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• Mauritania Restores Ties With Qatar Amid Arab Rapprochement
  Bloomberg
  Monday March 22, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• UNHCR Mauritania
  Year End Report 2020
  Wednesday March 31, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• ‘The Mauritanian,’ ‘Rocks’ Shine at BAFTAs
  Variety
  Thursday April 8, 2021 6:34 am EDT

• Mauritania arrests plane hijacker
  Anadolu Agency
  Thursday March 25, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Turkey pursues soft expansion strategy in Mauritania and Sudan | | AW
  The Arab Weekly
  Tuesday April 6, 2021 4:34 am EDT

• 'The Mauritanian' explores torture, abuse of former prisoner at Guantanamo Bay
  PBS NewsHour
  Tuesday March 30, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritania Hijacker Arrested After Threatening to Torch Plane
  AviationPros.com
  Friday March 26, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritania begins COVID-19 vaccination campaign
  Anadolu Agency
  Friday March 26, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• The Mauritanian review – in limbo in Guantánamo with Tahar Rahim
  The Guardian
  Sunday April 4, 2021 6:30 am EDT

• The Mauritanian movie review: A powerful drama that brings home the horrors of Guantanamo
  The Indian Express
  Friday April 9, 2021 9:51 am EDT

• ‘The Mauritanian’ movie review: A powerful reminder of the horrors that followed 9/11
  Scroll.in
  Friday April 9, 2021 12:23 am EDT

• WFP Mauritania Country Brief, February 2021
  Mauritania
  Wednesday March 24, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritania receives first Covid-19 vaccines from China
  Africanews English
  Wednesday March 24, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• ‘We don’t live in a world of goodies and baddies, do we?’ The true story behind The Mauritanian
  The Guardian
  Friday March 26, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritania regrets cutting Qatar diplomatic ties | | AW
  The Arab Weekly
  Saturday March 27, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• 'The Mauritanian': The True Story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi
  esquire.com
  Wednesday March 31, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritanian teachers strike to demand pay raise
  Anadolu Agency
  Monday March 22, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• The Mauritanian movie review: Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch face-off in enraging and engaging true-life drama
  Hindustan Times
  Thursday April 8, 2021 9:01 am EDT

• Why Jodie Foster felt compelled to act in legal drama The Mauritanian
  The Straits Times
  Tuesday April 6, 2021 11:00 pm EDT

• The Mauritanian is far too Hollywood to effectively deal with the atrocities of Guantanamo Bay
  British GQ
  Friday April 2, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Qatar, Mauritania discuss resumption of diplomatic ties
  Anadolu Agency
  Sunday March 21, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Cairn signs up for ex-Tullow block in Mauritania
  News for the Oil and Gas Sector
  Wednesday April 7, 2021 3:57 am EDT

• The Mauritanian — Tahar Rahim and Jodie Foster in a Guantánamo drama
  Financial Times
  Wednesday March 31, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• 'The Mauritanian' star Benedict Cumberbatch calls on Joe Biden to close down Guantanamo Bay
  Fox News
  Wednesday April 7, 2021 9:42 am EDT

• Saudi- KSrelief Launches Ramadan Food Baskets Distribution Project in Mauritania
  MENAFN.COM
  Saturday April 10, 2021 9:47 am EDT

• Addax Energy Launches Mauritania Physical Supply Operation
  Ship & Bunker
  Tuesday March 30, 2021 4:15 am EDT

• Morocco Qualifies To AFCON Thanks To Draw Against Mauritania
  beIN SPORTS USA
  Friday March 26, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritania – Meeting between Franck Riester and the Minister of Economic Affairs and Promotion of Production Sectors (24 Mar. 2021)
  France Diplomatie
  Wednesday March 24, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• The Mauritanian Movie Review: Tahar Rahim and Jodie Foster deliver a masterclass on acting
  Times of India
  Friday April 9, 2021 10:50 am EDT

• Benedict Cumberbatch may have suffered COVID-19 while filming ‘The Mauritanian’
  New York Daily News
  Monday April 5, 2021 7:46 pm EDT

• With ‘The Mauritanian’ Snub, Oscars Missed an Opportunity to Spotlight Muslim Issues (Guest Blog)
  TheWrap
  Saturday March 20, 2021 7:53 pm EDT

• Mauritania: Former President Old Abdel Aziz joins the opposition
  The Press Stories
  Saturday April 10, 2021 2:05 pm EDT

