Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Jordan king takes over presidency of Arab Summit

Dead Sea - Arab Today

Jordanian King Abdullah II received the presidency of the 28th regular session of the Arab Summit from the Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who had chaired the 27th Arab summit, which was held in Nouakchott last year, Petra reported. The Mauritanian president delivered a speech at the beginning of the event on his country's efforts to implement resolutions ofRead more

Mauritanian president leaves for Amman

Nouakchott - Arab Today

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left here on Tuesday for Amman to attend the 28th Arab Summit, due to start on Wednesday. The president is accompanied by a high ranking delegation, including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih and Minister of Finance Mokhtar Ould Diay. The summit will discuss 17 items referred by theRead more

UAE delegation participates in Arabic Poetry Festival in Nouakchott

Nouakchott – Arab Today

President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz received on Sunday a delegation from the UAE, who is visiting Mauritania to participate in the second edition of the Arab Poetry Festival in Nouakchott. The festival, launched on Saturday, was held under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah. President Abdel Aziz held a meetingRead more

Mauritanian street awaits official candidate for presidency

Nouakchott - Sheikh Beqaj

Mauritanian people are wondering if Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will nominate his friend commander of the armies, General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, for the office of president of the republic after the end of his period or not? A question in which the Mauritanians are still asking after the confirmation of Mauritanian President for the first time that heRead more

Gambia’s Jammeh faces noon deadline to quit

BANJUL - Arab Today

Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh faced a “last chance saloon” deadline to step down by noon as troops from five African nations stood by for action and key regional leaders flew in to make a final plea. Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and Guinea’s Alpha Conde were due in the capital, Banjul, as troops already inside The Gambia postponed military intervention toRead more

Mauritanian President Partially Reshuffles Cabinet

Nouakchott - Arab Today

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Tuesday partially reshuffled the government of the prime minister Yahya Ould Hademine. According to a presidential decree carried by Mauritania News Agency, the president appointed Koumba Ba as Minister of Public Service, Labor and Administration Modernization, Seyidna Ali Ould Mohamed Khouna as Minister of Equipment and Transportation, Mohamed Ould Jebril as MinisterRead more

Mauritanian President receives message from Moroccan King

Nouakchott - Arab Today

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Wednesday received a message from King Mohammed VI of Morocco pertaining to ties between the two countries and means of boosting them. The Mauritanian president received the message as he met Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane. Speaking after the meeting, Benkirane said the Moroccan king pays special attention to the developmentRead more

Morrocan PM head to Mauritania following controversial

Rabat - Arab Today

Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane left for Mauritania Tuesday following controversial statements concerning Mauritania's territorial integrity. Hamid Chabat, the Secretary-General of the Independent Party (PI), said in a speech he gave earlier last week in front of his fellow partisans that “Mauritania is a land that is purely Moroccan.” Benkirane's official visit to Mauritania is meant to ease the tensionRead more