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Suspected terrorist and killer of four French nationals re-arrested
Sidi Ould Sidna, a suspected member of the gang of four that shot dead four French tourists in Mauritania last December, was re-arrested Wednesday,...
German Radio Deutche Welle, and Mauritania Radio sign cooperation deal
Erik Bettermann, Director-General of the German international broadcaster, Deutche Welle (DW), and officials of the Mauritania Radio Television (RTM) have signed a cooperation agreement...
Qatar and Mauritania sign air transport deal
Mauritanian Transport Minister Ahmed Ould Mohameden and the chairman of the Qatari civil aviation department, Abdel Aziz Nouaimi , Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement...
French security man shot in Mauritania
Yesterday evening Mauritanian military shot and wounded a French national working for a private security company in Nouakchott according to Reuters. The Mauritanian military...
Mauritania qualifies for second round of ‘local’ CAN qualifier
Mauritania's national football squad, The Moura bitounes, has qualified for the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifier exclusively reserved for...
Mauritanian police blunder while tracking terror suspects
Mauritanian police forces Wednesday opened fire on unknown individuals in a house in Ksar, a Nouakchott commune, leaving two people injured one of them...
Violent offensive between suspected terrorists and police kills two
A violent clash late Monday between Mauritanian police officers and suspected terrorists left two policemen dead and several others wounded, panapress reported. Panapress quoted...
Gov’t blamed for the escape of multiple killer
The President of Mauritania's Bar Association, Ahmed Ould Youssouf Ould Cheikh Sidya, says the government should shoulder "political responsibility" for last Wednesday's escape in...
Multiple French murder suspect in court escape
Sidi Ould Sidina, an alleged member of the terrorist group suspected to have shot dead four French tourists 24 December 2007 near the city...
Emir of Qatar arrives in Nouakchott
The Emir of Qatar, Cheikh Hamed Ben Khalifa Al, was due in Nouakchott Wednesday (2 April) for a two-day visit at the invitation of...
Tunisia to help Maurirtania develop tourism industry
Mauritanian Crafts and Tourism Minister Ba Madine and her Tuinisian counterpart, Khalil Ajibi, have signed a convention aimed at boosting cooperation between the two...
Heroes’ Legend Rally starts in Mauritania
The Heroes' Legend Rally started Wednesday in Boulenouar, northern Mauritania, witnessed by several personalities, including officials from the Ministry of Crafts and Tourism, as...
More Mauritanian refugees return
Some 257 Mauritanian refugees arrived Thursday in Rosso, southern Mauritania, after 19 years in exile in Senegal, an official source told panapress here. The...
US Department commends improvement of human rights in Mauritania
The political situation and the human rights record in Mauritania made a net improvement during the past year, a report of the U S...
Hydrocarbon market opacity condemned by Oil Operators
Star Oil operators (the leader on Mauritanian and Malian markets) and Total have denounced the "conditions of opacity" in which M auritania's oil product...
113 illegal immigrants seized in Mauritania
Security forces arrested some 113 illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan off Nouadhibou, 465 km north of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, between 9 and 12 March,...
UAE company Fal Oil wins Mauritania oil bid
The Mauritanian government has selected United Arab Emirates company Fal Oil Co.Ltd to supply its oil products for the next two years from 16...
Mauritanian party calls for boycott of Danish products
Mauritania's El Vadhila majority party has called on Mauritanians and Muslims around the world to boycott Danish products, in protest against the cartoon of...
38 illegal immigrants repatriated home
Some 38 illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa were Monday night repatriated from the Mauritanian port City of Nouadhibou to their home countries, the Mauritanian...
Mauritanian foundation supports returnees
The Khattou Mint Boukhary Foundation, named after the Mauritanian First Lady, has donated six tonnes of food aid, blankets, mosquito nets and sewing machines...
Mauritania issues arrest warrants on suspected terrorists
The Mauritanian authorities have issued international warrants of arrest on Khadim Ould Seman, Abdel Kerim Braoui and Hacen Ben Iche as part of the...
party head wants country to sever relations with Denmark
The president of the mauritanian party "FADHILA", Ethman Ould Ebi El Maali, Thursday, called on the Oummah islamic states to break off ties with...
Morocco urges Algiers, Polisario to be ‘positive’ on Western Sahara
Morocco has called on Algeria and the Polisario Front to be "positive" during the fourth round of talks on the Western Sahara conflict 16-18...
Panel brainstorms on oil, gas exploration in Nouakchott
An independent scientific panel on oil and gas exploration in Mauritania has officially begun its activities, an official source told panapress Tuesday....
Moroccan King meets Mauritanian envoy
King Mohammed VI of Morocco Tuesday evening in the southern city of Marrakech met with Col. Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, the special envoy of Mauritanian...
USA contributes to community development in Mauritania
The US Ambassador in Mauritania, Mark Boulware, on Tuesday gave 80,000 dollars financial assistance to 16 local non-governmental organisations for various projects, a communiqué...
African environment journalists’ forum opens in Nouakchott
The second conference of the African Network of Environment Journalists opened Sunday, with Mauritanian Premier Zeine Ould Zeidane formally declaring the meeting open. The...
4th Euro-Mauritanian friendship marathon set for 8 March
The 4th edition of the Euro-Mauritanian friendship semi-marathon will take place 8 March, the day marking the celebration of international women's day, an EU...
AMU central bank governors meet in Tripoli
The seventh ordinary session of the Council of the Governors of Central Banks in the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) member countries opened here Thursday,...
Mauritanian Premier profers post-slavery program
Mauritanian Premier, Zeine Ould Zeidane, disclosed Saturday afternoon, a program aimed at fighting the after-effects of slavery, by working for the definitive elimination of...