Mauritania
Mauritania ex-president in court for graft charges appeal
Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on Wednesday at the opening of his appeal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week to discuss efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and increase humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday.
Blinken will hold talks with Saudi leaders in Jeddah on Wednesday before
travelling to Cairo on Thursday for talks with Egyptian authorities, spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters from the Philippines, where Blinken is touring.
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Mauritania ex-president in court for graft charges appeal
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