Mauritanian

HM King congratulates Mauritanian President

Manama - Emirates Voice

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa sent a cable of congratulations and good wishes to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on his country's Independence DayRead more

Death penalty for Mauritania blogger reduced to 2 years

Nouakchott - Emirates Voice

A Mauritanian appeals court on Thursday reduced the death penalty for a blogger accused of blasphemy to a two-year jail term, a legal source said, after a case that had drawn protests from rights watchdogs. Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, who will be released as he has been in custody since 2014, was also fined 60,000 ouguiyas (146 euros, $169)Read more

Emir Sends Cable of Condolences

Doha - Emirates Voice

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of condolences to HE President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on the death of former Mauritanian President Ely Ould Mohamed Vall. Source: QNARead more

Mauritanian President Receives Message from Niger Counterpart

Nouakchott - Arab Today

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz received a message from his Niger counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou, dealing with bilateral relations between the two countries and issues of common concern. The message was delivered by the minister of environment and sustainable development special envoy of the President of the Niger Mustafa Korba during a meeting with Mauritanian President today. The meetingRead more

Mauritanian President Receives Message from Niger Counterpart

Nouakchott - Arab Today

Carving out space for women entrepreneurs

Mauritania - ArabToday

“I was in my thirties, trying to maintain a small business in Nouakchott. It was very difficult. People would frown upon me and other women entrepreneurs. To them, we were women who dealt with men, who travelled without their families to bring goods. In their eyes, we were bad women,” Lematt Bent Makeya, founder of Mauritania’s first women’s market, toldRead more

Mauritanian President inaugurates bin Zayed College

Nouakchott - Arab Today

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Friday in Nouakchott inaugurated a defence college named after His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The inauguration coincided with Mauritania's celebration of Independence Day. Those who attended the ceremony included Ambassador of the UAE to Mauritania Abdullah MasoudRead more

Sisi meets special envoy of Mauritanian president

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received here Sunday special envoy of Mauritanian president and Justice Minister Ibrahim Ould Dadah, who arrived here earlier today. The Mauritian envoy handed over an invitation from Mauritian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to President Sisi to attend the upcoming Arab summit, which will be held in Nouakchott at the end of July, said PresidentialRead more

Egyptian media center established in Nouakchott for training Mauritanians

Nouakchott - MENA

An Egyptian media center has officially started to work in Nouakchott to train Mauritanian journalists and media specialists on media cutting edge technologies. Egypt's center for cultural and educational relations launched its first program to train about 50 Mauritanians on Photoshop basic rules, head of the center Nashaat Deif said. The training program is part of efforts to support MauritaniaRead more

President Sisi has busy schedule last week

Cairo - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had a busy schedule last week that included a number of activities and meetings. President Sisi held talks on Sunday with his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and discussed means of enhancing bilateral ties. The talks discussed ways of promoting cooperation particularly in the economic fields as well as international and regional issues ofRead more