Mauritania
Deportations Increase to Country Where Slavery Persists
The Trump administration is set to deport four men to slavery hotbed Mauritania just a week after the president said they were working to protect victims of traffickers.
Mauritanians Could Face Slavery, Torture if Deported
Amnesty International has called on President Donald Trump to halt the potential deportation of Mauritanian asylum seekers in the U.S.
Man Who Found ISIS Niger Tape Criticizes U.S. Role
Mohammed Mahmoud Abu al-Maali, a Mauritanian expert on ISIS and Al-Qaeda in the region, told Newsweek the U.S. military had a destabilizing effect.
Mauritanian Blogger Faces Execution for Apostasy
Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir awaits the final verdict for a blog seen as critical of Mauritania's caste system.
Mauritania: Muslim Leaders Call Blogger to Be Executed
The blogger was sentenced to death in 2014, but human rights groups say he is a prisoner of conscience.
The World's Ten Most Unstable Countries
What crises could blindside the White House in the next four years?
No-Shows at the Arab League Summit
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has suffered from pre-dementia for years. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi feared being assassinated.
Al-Qaeda Chiefs Discussed Mauritania Truce: Documents
The group's North African branch planned to stop attacks in return for the release of its prisoners.
