Terrorism kills off tourism in Mauritania (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The Saharan sand dunes are more barren than ever in Mauritania as tourists have deserted this North African desert nation following attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda last year.

Terrorism kills off tourism in Mauritania (Middle East Online)

Tourists desert troubled North African desert nation with number of visitors plunging 60 percent.

Al-Qaeda Leader Uses Slur Against Obama in Web Video (Washington Post)

BERLIN, Nov. 19 -- Al-Qaeda delivered a harsh, personal message to President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday, tagging him with a racial slur in an attempt to undercut his political appeal in parts of the world where the network has recently tried to expand.

Weekly Edition, Mauritania - Week of November 17, 2008 (ArabicNews.com)

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Mauritania's toppled president to fight coup (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters LEMDEN, Mauritania, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Mauritania's ousted president said he would join the fight to restore democracy in the Saharan state, despite a claim from the military junta which toppled him ...

Dictators Prefer Botnets (Strategy Page)

November 18, 2008: In the African nation of Mauritania, the military dictatorship has used Cyber War techniques to shut down two opposition web sites that provide the most information on what is going on inside the country.

Mauritania's toppled president to fight coup (Independent Online)

Mauritania's ousted president said he would join the fight to restore democracy in the Saharan state, despite a claim from the military junta which toppled him that he would retire.

U.S. calls for release of Mauritanian leader (People's Daily)

The United States has reiterated its call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, who is being held by the leaders of a military coup. "We strongly support the efforts of the African Union to restore the President to his office and to re-establish constitutional order," the State Department said in a statement made available ...

Their News (Yemen Times Online)

Somali news cameraman Abdullahi Farah Duguf has won the 2008 Rory Peck Award for News. The award honours freelance coverage of on-the-day news, where the focus is on the immediacy of the story.

Egypt halts gas export to Israel (Chicago Sun-Times)

CAIRO, Egypt -- An Egyptian court has ordered the suspension of natural gas exports to Israel amid public criticism that such sales are conducted below market prices, said a court official and activists.