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Passengers from the Mauritanian side of the Senegal river disembark from a pirogue in Rosso, Senegal, on March 20, 2025. (AFP)

Migrants deported from Mauritania recount police beatings

  • Government spokesperson Houssein Ould Meddou said migrants were returned to the border crossings through which they had entered the country
By AFP ·
Abdulaziz Al-Raqqabi (L) and Mohammed Salem Ould Merzoug in Nouakchott. (Supplied)

Saudi ambassador meets Mauritanian minister

By Arab News ·
A hut is surrounded by sand in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP)

An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history

By AP ·
Burkina Faso's police officer stands guard by a gate in Ouagadougou. (AFP file photo)

Four Moroccan truck drivers disappear on Burkina-Niger border

By Reuters ·
Patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania

Patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania

By AFP ·
The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, arrives in Jeddah. (SPA)

Mauritanian president arrives in Jeddah to perform Umrah

By Arab News ·
Saudi deputy foreign minister engages in key diplomatic meetings at donors’ conference in Jeddah

Saudi deputy foreign minister engages in key diplomatic meetings at donors’ conference in Jeddah

By Arab News ·
Saudi Arabia hosts first Qur’an and Sunnah contest in Mauritania

Saudi Arabia hosts first Qur’an and Sunnah contest in Mauritania

By Arab News ·
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji attends the inauguration ceremony of the president of Mauritania in Nouakchott

Saudi deputy FM attends president of Mauritania’s inauguration ceremony

By Arab News ·
89 migrants dead at sea off Mauritania: news agency

89 migrants dead at sea off Mauritania: news agency

By AFP ·
Incumbent Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani casts his ballot at a polling station in Nouakchott on June 29, 2024. AFP

Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election with 56.12% of vote

By AFP ·
Mauritania’s President Ghazouani wins re-election, provisional results show

Mauritania’s President Ghazouani wins re-election, provisional results show

By Reuters ·
Update Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election with 56.12% of vote: official

Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election with 56.12% of vote: official

By Reuters - AFP ·

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