Mauritania
Women’s rights in Islam: Fighting for equality before the law
Features/Interviews
May 23, 2020
Women’s rights in Islam: Fighting for equality before the law
In countries that practice Islamic law, legal reforms to advance the status of women tend to fail due to hard-liners…
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
World
December 5, 2019
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat…
African leaders set to sign landmark trade deal at AU Summit
World
July 7, 2019
African leaders set to sign landmark trade deal at AU Summit
African leaders will meet Sunday in Niger for the African Union (AU) summit, to sign a landmark free trade agreement,…
Draw for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations takes place Friday
Egypt
April 12, 2019
Draw for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations takes place Friday
The draw for the 2019 African Cup of Nations will take place 8:00 pm on Friday, set to broadcast live…
Qatar sends 24 armored vehicles to Mali
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Qatar sends 24 armored vehicles to Mali
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar has airlifted 24 armored vehicles to Mali, in a move it said would help the countries…
Mauritania votes to abolish Senate
World
August 7, 2017
Mauritania votes to abolish Senate
Mauritanians have voted in a referendum to abolish their Senate, in a victory for President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Opposition…
Mauritanian justice minister in Cairo ahead of rescheduled Arab Summit
Egypt
May 15, 2016
Mauritanian justice minister in Cairo ahead of rescheduled Arab Summit
Mauritania's justice minister arrived in Cairo on Sunday at the start of a visit aimed at making preparations for the…
Egypt, Mauritania sign six agreements, memos
Egypt
April 3, 2016
Egypt, Mauritania sign six agreements, memos
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz signed six agreements and memorandums of understanding between…
Cairo hosts Egyptian-Mauritanian presidential summit
Egypt
April 3, 2016
Cairo hosts Egyptian-Mauritanian presidential summit
A summit will take place on Sunday between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Abdel…
Egyptian cinema festival held in Mauritania
Cinema/TV
April 3, 2015
Egyptian cinema festival held in Mauritania
Ambassador Ahmed Fadel Yacoub, the Egyptian ambassador in Nouakchott inaugurated on Thursday evening, in the Mauritanian Museum in Nouakchott the…