, Assistant Foreign Minister for Political Affairs has met in his office at the ministry Hamid Ould Ahmed Taleb, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the UAE.

The Defense Department is poised to trim the number of civilian furlough days from 14 to 11 or fewer as it tries to find ways to deal with mandatory spending cuts, and is likely to let the military services expand... The Defense Department is poised to trim the number of civilian furlough days from 14 to 11 or fewer as it tries to find ways to deal ... (more)

Aaron Yoon, seen in a 2006 yearbook photo from South Collegiate Institute in London, Ont., was in a Mauritanian court on Monday as prosecutors argued that his two-year sentence on terror-related charges should be raised to 10 years.

It operates two types of deposits, namely, Hematite and Magnetite. The hematite deposite is located in the areas of Idjil of the Kedia and M'Haoudat. The magnetite deposit is located in the area of Tiris.

[Magharebia]Journalists in Mauritania and Tunisia commemorated World Press Freedom Day on Friday (May 3rd) under very different circumstances. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Nouakchott -Young European and Mauritanian musicians plan to hold a joint concert next Thursday (May 9th) to promote cross-cultural dialogue and peaceful co-existence. The "Europe Day" event is being sponsored by the EU delegation, the Spanish and German embassies, as well as the French Institute in Nouakchott. (AllAfrica)

KATHMANDU 07 May 2013 (IRIN) - Refugees and asylum seekers face a host of challenges when crossing borders, but the obstacles are particularly pronounced for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI) persons, say experts. (irinnews.org)

The Indian government, through the Exim Bank of India, is assisting several African countries in building their physical and social infrastructure that is worth an estimated $260 million.

Adrienne Arsenault is a correspondent for CBC News and its flagship TV newscast, The National, based in Toronto.

At least one of the two Canadians who took part in a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant had worked at the facility, CBC News has learned.

Outside our tent on a beach about 100 miles north of the capital, the Atlantic Ocean was glittering under the midday sun and a fresh tuna was searing on a grill.

Alert Mauritania Assistance to Malian Refugees and Host Communities Geneva, 7 May 2013 1. Brief description of the emergency and impact The 2011 drought in the Sahel region has created food insecurity and malnutrition in Mauritania.

[IFRC]It is hot and the midday sun scorches the sand. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Observer]We wish to commend The Gambia- Mauritania Joint Ministerial Task force that just wrapped-up a forum to explore the bilateral ties between the two countries. A close scrutiny of the relationship between the two countries would reveal that the factors that unite them as one nation are far greater than the geographical distance that separates them. History has it that Gambian legend, Kunta Kinteh's grandfather was a Mauritanian. Apart from this single historical fact, the two countries are bound by a number o (AllAfrica)

[Daily Observer]The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Monday called on the vice president and minister of Women's Affairs, Her Excellency Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, at State House. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Observer]The inaugural meeting of the Ministerial Task Force between the Government of The Gambia and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is currently underway at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi. (AllAfrica)

[IFRC]Just hours after touching down in Mauritania on 24 April for his first visit to the west African country, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Mr Taderatu Kono? was sitting down to tea with the country's Minister of Social Affairs and Family, her Excellency, Aicha Vall Mint Michel. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Rabat and Mohamed Foily in Nouakchott -Raja Casablanca held their spot atop the Botola ladder with 56 points after the Day 26 derby against city rivals Wydad on Sunday (April 28th). (AllAfrica)

[IFRC]Nouakchott -Tadateru Kono?, the president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), has undertaken his first mission to Mauritania where he witnessed first-hand the work the Mauritanian Red Crescent is doing to combat food insecurity in the region. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Nouakchott -Morocco and Mauritania agreed this week to partner for more than a dozen new social and economic projects, from vocational training to energy. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Nouakchott -Mauritania on April 21st named Irabiha Mint Abdel Weddoud as the first female head of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH). (AllAfrica)

JOHANNESBURG 27 February 2013 (IRIN) - New data from the World Bank has revealed that African migrants pay more to send money home to their families than any other migrant group in the world. (irinnews.org)

DAKAR 18 December 2012 (IRIN) - Over 700,000 people could be displaced if military intervention goes ahead next year in northern Mali, according to preliminary estimates by humanitarian agencies, who stress that the numbers are just approximations. (irinnews.org)

Slahi returns to Mauritania. He had left the country 12 years earlier, at the age of 18, on a scholarship to study in Germany.

[UNHCR]This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 19 April 2013, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. (AllAfrica)

[Magharebia]Nouakchott -French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius made the announcement on Monday (April 15th) following his meeting with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. (AllAfrica)

[MAP]Rabat -HM King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolence to the Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdelaziz, following the death of his brother, Ahmadou Ould Abdelaziz. (AllAfrica)

DAKAR 17 April 2013 (IRIN) - Some 70,000 Malian refugees in Mauritania are facing enormous hardships and, as political and ethnic tensions persist back home, the prospect of a prolonged displacement. (irinnews.org)