Two Mauritanian web journalists were Saturday set free temporarily after being arrested for defamation on Thursday, reports say. Jeddna Deida and Babakar Baye Ndiaye, respectively managing editor of “Mauriweb” and webmaster of “Cridem” were handed provisional release following their arrest on Thursday after the President’s son Badr Ould Abdel Aziz accused them of defamation for […]
A delegation of the National Popular Congress for Al-Quds started, Sunday, a four-day visit to Morocco. The delegation, chaired by the Secretary General of the Congress, General Bilal Al-Natsheh, is scheduled to meet officials of Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency and the Palestinian ambassador to Morocco. The delegation will visit the Mohammed V mausoleum and […]
Soldiers from five Sahel states are holding military exercises in Western Niger focusing on counter-terrorism, Niger’s defense minister said. The drills, to run until June 3, bring together Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and Togo, marking the first exercise between the five countries. The exercise includes interoperability, tactical maneuvers, and offering health care to citizens. […]
