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Selim Saheb Ettaba

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Some 1.5-million people were eligible to vote in the vast predominantly Muslim state, which is approximately twice the size of former colonial power France but has a population of just 4.5-million. (Luca Pistone/AFP)
HADEMINE OULD SADI

Opposition cry foul over Mauritania ruling party victory

With a clear majority, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, former head of the domestic security service, has won outright

  • Hademine Ould Sadi
  • Selim Saheb Ettaba
4 min read
Ghazouani obtained 52.01% of votes cast in Saturday’s presidential poll. (Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images)
ABDEL AZIZ

Mauritania ruling party’s Ghazouani declared presidential vote winner

With a clear majority of the votes, Ghazouani has won outright with no need for a second-round runoff election

  • Hademine Ould Sadi
  • Selim Saheb Ettaba
3 min read
BAQUBA

Dark day in Iraq: 66 killed

Insurgents, some believed linked with terror suspect Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, unleashed attacks on Thursday on four cities across Iraq leaving more than 66 dead and 268 wounded in…

  • Selim Saheb Ettaba
5 min read