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March 9, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/world/middleeast/07briefs-EMBASSYINMAU_BRF.html

Israel Closes Embassy in Mauritania

[New York Times] Isabel Kershner - Israel closed its embassy in Mauritania on Friday at Mauritania's request, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said. The military junta that took over Mauritania last summer is said to have been growing closer to Iran and Libya, countries hostile to Israel, after being refused assistance by the West.

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