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| Ahmadinejad praises Mauritania for cutting ties with Israel |
| 2010-01-26 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has praised the Mauritanian government for breaking diplomatic ties with Israel. During a meeting with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in Tehran on Monday, Ahmadinejad called the move a valuable step which "should set an example for the rest of the Islamic countries." Mauritania cut its ties with Israel during the December 2008-January 2009 Gaza war, during which over 1400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed. The Iranian president also called Israel the "root of all the corruption in the region." Mauritania's president is currently visiting Tehran with a high-ranking delegation. Tehran began expanding relations with Nouakchott after the African nation severed its ties with Israel. In 2009, Iran completed the construction of an ophthalmology center in the Mauritanian capital left unfinished by Israel. During their meeting, the two presidents discussed bilateral ties as well as regional and international developments. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 US-founded, troubled LIBERIA wants to feel the $$$ love from OBAMA, like Haiti + AFPAK. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-26 21:48 |
| #4 IIRC DAILY TIMES.PK > IRAN TO UNVEIL NEW MISSLES IN FEBRUARY: COMMANDER [IRGC], for 31st Anniversary of overthrow of the Shah. New Missles + other mil goodies which go boom, espec agz US-ISRAEL. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-26 21:46 |
| #3 Mauretania also has a good-sized population of black slaves, probably not stolen from other places anymore but local residents. A number of these slaves manage to escape south of the border into Senegal every year. |
| Posted by: mom 2010-01-26 12:56 |
| #2 Mauritania is mostly famous for Female Genital Mutilation. A reported 65% of all women. Adding unreported cases, 80% is not an unrealistic number. Islamic Republic of Mauritania is in Northwest Africa, on the coast, Senegal and Mali to the south west/east. |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-01-26 12:06 |
| #1 Where IS Mauritania ( did I spell that right?) Is it right next to Ruritania? Arent they famous for sand covered Do-nuts? |
| Posted by: The Horseman 2010-01-26 09:35 |