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Alton Telegraph
December 11, 2017
In 1943, the 739th Military Police Battalion came to Alton to spur the sales of war bonds. Some material was displayed and a lengthy parade of marching bands, units and equipment wound through the downtown streets. Amphibious units were demonstrated in the Mississippi. The tanks, floating trucks, andÃÂ ...
Alton Telegraph
December 11, 2017
In 1943, the 739th Military Police Battalion came to Alton to spur the sales of war bonds. Some material was displayed and a lengthy parade of marching bands, units and equipment wound through the downtown streets. Amphibious units were demonstrated in the Mississippi. The tanks, floating trucks, andÃÂ ...
UNPO
November 13, 2017
Despite claims by the Mauritanian state government that this practice no longer exists, 1 percent of the country's total population remain in slavery. The majority of those enslaved belong to the Haratin community. Freedom from this enslavement however, does not yet mean access to 'freedom'.
World Politics Review
November 7, 2017
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania—Maatalla Mboirick's home sits a few hundred meters off the main road of this desert city, past high mounds of orange sand. It is little more than a collection of tarps affixed to wooden beams and scrap metal. Thin mattresses and sturdy pillows line the interior of a tent at the backÃÂ ...
Fair Observer
August 15, 2017
WE BRING YOU PERSPECTIVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. HELP US TO INFORM AND EDUCATE. YOUR DONATION IS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. Qatar's taking in of political refugees is not evidence of ideological affinity, but rather of a desire to expand influence regionally and internationally. The latestÃÂ ...
Premium Times
August 11, 2017
The primary lesson President Aziz has taught Africa is that the best way to meet the challenge of opposition, is to abolish it; the best way to treat a Senate that will not cooperate, is to eliminate it. Skillful traditional dancer, Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa, narrowly danced out of impeachment three daysÃÂ ...
Eurasia Review
August 9, 2017
The latest scandal in the ongoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis revealed email leaks from Emirati Ambassador to the United States Yousif al-Otaiba about his country's desire to host an embassy for the Taliban. The week prior to this revelation, Abu Dhabi's ambassador to Washington publiclyÃÂ ...
Eurasia Review
August 9, 2017
The latest scandal in the ongoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis revealed email leaks from Emirati Ambassador to the United States Yousif al-Otaiba about his country's desire to host an embassy for the Taliban. The week prior to this revelation, Abu Dhabi's ambassador to Washington publiclyÃÂ ...
Swindon Advertiser
August 3, 2017
1951: The Parks Department has placed flowers on the Westcott Place Road island as part of the Swindon Corporation's plan to beautify the approaches to the town. The Parks Department has also ploughed up vacant allotments to improve the appearance of vacant land in Swindon. 1951: Phillip WoodfordÃÂ ...
Manning Live
June 12, 2017
627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh. 884 – King Carloman II dies after a hunting accident. He is succeeded by his cousin, emperor Charles the Fat, who for the last time reunites the FrankishÃÂ ...
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 12, 2016
Mauritania is a rare bright spot amid regional tumult. Tucked between Arab North Africa and black West Africa, the state has weathered the storms of revolt and militancy gathering around it. This is no small feat for an impoverished country bedeviled by fragile politics, military factionalism, ethno-racialÃÂ ...
UNPO
November 13, 2017
Despite claims by the Mauritanian state government that this practice no longer exists, 1 percent of the country's total population remain in ...
World Politics Review
November 7, 2017
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania—Maatalla Mboirick's home sits a few hundred meters off the main road of this desert city, past high mounds of ...
Fair Observer
August 15, 2017
WE BRING YOU PERSPECTIVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. HELP US TO INFORM AND EDUCATE. YOUR DONATION ISÂ ...
Premium Times
August 11, 2017
The primary lesson President Aziz has taught Africa is that the best way to meet the challenge of opposition, is to abolish it; the best way to treat ...
Eurasia Review
August 9, 2017
The latest scandal in the ongoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis revealed email leaks from Emirati Ambassador to the United States ...
This Is Wiltshire
August 3, 2017
1951: The Parks Department has placed flowers on the Westcott Place Road island as part of the Swindon Corporation's plan to beautify the ...
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 12, 2016
Mauritania is a rare bright spot amid regional tumult. Tucked between Arab North Africa and black West Africa, the state has weathered the ...
Swindon Advertiser
August 3, 2017
1951: The Parks Department has placed flowers on the Westcott Place Road island as part of the Swindon Corporation's plan to beautify theÃÂ ...
Manning Live
July 15, 2017
435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman EmperorÃÂ ...
The Star Online
May 13, 2017
In the last country in the world to formally abolish slavery, old habits die hard. EVER find yourself getting confused by place names?
The North Africa Post
September 14, 2016
The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in power since 2008, has been unshaken by the opposition for many reasons, but if heÃÂ ...
Eurasia Review
December 31, 1999
The latest scandal in the ongoing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis revealed email leaks from Emirati Ambassador to the United StatesÃÂ ...
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 12, 2016
And Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya, the president at the time, used September 11 as a pretext to join the worldwide witch hunt against Islamists.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
February 11, 2016
And Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya, the president at the time, used September 11 as a pretext to join the worldwide witch hunt against Islamists.
Macleans.ca
February 10, 2016
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya gets only passing mention in Dwyer's intricate account of three decades of aid from the developed to the developing world.
