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Malnutrition Is Still a Major Cause of Child Deaths
Bonko Diawara holds her 17-month-old daughter, Diarra Yattibere, as she recovers from malnutrition, at a nutrition center at Selibaby's hospital, in the Guidimakha region, Mauritania, June 2012.
AQIM confirms death in Mali of leader Abou Zeid: agency
This image released on December 25, 2012 by Sahara Media, shows one of the leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb , Abdelhamid Abu Zeid in an undisclosed place.
Mauritanian killed in accident with US officer - Boston.com
A Mauritanian was killed in an accident involving a member of the mission personnel of the U.S. Embassy, officials said Saturday.
Mali is still waiting for lasting stability
As Mali's crisis deepens, the implications for its neighbors darken. North Africa has not been immune to the vectors of insecurity emanating from northern Mali, where global, ethnic, governmental, and environmental crises have produced disorder outstripping any typical Tuareg rebellion or common West African coup.
Mauritanian killed in accident with...
A Mauritanian was killed in an accident involving a member of the mission personnel of the U.S. Embassy, officials said Saturday.
US transfers prisoner to Mauritania
A violent weather system that claimed 12 lives in Oklahoma and Arkansas amid tornadoes and flash floods gave way to clearing skies as the storms trekked toward the East Coast on Sunday.
U.S. transfers suspected senior al Qaeda member to Mauritania
U.S. authorities have transferred Younis al-Mauritani, a suspected senior member of al Qaeda previously held in Afghanistan, to Mauritania, officials in the West African nation said on Saturday.
US: Guantanamo count still 166
Alan John Miller, an Australian cult leader, is claiming to be Jesus by saying he has memories of the crucifixion.
Mauritania receives 2 prisoners from Guantanamo
A prisoner support group says that three Mauritanians - including two detainees from Guantanamo - were returned to their country late Friday night.
Mauritania receives 2 prisoners from Guantanamo
Emergency officials are preparing to survey tornado damage again this morning following the second major fatal storm to strike the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in several days.
Mauritania: Protests in Nouakchott Harbour
Protesters holding tear gas used by the authorities against them. Photo by activist Abdel Fetah Ould Habib on his Facebook page.
Malaysian National News Agency
Weststar Aviation Gets Foothold In Africa With RM500 Million Tullow Oil Contract
From Minggu Simon Lhasa LONDON, May 30 -- Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd has sealed a four-year contract worth an estimated RM500 million to provide aviation services in Mauritania to Tullow Mauritania Ltd.
AQIM continues to demonstrate its intent and ability to conduct attacks against foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens.
Mauritania is an independent republic which lies mainly in the Sahara Desert belt on the on the bulge of Africa and forms part of the West African Region.
IDB approves US$ 462 Million for New Development Projects in Member Countries
WAM DUSHANBE, 22 May, 2013 - The 290th meeting of the Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank has approved US$ 461.7 million to fund various development projects in member countries, as well as several educational projects for Muslim communities in non-member countries.
Mauritanians protest violence, rape
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Mauritania on Wednesday to denounce violence against women and demand tighter security amid a spike in assaults and rape cases in the capital Nouakchott.
Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania
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.
Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania
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.