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How Mauritania-Israel normalization may boost US posture in the Sahel
Atlantic Council
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July 16, 2025
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the US-Africa Summit, according to media reports, which I confirmed through sources on background. The meeting reportedly...
Gambian Migrants in Mauritania Face Arbitrary Arrests, Deportation
The Voice Gambia
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July 14, 2025
By: Haddy Touray Scores of furious Gambians residing in Mauritania have called for urgent government intervention from Banjul as many of them are facing continuous harassment, arbitrary arrests/detentions and deportations met to them by...
Illegal immigrants can be deported to third-party countries with as little as 6 hour notice: ICE memo
The Post Millenial
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July 14, 2025
Following the decision, the US deported eight individuals to South Sudan from a variety of countries including Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Sudan, and Vietnam. A new policy memo issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director...
Damascus, Druze Minority Agree to Cease-Fire in Syria
Foreign Policy
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July 16, 2025
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Syrian truce deal with Druze militants, a secret British relocation scheme for Afghans, and a deadly stampede at a Gaza food distribution site. Sectarian Violence Syrian officials and leaders...
Map Shows Countries That Don't Allow Dual Citizenship
Newsweek
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July 16, 2025
Data mapped by Newsweek shows which countries do not allow dual citizenship. Why It Matters A recent Harris Poll survey revealed that 42 percent of U.S. adults have thought about or intend to move abroad to enhance their lifestyle or financial...
Mauritania set to resume relations with Israel at Trump White House meeting
Semafor
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The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is set to take a step toward resuming ties with the state of Israel at a White House meeting brokered by US President Donald Trump later Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the plans. Mauritania...
What is Abraham Accord? This Muslim nation to become 5th to join it, know how is it linked with Israel, US
DNA India
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July 11, 2025
Mauritania, a country in Northwest Africa, is likely to join the Abraham Accords as the fifth nation as the representatives of the country met with Israeli at the White House. Recently US President Donald Trump hinted at the expansion of the...
Slaves still stalk the Muslim world
Unherd
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July 10, 2025
At first glance, Hamey is deceptively normal. Squat and dark, with deep brown eyes and a salt-and-pepper beard, he looks like thousands of other middle-aged men in Bamako, Mali’s dusty, sweat-soaked capital. In fact, Hamey was once a slave, a...
An Islamic Republic is planning to join Abraham Accords. Details here
The Week
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The Abraham Accords, a set of agreements leading to the normalisation of relations between Arab countries and Israel, are likely to expand, according to reports. The Islamic Republic of Mauritania could become the fifth country to join the Abraham...
Will Mauritania join the Abraham Accords with Israel?
The New Arab
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July 10, 2025
President Ghazouani is in Washington to attend a scaled-down US-Africa summit alongside leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Senegal. [Getty] Mauritania's ambassador to the United States has denied reports that President Mohamed Ould...
A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...
Trump praises Liberia leader's English, urges Mauritania leader to speed up
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 10, 2025
STORY: :: July 9, 2025 :: Washington, D.C. :: President Trump compliments the president of Liberia's English, which is the country's official language "We want to work with the United States in peace and security within the region..." "Such good...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
Iran Trots Out 100 Muslim Scholars to Proclaim Trump an ‘Enemy Against God’
Breitbart
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July 9, 2025
Iranian state media promoted a letter written by “a group of 100 Muslim scholars and intellectuals” condemning President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “enemies against God” and warning Muslim leaders that...
'Where were you educated?' Trump praises English of leader who heads English-speaking country
AlterNet
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July 9, 2025
Editor's note: This headline has been updated. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump hosted Liberian President Joseph Boakai and the leaders of four other West African countries at the White House. In one viral exchange, Trump was seen...
100 Muslim scholars declare Trump, Netanyahu enemies of God
Press TV
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A group of 100 Muslim scholars and intellectuals from across the world have issued a statement declaring US President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as enemies waging war against God and corruptors on earth. They also...
Ukraine is working to expand cooperation with African countries in agriculture, education, digitalization, and IT
The Odessa Journal
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Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Brusylo held an online meeting with heads of Ukrainian diplomatic missions in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Mozambique, Botswana, and Mauritania. Representatives...
'Education, lifestyle and security': New residents tell why they made UAE move
The National News
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Globe-trotting residents fuelling a population boom in the UAE have told how new career opportunities, high quality schooling and the prospect of greater financial security and safety prompted them to set up home in the country. Newcomers drawn...
Immigrants revived rust belt cities. Now they’re in hiding.
Mint
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June 30, 2025
More than 150 years later, immigrants from Guatemala are remaking East Price Hill, replacing empty storefronts on Warsaw Avenue, the main thoroughfare, with barbershops, taquerias and supermercados. “We wouldn’t have a local economy if not for...
The hidden history of slavery in the Islamic world
The Times
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Beshir Agha was born in Abyssinia in 1655, seized by slave traders, castrated as a boy and sold for 30 piastres. When he died in 1746 he left a fortune of 30 million piastres, 800 jewel-studded watches and 160 horses. When he was a slave to the...