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Mauritania accuses the opposition of provoking civil war

Mauritania prime minister Saghir Weld Mubarak yesterday accused the opposition of "provoking for a civil war." He also accused each of Libya and Burkina Faso of their attempt to make what he called "conspiracies" against the country.
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Mauritania destroys its final supply of anti-personnel mines

In a symbolic celebration attended by the Mauritania defense minister and foreign ambassadors on Sunday, the Mauritanian army blasted some 5,000 mines considered to be the last stored amounts of anti personnel mines....
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Continued acts of detention in Mauritania

The police in Mauritania continued acts of detentions which targeted almost 18 members of the Islamic trend, in addition to several unidentified persons, according to sources close to the Islamists....
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Protest demonstrations in Mauritania over Shalom's visit

Mauritania yesterday witnessed several demonstrations in protest of the visit expected to be held by the Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom to Nouakchott during this year....
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Morocco, Mauritania sign two educational cooperation accords

Morocco and Mauritania signed, in Nouakchott Thursday, two accords to develop cooperation in education and illiteracy eradication for the three coming years....
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Mauritania government increases wages to fight corruption

The Mauritanian government decided the increase of wages of ministers at a rate of 700%. Finance ministry sources said that the monthly payment of the minister increased from $ 520 to $ 3500....
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Mauritania is expected to get billions of dollars from oil revenues

Australian oil companies lead multi national consortium for oil and gas production in Mauritania expected this country to get billions of US dollars during the few coming years....
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King Mohammed starts visit to Mauritania

Morocco's King Mohammed VI arrived this Monday afternoon in Nouakchott, on a working and friendship visit, coming from Senegal....
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Morocco to help Mauritania in artificial rain

Morocco will bring technical assistance to a Mauritanian artificial rain program, it was announced at the end of private talks held here this Monday between visiting King Mohammed VI and Mauritania's president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya....
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Libya announces end to the crisis with Mauritania

The Libyan (foreign minister) Abdul Rahman Shalqam announced the end of the crisis in the relations between his country and Mauritania on the background of recent accusations against Libya of being involved in a coupe attempt against the President of Mauritania, Mu'aweya Wild Taye'....
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