• Film Review: The Mauritanian
  SM Mirror
  Saturday March 13, 2021 3:00 am EST

• The Mauritanian star Tahar Rahim on The Serpent, forgiveness and 70s trousers
  Evening Standard
  Monday March 29, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritania vs Morocco live stream, predictions & team news | AFCON Qualifiers
  Squawka
  Friday March 26, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• The Mauritanian, a political thriller that shames the land of the free
  Sydney Morning Herald
  Tuesday March 23, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Backstage with... Star of The Mauritanian and The Serpent Tahar Rahim
  Sky News
  Friday April 2, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• In the most diverse year for BAFTA, Nomadland, Rocks, The Mauritanian among top contenders for the awards
  Firstpost
  Sunday April 11, 2021 5:44 am EDT

• Cumberbatch Urges Biden to Close Guantanamo After ‘Mauritanian’: ‘Enough Have Suffered’
  IndieWire
  Monday April 5, 2021 1:00 pm EDT

• The Mauritanian : Remembering the Evils of Guantanamo Bay
  Brig Newspaper
  Monday April 5, 2021 12:20 pm EDT

• The Mauritanian review: The gritty horrors of Gitmo
  Free Press Journal
  Sunday April 11, 2021 2:58 am EDT

• German-Turks cheer up Mauritanian children prior to Eid
  Anadolu Agency | English
  Tuesday April 6, 2021 8:37 am EDT

• Benedict Cumberbatch wants Guantanamo Bay shut down after working on 'The Mauritanian'
  EW.com
  Sunday April 4, 2021 1:29 pm EDT

• Africa Cup of Nations: Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Ethiopia qualify
  BBC News
  Wednesday March 31, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• The Mauritanian Digital, Blu-ray Release Date Details Revealed
  Collider.com
  Tuesday April 6, 2021 10:15 am EDT

• The Mauritanian movie review: Tahar Rahim film alter..a dazzling true story and a generic Hollywood thriller
  Firstpost
  Saturday April 10, 2021 1:55 am EDT

• Backstage Podcast: Minari, The Mauritanian and Wellington Paranormal
  Sky News
  Monday April 5, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• The dramatic story of the Guantanamo Bay prisoner held for 14 years
  without a charge
  Wednesday March 24, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritanian diplomat El-Ghassim Wane named UN envoy to Mali
  Al Jazeera English
  Tuesday March 16, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Critic's chair: The Mauritanian is better than a thriller
  Newsroom
  Saturday March 20, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Diabolical story of Gitmo prisoner is brought to life in 'The Mauritanian'
  TimesLIVE
  Sunday March 14, 2021 4:00 am EDT

• Tahar Rahim Unpacks Powerful Roles In The Mauritanian and The Serpent
  Wonderland Magazine
  Friday April 2, 2021 10:12 am EDT

• Review of The Mauritanian
  The Carolinian
  Tuesday March 23, 2021 9:00 am EDT

• Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Reviews: The Mauritanian, White Riot, Brazen Hussies
  ABC News
  Tuesday March 23, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Film review Kevin Macdonald's The Mauritanian | Hampstead Highgate Express
  Hampstead Highgate Express
  Wednesday March 24, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• The Mauritanian: Why Jodie Foster broke her own rules to tell this story
  NEWS.com.au
  Tuesday March 23, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Turkish vice president meets with Mauritanian leader
  Anadolu Agency
  Sunday April 4, 2021 8:28 am EDT

• Benedict Cumberbatch interview: 'Joe Biden? I'm going to plead with the guy to shut Guantanamo'
  The Independent
  Saturday April 3, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• 'The Mauritanian' is a modern day witch hunt for 9/11 justice
  Daily Journal
  Friday March 26, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Benedict Cumberbatch Believes He Contracted COVID-19 While Filming ‘The Mauritanian’
  ETCanada.com
  Saturday April 3, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• How to watch the BAFTA 2021 films: The Mauritanian, Promising Young Woman and more
  HELLO!
  Wednesday April 7, 2021 10:47 am EDT

• Mauritania: ‘Some of our neighbours have a bigger slavery problem than we do’
  The Africa Report
  Wednesday January 20, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Mauritania's Economic and Social Ambitions Collide: The Story of Diawling Park
  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  Thursday August 6, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Benedict Cumberbatch seeks Gitmo closure following work on “The Mauritanian”
  Islam21c
  Saturday April 10, 2021 8:18 am EDT

