In April 2008, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Yemen and Comoros Ministry of Fishery and Environment signed a " Memo of Understanding " ( MOU ) concerning agricultural cooperation.

Colonel Mohamed Bacar ( born May 5, 1962 in Barakani, Anjouan, then a French colony ) was President of Anjouan, one of the three autonomous islands that make up the Union of the Comoros, from 2001 to 2008.

He was ousted by the combined forces of the Government of the Union of Comoros and the African Union in the March 2008 invasion of Anjouan.

During February and March 2008 troops from the Comoros with support from the African Union began massing for an amphibious assault of the island of Anjouan and the termination of the presidency of Mohamed Bacar.

Agence France-Presse reported that ' the first batch ' of African Union troops arrived in the Comoros Islands on March 20, 2008,

On June 24, 2008, the Saint-Denis Court of Appeal ruled against extraditing Bacar to the Comoros.

Comoros only plays in a few tournaments, including the Indian Ocean Island Games since 1979, and all eight times ; the COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup in 2008 and 2009 ; and the Arab Nations Cup only in 2009.

* 2008 – A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d ' état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.

* The Voice of America African Music Treasures: Music of Mauritania: Part One ( 23 January 2008 ) and Music of Mauritania: Part Two ( 25 June 2008 ).

In 2008, Pierre Buyoya was appointed by the African Union to lead a peace mission in Chad and is still internationally solicited for peacekeeping operations and peace process fora, such as in the Central African Republic, Chad, Mauritania, etc.

PETRONAS continues to focus on international exploration projects as 40 % of revenue in 2008 was derived from international projects such as Iran, Sudan, Chad and Mauritania.

Mauritania played in Group 8 of the second qualifying round against Rwanda, Morocco and Ethiopia, and started with an away match at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo in Kigali, Rwanda on 31 May 2008.

On 13 June 2008 Mauritania hosted Ethiopia at the Stade Nacional and lost 1-0 after an injury-time winner from Saladin Said.

The dispute was resolved and the ban was lifted in 2008, allowing Zemmmama to be selected for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Mauritania.

The UDP is led by Naha Mint Mouknass, and as of early 2008 it is the only political party in Mauritania that is headed by a woman.

There are large gaps in the fossil record but the discovery of a proto-frog from the Early Permian in Texas in 2008 provided a missing link with many of the characteristics of modern frogs.

* 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and one of his sisters.

According to RFE / RL, comparable sums are believed to be transferred through non-bank systems, implying that cash remittances make up approximately 30 percent of Armenia's GDP in the first half of 2008.

11 ( 2008 ) Only Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport and Gyumri's Shirak Airport are in use for commercial aviation.

According to Alexei Nakamura, as of 2012, there are only 205 Ainu living in Russia ( up from just 12 people who self-identified as Ainu in 2008 ) and they along with the Kurile Kamchadals ( Itelmen of Kuril islands ) are fighting for official recognition.

In the current 2008 version, the tiles are cardboard.

# No playable tiles-Per 2008 rules, a player that has no legal plays because all 6 tiles in his or her hand are unplayable may reveal his or her hand, set aside his or her unplayable tiles, and draw six new tiles at the beginning of his or her turn.

Antipsychotics are among the biggest selling and most profitable of all drugs, generating $ 22 billion in global sales in 2008.

In reviewing the 2008 Menier Chocolate Factory production, The Telegraph reviewer wrote that " Sondheim's lyrics are often superbly witty, his music here, mostly in haunting waltz-time, far more accessible than is sometimes the case.

The close relationship of alternative algebras and composition algebras was given by Guy Roos in 2008: He shows ( page 162 ) the relation for an algebra A with unit element e and an involutive anti-automorphism such that a + a * and aa * are on the line spanned by e for all a in A.

ASROC ' Matchbox ' reload doors are visible in this photograph of the Japanese Asagiri class destroyer Asagiri, formerly DD 151, renumbered TV 3516 after reclassification as a training vessel, seen here on 28 July 2008 departing from Portsmouth Naval Base, UK.

Major Dutch-language daily newspapers in 2008 are Het Laatste Nieuws ( De Persgroep ) ( 30. 96 %), Het Nieuwsblad ( Corelio ) ( 27. 04 %), Gazet van Antwerpen ( Concentra ) ( 11. 27 %), Het Belang van Limburg ( Concentra ) ( 10. 71 %), De Standaard ( Corelio ) ( 9. 95 %), De Morgen ( De Persgroep ) ( 5. 99 %) and De Tijd ( Mediafin ) ( 4. 08 %).

Major French-language daily newspapers in 2008 are La Dernière Heure ( IPM ) ( 16. 1 %), Le Soir ( Groupe Rossel ) ( 16. 0 %), Vers l ' Avenir ( Corelio ) ( 15. 8 %), La Libre Belgique ( IPM ) ( 8. 3 %), L ' Echo ( Mediafin ) ( 3. 7 %) and La Meuse ( newspaper ) ( Groupe Rossel ), La Capitale ( Groupe Rossel ), La Nouvelle Gazette ( Groupe Rossel ), La Province ( Groupe Rossel ) and Nord Eclair ( Groupe Rossel ) ( 22. 0 %).

