Mauritania's U.S.- and Israeli-allied longtime leader was winning presidential elections in the Arab-dominated desert nation Saturday, beating a challenger who was backed by Islamic fundamentalists and liberal reformers alike, preliminary results showed.
..Mauritania has never seen a peaceful transfer of power in its 43 years of independence from France.
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