• Mauritania: Free Activists Held on Blasphemy Charges
  Human Rights Watch
  Monday October 19, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• ‘Rocks,' ‘Nomadland' Lead Race for COVID-Curbed BAFTA Awards
  NBC Chicago
  Sunday April 11, 2021 3:37 pm EDT

• Mauritania: Revise Draft Associations Law
  Human Rights Watch
  Monday November 23, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Best TV shows and films to stream this bank holiday weekend
  The Independent
  Saturday April 3, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• Positive discussions take place with Mauritanian President
  FIFA.com
  Wednesday February 17, 2021 3:00 am EST

• World Bank declaration on the Sahel irrigation project in the village of Ferallah
  Mauritania
  Sunday February 28, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Islamic Republic of Mauritania : Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, and Request for Augmentation of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  International Monetary Fund
  Wednesday September 16, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• How 'The Mauritanian' re-created Guantanamo Bay camp, from prison cells to iguanas and the gift shop
  USA TODAY
  Saturday February 13, 2021 3:00 am EST

• There's Still Slavery in Mauritania. That Didn't Stop ICE From Deporting People There on Tuesday. – Mother Jones
  Mother Jones
  Wednesday January 20, 2021 3:00 am EST

• ‘The Mauritanian’ Review: A Tale of Truth-Seeking
  The New York Times
  Thursday February 11, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Can Mauritania Protect Its Political Stability?
  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  Thursday September 17, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Interviews: Kevin Macdonald and Mohamedou Ould Salahi discuss The Mauritanian
  entertainment.ie
  Wednesday March 31, 2021 12:04 pm EDT

• Mauritania President Appoints New Government
  Voice of America
  Sunday August 9, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Mauritania: President Should Lead Reform Process
  Human Rights Watch
  Saturday August 1, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Approves US$23.8 Million Disbursement
  International Monetary Fund
  Wednesday March 3, 2021 4:08 pm EST

• FIFA President kicks off African visit with stadium inauguration in Mauritania
  FIFA.com
  Tuesday February 16, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Mauritanian parties propose road map for talks
  Anadolu Agency
  Wednesday February 24, 2021 3:00 am EST

• The Mauritanian Brings an Unbelievable Guantánamo Story to Life
  Vanity Fair
  Tuesday December 1, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Mauritania: Floods
  Sep 2020
  Thursday September 17, 2020 9:56 am EDT

• Mauritania: French colonial crimes still under wraps
  Anadolu Agency
  Wednesday December 9, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Mauritania: 2020 Digital Health Factsheet
  Mauritania
  Thursday March 4, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Mauritania: UNHCR Fact Sheet (September 2020)
  Mauritania
  Wednesday September 30, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Mauritania
  Human Rights Watch
  Friday February 12, 2021 3:00 am EST

• COVID-19 Emergency Response Impact Report – Mauritania
  Mauritania
  Monday December 7, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Mauritanian ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz charged with corruption
  FRANCE 24 English
  Thursday March 11, 2021 3:00 am EST

• IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Approves Augmentation and US$52 Million Disbursement
  International Monetary Fund
  Wednesday September 2, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• Baftas 2021: The complete list of winners
  Far Out Magazine
  Sunday April 11, 2021 4:28 pm EDT

• UNICEF Mauritania COVID-19 Situation Report No. 14: 13 March–31 December 2020
  Mauritania
  Thursday December 31, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Growing Humanitarian Needs Among Migrants Rescued off Mauritanian Coast
  Mauritania
  Friday November 6, 2020 3:00 am EST

• UNICEF Mauritania Humanitarian Situation Report No. 5: 1 January to 31 December, 2020
  Mauritania
  Thursday December 31, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Mauritania: Floods from heavy rains in Nouakchott
  Africanews English
  Monday September 21, 2020 3:00 am EDT

• ECHO Factsheet
  Mauritania (Last updated 24/11/2020)
  Tuesday November 24, 2020 3:00 am EST

• Great Performances and a Stunning Ending Can’t Quite Save The Mauritanian
  Vulture
  Friday February 19, 2021 3:00 am EST

• Four new films to stream this weekend
  The Irish Times
  Friday April 2, 2021 3:00 am EDT

• WFP Mauritania Country Brief, December 2020
  Mauritania
  Thursday December 31, 2020 3:00 am EST

• The Mauritanian review – fence-sitting Guantánamo drama provides few answers
  The Guardian
  Wednesday January 13, 2021 3:00 am EST