Major Dutch-language weekly magazines in 2008 are Kerk en Leven ( Drukkerij en Uitgeverij Halewijn ) ( 409, 817 ), Dag Allemaal ( 402, 097 ), HUMO ( 227, 614 ), Libelle ( magazine ) ( Sanoma Belgium ) ( 216, 506 ), TV-Blad ( 158, 283 ), Story ( Belgian magazine ) ( Sanoma Belgium ) ( 159, 833 ), Plus Magazine ( Belgium ) ( 134, 242 ), TV-Familie / Blik ( 129, 328 ), Flair ( magazine ) ( Sanoma Belgium ) ( 126, 831 ), Knack ( magazine ) ( Roularta Media Group ) ( 126, 646 ), Trends ( magazine ) ( Roularta Media Group ),'t Pallieterke, ....

Major French-language weekly magazines in 2008 are Trends / Tendance ( Roularta Media Group ), Le Vif / L ' Express ( Roularta Media Group ), Télé Moustique ( Sanoma Belgium ), Femmes d ' Aujourd ' hui ( Sanoma Belgium ), ....

The most popular internet websites accessed from a Belgian ISP in 2008 are:

Cooperative drills with the United States are very common, the last series of them conducted in 2008.

As of 2008 there are more than 60 in use across the world.

Chile's trade talks with Malaysia and Thailand are also scheduled to continue in 2008.

In the Clean Development Mechanism, only afforestation and reforestation are eligible to produce certified emission reductions ( CERs ) in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ( 2008 – 2012 ).

Commuter trains are currently uncommon in China, although a small system has been inaugurated in Beijing in 2008.

A 2008 research report found that conservatives are happier than liberals, and that as income inequality increases, this difference in relative happiness increases, because conservatives ( more than liberals ) possess an ideological buffer against the negative hedonic effects of economic inequality.

In 2008, he presented a reality TV talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC entitled Maestro, starring eight celebrities who are " famous amateurs with a passion for classical music.

( 2006 ): Particle listings – Θ < sup >+</ sup > and in 2008, considered evidence to be overwhelmingly against the existence of the reported pentaquarks.

The peacekeepers monitoring the disputed boundary were forced to withdraw in July 2008 having considered their remaining options after experiencing serious difficulties in supporting its troops.

In 2008, a rabbinical ruling determined that giraffes and their milk are eligible to be considered kosher.

Following formal discussions at the International Geological Congress, Oslo Norway, August 2008, the International Commission on Stratigraphy ( ICS ) decided in May 2009 to make the Quaternary the youngest period of the Cenozoic Era with its base at 2. 588 Mya and including the Gelasian age, which was formerly considered part of the Neogene Period and Pliocene Epoch.

Beginning in late 2008, the university considered a merger with Baylor College of Medicine, though the merger was ultimately rejected in 2010.

The government's revised figures were considered " absurdly low " by Fundación País Libre, which has argued that its own archives suggest an estimated 1, 617 people taken hostage between 2000 and 2008 remain in the hands of their captors, including hundreds seized by FARC.

According to a 2008 Gallup poll, 99 % of Sri Lankans considered religion an important aspect of their daily lives.

As of 2008, a small sport airfield exists in Toruń ; however, a modernization of the airport is seriously considered with a number of investors interested in it.

As of 2008, the creation of another special economic zone is being considered, this time inside city limits.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2008, Uruguay scored an 8. 08 in the Democracy Index and ranked 23rd amongst the 30 countries considered to be Full Democracies in the world.

Meanwhile, the 1993 title Mortal Kombat II captivated American audiences, and was considered the best Mortal Kombat game in retrospect during a 2008 review.

Some changes included increasing the minimum ski length and also the sidecut which makes the ski turn less tightly. In 2008 ski lengths were increased as it was found by physiotherapists that the shorter skis combined with the constant knee jerking movements were considered unnecessarily harmful to racers knees due to the turning radius of the skis ( especially the slalom skis ) therefore the F. I. S made the minimum ski length for women in slalom 155 cm and men 165 cm.

In a survey of 2000 people conducted by Coolbrands in autumn 2008, Cockney was voted equal fourth coolest accent in Britain with 7 % of the votes, while The Queen's English was considered the coolest, with 20 % of the votes.

As of 2008, many of the Kolkata rickshaw pullers originate from Bihar, considered to be one of the poorest states in India.

He was also considered unwelcome in Russia after comparing their handling of the 2008 South Ossetia War to Nazi Germany under Hitler, and he was recently prevented from visiting Sri Lanka.

Greene County is considered a Republican stronghold, it was only one of 11 counties in New York that didn't vote for Bill Clinton in 1996, and it supported John McCain by an eleven point margin in 2008, a Democratic year.

In September 2008, the Tribune considered hiring controversial sports columnist Jay Mariotti, shortly after his abrupt resignation from Tribune archrival Chicago Sun-Times.

The following table should be considered in light of the dramatic depreciation of the currency in 2008 of approximately 50 %,

They have been treated or considered together for various purposes at different times: in the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 ; in a 2008 Council of Europe report ; and as a Metropolis of the Greek Orthodox church.

In 2008, Terry Fox was named a National Historic Person of Canada, a recognition given by the Canadian government to those persons who are considered to have played a nationally significant role in the history of the country.

Kreuk was considered for 2008 film Get Smart, but reportedly lost the role to Anne Hathaway.

Developed in 1999 by Steve Brown, as of 2008 freehand is considered to be the fastest-growing style of yo-yo play.

In 2008, claiming the county had been unwilling to help keep the city's troubled hospital open as a full-service medical facility, the city considered seceding from California and becoming part of neighboring Nevada, only a few miles away.

All expenditures considered, the Chelmsford public schools district spent $ 10, 070 per pupil as of 2008, which was lower than the state average of $ 12, 449.