Mauritania News http://www.topix.com/world/mauritania http://www.topix.com/rss/world/mauritania.xml News on Mauritania continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Bush names ambassador in Doha http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/bush-names-ambassador-in-doha?fromrss=1 PRESIDENT George W Bush has nominated Joseph Evan LeBaron as the new US ambassador to Qatar. via Gulf Times

]]> Gulf Times Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:40:16 GMT 080216C91L20 0 Mauritania: International Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/mauritania-international-day-of-zero-tolerance-on-female-genital-mutilation-cutting?fromrss=1 "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

]]> UNICEF News Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:37:08 GMT 0802145IS062 0 Security Beefed Up in Mauritanian Hotels to Ward Off Threat of Terrorist Activity http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/security-beefed-up-in-mauritanian-hotels-to-ward-off-threat-of-terrorist-activity?fromrss=1 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

]]> Hotels Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:05:47 GMT 0802133QEFCK 0 First Quantum Minerals Publishes Resource for Guelb Moghrein Copper-Gold Mine in Mauritania http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/first-quantum-minerals-publishes-resource-for-guelb-moghrein-copper-gold-mine-in-mauritania?fromrss=1 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

]]> Market Wire Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:13:04 GMT 0802135TRHS4 0 Al Qudra Holding signs MOU with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/al-qudra-holding-signs-mou-with-the-islamic-republic-of-mauritania?fromrss=1 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

]]> AME Info Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:16:34 GMT 080212GQ5CJU 0 'Local' Saudis killed with Libi http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/local-saudis-killed-with-libi?fromrss=1 "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 Laith Al-Libi - a top al-Qaeda commander reported killed last week in the latest US ... via Arab Times

]]> Arab Times Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:32:05 GMT 080211DJAGCA 0 France vows support to Mauritania in wake of attacks : minister http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/france-vows-support-to-mauritania-in-wake-of-attacks-minister?fromrss=1 "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. via The Tocqueville Connection

]]> The Tocqueville Connection Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:00:01 GMT 080209LNFM57 0 Al-Qaida claims responsibility for shooting attack on Israeli Embassy in Mauritania http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/al-qaida-claims-responsibility-for-shooting-attack-on-israeli-embassy-in-mauritania?fromrss=1 Al-Qaida claimed responsibility early Sunday morning for Friday's shooting attack at the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania that wounded three French nationals. via Haaretz Daily News

]]> Haaretz Daily News Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:32:00 GMT 080208M6ROL9 0 Outreach Update 07.02.08. http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/outreach-update-07-02-08?fromrss=1 RED DUST OF MALI for Motorcycle Outreach Expedition After six days of riding through the West African desert and Sahel, the GlobeBusters / Motorcycle Outreach Research Expedition has reached Kayes in Mali, a ... via Inside Bikes News

]]> Inside Bikes News Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:40:04 GMT 080207E0VIUT 0 Al-Qaeda claims attack on Israel's embassy in Mauritania: Al Jazeera http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/al-qaeda-claims-attack-on-israels-embassy-in-mauritania-al-jazeera?fromrss=1 "Al-Qaeda claims the attack against the Israeli embassy buildings in Nouakchott"

The Al-Qaeda terror group has claimed an attack on the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, Al Jazeera television reported Sunday. via Raw Story

]]> Raw Story Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:11:21 GMT 080206NL1CM2 0 US intel: Al-Qaeda may move outside Iraq http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/us-intel-al-qaeda-may-move-outside-iraq?fromrss=1 "Al-Qaeda remains the pre-eminent threat against the United States, both here at home and abroad"

"They may deploy resources to mount attacks outside the country." Mike McConnell told a Senate hearing, although he also said that fewer than 100 terrorists have moved to establish cells in other countries. via Ynetnews

]]> Ynetnews Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:55:29 GMT 080205O10URD 0 Shooters Are Sought in Israeli Embassy Attack in Mauritania http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/shooters-are-sought-in-israeli-embassy-attack-in-mauritania?fromrss=1 "The opposition savagely attacked Israel because of the situation in Gaza. The media criticized Israel blatantly and exaggeratedly."

Investigators from Mauritania, Israel and the United States were searching for men who opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in the Mauritanian capital early on Friday, and struggling to determine the motive and ... via The Dispatch

]]> The Dispatch Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:34:47 GMT 080204BF6U4Q 0 Fears of Rising Religious Extremism in Tolerant Democracy http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/fears-of-rising-religious-extremism-in-tolerant-democracy?fromrss=1 "There are also more veiled women and more bearded men. We've let this develop without realizing [it]."

PHOTO: The main mosque in Nouakchott - Mauritania adopted Islam as the state religion in 1991. via World Press Review

]]> World Press Review Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:24:25 GMT 080203690BG8 2 al-Qaida Affiliate Claims Embassy Attack http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/al-qaida-affiliate-claims-embassy-attack?fromrss=1 An al-Qaida affiliate claimed responsibility for a shooting attack on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania's capital, saying it was retaliating against Israeli policies in the Gaza Strip, an Arab television station reported Saturday.

At least one gunman opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania early Friday, setting off a gunbattle with guards that wounded three bystanders, including three French citizens. Guards at the embassy returned fire, but no embassy staff were wounded.

The Arab satellite TV station Al-Jazeera said that Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa, an affiliate of Osama bin Laden's terror network, issued a statement saying it had carried out the attack as a reprisal against Israel's actions in Gaza. Read more

]]> The Associated Press Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:31:23 GMT 08020277AOVI 0 Mauritania: Shooting may not have been against embassy http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/mauritania-shooting-may-not-have-been-against-embassy?fromrss=1 "And proof of this is that none of the assailants pointed his weapon towards it at first, but rather only when the embassy guards opened fire at them"

Security forces arrest three young men suspected of involvement in shooting against Israeli embassy on Friday. via Ynetnews

]]> Ynetnews Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:39:51 GMT 080202394OAC 0 Gunmen attack Israeli embassy in Mauritania http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/gunmen-attack-israeli-embassy-in-mauritania?fromrss=1 Gunmen attack Israeli embassy in Mauritania Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania on Friday, causing several injuries, witnesses said, in an attack condemned by Israel. via Turkish Daily News

]]> Turkish Daily News Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:02:55 GMT 080201TBJFRA 0 Five wounded in Israeli embassy attack http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/02/five-wounded-in-israeli-embassy-attack?fromrss=1 "I confirm that shots were aimed at our embassy from the street,'' he said. "I confirm that no one was wounded among the embassy staff or among the Mauritanians working for the embassy."

A GROUP of six men have opened fire with automatic weapons the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, wounding five people including a "foreign woman", a witness said. via News.com.au

]]> News.com.au Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:35:39 GMT 080201BM3NTU 0 Islamic gunmen attack Israeli embassy http://www.topix.net/world/mauritania/2008/01/islamic-gunmen-attack-israeli-embassy?fromrss=1 Six gunmen opened fire on the Israeli Embassy in Nouakchott, in the northwest African country of Mauritania early Friday morning, trading fire with guards before fleeing screaming "Allah Akbar," witnesses said. via Jerusalem Post

]]> Jerusalem Post Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:06:02 GMT 080131M9PAB0 0