Al-Huleili replaces injured Dashti for October friendlies

Kuwait’s Al-Huleili takes guidance from the official. KUWAIT CITY, Oct 2: Kuwait national team coach, Portuguese Helio Souza, has summoned Kazma midfielder Jarah Al-Huleili to replace Salmiya’s Mahdi Dashti, who was sidelined due to injury during...

Oklahoma, ICE Remove 130 Truck Drivers From Roads in Three-Day Crackdown: 'Oklahomans Deserve Safe Highways'

Oklahoma officials said 130 commercial truck drivers were arrested and removed from the road during a three-day immigration enforcement operation at the Beckham County Port of Entry. The effort, carried out along with U.S. Immigration and Customs...

Dheyaa gets call for Morocco matches

FOOTBALL – THE Bahrain Football Association (BFA) announced yesterday the schedule of the kingdom’s senior men’s football national team in the upcoming Fifa international break next week. The Bahrainis will be playing two games during this period...

These countries require a 6-month passport validity for travellers

The rules are in place so that foreign travellers do not stay beyond the period specified on their visas, unintentionally due to sudden passport expiration. Sudden expiration results in unnecessary complications if they get stranded in a foreign...

AATB Launches Initiative in Mauritania

The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program has launched a strategic initiative in Mauritania to develop national capacity for wheat seed multiplication, enhance agricultural productivity, and fortify the wheat value chain. Implemented in...

AATB launches wheat development initiative in Mauritania to boost food security

The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Programme has launched a strategic initiative in Mauritania aimed at strengthening national wheat production, reducing reliance on imports, and improving food security, a statement from the organisation said on...

AECU Chief Meets Mauritanian Ambassador in Cairo

Thu 25 Sep 2025 | 02:21 PM nullAECU Chief Meets Mauritanian Ambassador in Cairo Ambassador Mohamedi Ahmed Ni, Secretary-General of the Arab Economic Unity Council (AECU), on Thursday received Mauritania’s Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent...

Solar can boost Mauritania’s artisanal fishing sector, says IRENA

A report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says transitioning to solar-powered energy sources could help lower energy costs and bring more resilience to Mauritania’s artisanal fishing value chain. September 25, 2025 Patrick...

UAE President Gets Message From Mauritanian Counterpart

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a written message from President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, concerning bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to...

Should "Plaintiff … Have to Travel from Mauritania to Louisville … for His Deposition"?

Plaintiff Yacoub Ould Sidya resides in Mauritania in Western Africa. But he initiated this defamation lawsuit in the Western District of Kentucky. The question before the Court is whether Plaintiff should have to travel from Mauritania to...

Ghanaian Sports Scientist cycles for 103 days, raising $20,000 for Teshie community library

By Maltiti Sayida Sadick In a recent interview on GTV Breakfast Show, German-based sports scientist Emmanuel Nii Akporh Adjei highlighted the importance of quality education as the motivation behind his Bike2myroots project. With a background in...

UAE President receives message from Mauritania counterpart

Sheikh Mansour receives Mauritania’s Prime Minister at Qasr Al Watan The message was delivered to His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, during his meeting...

Everllence Powers Mauritanian Plant, Successfully Operates Ethanol-Fueled Engine

The China National Electric Engineering Co. (CNEEC) granted Everllence a contract to deliver four high-efficiency, 18-cylinder 51/60DF engines for a newbuild power plant in Nouakchott, Mauritania. SOMELEC, Mauritania’s national utility company,...

FCWC, partners launch West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme 

By Laudia Sawer Tema, Oct. 02, GNA – The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in collaboration with its national and international partners, has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP)-Pillar. The...

Unlocking potential: Sub-Saharan Africa's gas prospects!

As economic growth and energy security are increasingly at the fore, it is critical to understand the potential this underutilized resource can play domestically. On the international front, the ever-evolving global demand for gas means that the...

‘A gift from heaven’: the TikTok traders of Mauritania’s meteorites

By night, Lamine Hanoun works as a hospital guard in Bir Moghrein, near Mauritania’s border with Morocco-occupied Western Sahara. By day, he twiddles his phone, checking TikTok and Facebook, which he uses to sell meteorites to the rest of the...

40+ Gaza-bound Sumud Flotilla ships hijacked, forced to Isdud

The Israeli Navy seizes over 40 Global Sumud Flotilla boats, blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza amid ongoing siege and famine. The Israeli Navy has seized over 40 boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla, preventing life-saving humanitarian aid from...

Nizar Baraka: 15 Days Until Opening of Amgala Border Crossing with Mauritania

Marrakech – Morocco’s El Guergarat border crossing, which emerged as a potent symbol of Morocco’s territorial integrity after Polisario’s flagrant breach of the 1991 ceasefire in 2020, will no longer stand alone as the country’s sole territorial...

Mauritania to start exporting blueberries by 2027, seeks investors

A dozen Mauritanian companies, backed by the National Society for Rural Development (SONADER), are preparing to exhibit at the Fruit Attraction trade show in the country's now permanent pavilion. While the event provides an important opportunity...

Mauritania: First solar-wind PPP plant to improve energy access

Mauritania has signed its first public-private partnership (PPP) in the energy sector for the construction of a hybrid solar and wind facility. The government has entered into an agreement with Ewa Green Energy to finance, develop, build and...