Nouakchott
North African states meet on Qaeda terror threat
Mar 16, 2010 12:33 EDT
Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials said.
North African states meet on Qaeda terror threat
Mar 16, 2010 10:32 EDT
Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials said.
North African states meet on Qaeda terror threat
Mar 16, 2010 08:46 EDT
Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region, officials said.
Spanish hostage freed in Mali arrives home
Mar 10, 2010 13:21 EST
MADRID (Reuters) - One of three Spanish aid workers kidnapped by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa arrived back in Spain Wednesday after she was released in Mali.
Spanish, Italian hostages in Mali 'free'
Mar 10, 2010 07:03 EST
A Spanish aid worker and an Italian woman held hostage by Islamist militants in Mali were freed Wednesday and were due to arrive in neighbouring Burkina Faso, a diplomatic source told AFP.
Mauritanian army kills 3 in attack on armed convoy
Feb 27, 2010 07:46 EST
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritanian soldiers killed three armed men and took 18 prisoner after attempting to stop a convoy in the remote northeast of the country, army sources told Reuters on Saturday.
Al-Qaeda frees Frenchman kidnapped in Mauritania: negotiator
Feb 23, 2010 15:18 EST
An Al-Qaeda offshoot in north Africa on Tuesday freed Frenchman Pierre Camatte after almost three months following the release of four foreign Islamic militants by Mali, a negotiator told AFP.
Algeria recalls Mali envoy after Islamists freed
Feb 23, 2010 13:13 EST
Algeria recalled its ambassador to Bamako on Tuesday in protest at Mali's release of four militants, whose release has been demanded by an Al-Qaeda group threatening to kill a French hostage.
Mali frees Islamists as Al-Qaeda kidnappers demanded
Feb 22, 2010 14:46 EST
Malian authorities have freed four prisoners whose release was demanded by an Al-Qaeda group threatening to kill a French hostage, prompting Mauritania to recall its ambassador in protest on Monday.
Mali frees Islamists, key demand of kidnappers
Feb 22, 2010 09:19 EST
Malian authorities have freed four Islamic prisoners whose release was a key demand of Al-Qaeda militants threatening to kill a French hostage, a Malian security source told AFP Monday.
Al-Qaeda deadline for French hostage expires Saturday
Feb 18, 2010 13:50 EST
An ultimatum set by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) for the execution of a French hostage expires Saturday, but Mali authorities remain optimistic that he will be released.
Iran leader predicts destruction of Israel
Jan 27, 2010 02:49 EST
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is confident Islamic nations will one day watch the destruction of arch-foe Israel, his website Wednesday quoted him as saying.
Mauritanian journalists protest colleague's detention
Dec 28, 2009 15:05 EST
Journalists in Mauritania held a protest on Monday in Nouakchott to call for the release of the jailed editor of a leading opposition website.
Journalist detained in Mauritania after sentence
Dec 25, 2009 13:12 EST
Lawyers representing a Mauritanian journalist who has served a six-month prison sentence denounced his "arbitrary detention" Friday and demanded his immediate release.
Mauritania police arrest suspect in kidnapping of Italians
Dec 22, 2009 14:36 EST
Mauritanian police have arrested a Malian suspect in the kidnapping of two Italians last week in the southeast of the country, a security source said Tuesday.
Mauritania police arrest suspect in kidnapping
Dec 22, 2009 11:59 EST
Mauritanian police have arrested a Malian suspect in the kidnapping of two Italians last week in the southeast of the country, a security source said Tuesday.
Kidnapping suspect arrested in Mauritania
Dec 22, 2009 11:14 EST
Mauritania arrests suspect in kidnapping of 2 Italians. A security official says that Mauritanian police have arrested a man presumed to have kidnapped two Italians last week.
Sudan's Beshir visits Mauritania
Dec 21, 2009 16:14 EST
Sudan's war crimes-accused leader Omar al-Beshir received a red-carpet welcome from Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at the start of an official visit Monday, national radio said.
Italian kidnap couple could be in Mali: EU official
Dec 20, 2009 18:09 EST
An Italian couple feared kidnapped while travelling in southeast Mauritania could now be held in neighbouring Mali, a senior European Union official said on Sunday.
EU, Mauritania agree to restore cooperation: EU official
Dec 20, 2009 16:53 EST
The European Union and Mauritania agreed on Sunday to completely restore cooperation, five months after coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was elected president, a senior EU official said.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Nouakchott نواكشوط | |
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  Nouakchott
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| Coordinates: 18°6′N 15°57′W / 18.1°N 15.95°WCoordinates: 18°6′N 15°57′W / 18.1°N 15.95°W | |
| Country |  Mauritania |
| Capital district | Nouakchott |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Didi Ould Bounaama |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| - Total | 881,000 |
| - Density | 881/km2 (2,281.8/sq mi) |
