Arab
... country continues to experience ethnic tensions among its black population (Afro-Mauritanians) and White and Black Moor (Arab-Berber) communities, although the new government is attempting to ameliorate some of these tensions
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/a_fg.html
Arab
... Abdallahi Ould MOHAMED, secretary general]; Independent Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CLTM [Samory Ould BEYE]; Mauritanian Workers Union or UTM [Mohamed Ely Ould BRAHIM, secretary general] other: Arab nationalists; Ba'thists; Islamists
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/d_gv.html
Arab
Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named ...
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Arab
In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/a_fg.html
Arab
Arab-Berber 99.1%, other 0.7%, Jewish 0.2%
www.exxun.com/Morocco/c_pp.html
Arab
... the flag; red and green are traditional colors in Arab flags, although the use of red is more commonly associated with the Arab states of the Persian gulf; design dates to 1912
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Arab
Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African
www.exxun.com/Oman/c_pp.html
Arab
Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
www.exxun.com/Qatar/c_pp.html
Arab
... in 1990, Saudi Arabia accepted the Kuwaiti royal family and 400,000 refugees while allowing Western and Arab troops to deploy on its soil for the liberation of Kuwait the following year. The ...
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/a_fg.html
Arab
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
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Arab
... through contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), provided more than $250 million to Arab League funds for the Palestinians, and pledged $500 million in assistance over the next three ...
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Arab
mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab
www.exxun.com/Seychelles/c_pp.html
Arab
... These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but broke out again in 1983 ...
www.exxun.com/Sudan/a_fg.html
Arab
black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
www.exxun.com/Sudan/c_pp.html
Arab
... coups during its first decades. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In September 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/a_fg.html
Arab
Arab 90.3%, Kurds, Armenians, and other 9.7%
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Arab
... Syrian Social Nationalist Party [Ali QANSU]; Unionist Socialist Party [Fayez ISMAIL]) opposition parties not legally recognized:: Arab Democratic Socialist Union Party [Hasan Abdul AZIM]; Arab Socialist Movement; Democratic Ba'th Party [Ibrahim ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/d_gv.html
Arab
18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 30 months (18 months in the Syrian Arab Navy); women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2004)
www.exxun.com/Syria/h_ml.html
Arab
refugees (country of origin): 1-1.4 million (Iraq); 522,100 (Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)) IDPs: 305,000 (most displaced from Golan Heights during 1967 Arab-Israeli War) (2007)
www.exxun.com/Syria/i_ti.html
Arab
mainland - African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European, and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, African, mixed Arab and African
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Arab
... country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine ...
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/a_fg.html
Arab
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/c_pp.html
Arab
... Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/a_fg.html
Arab
Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982) note: less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982)
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/c_pp.html
Arab
conventional long form: United Arab Emirates conventional short form: none local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah local short form: none former: Trucial Oman, Trucial States abbreviation: UAE
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/d_gv.html
Arab
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force and Air Defense, National Coast Guard (2008)
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