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Indignation in Africa as Trump expands US travel ban
Feb 02, 2020 08:47There is growing indignation in several African countries that have been the target of Washington's latest travel ban, with activists and rights groups complaining that the administration of President Donald Trump is pursuing a xenophobic and racist political agenda.
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President Rouhani urges Iran’s envoys to cement ties with other nations
Jan 22, 2020 03:31President Hassan Rouhani, in a meeting with the Islamic Republic’s new ambassadors to 13 foreign countries, reiterated Tehran’s policy to boost cooperation with other nations and called on the diplomats to cement bilateral ties with them in their tenures.
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Militant attack in Nigerian town kills 20 soldiers, displaces 1,000 residents
Jan 09, 2020 08:20About 20 soldiers were killed and nearly 1,000 people made homeless in a militant attack on a town in northeastern Nigeria, two residents and a military source said on Wednesday.
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Takfiri terrorists kill 14 troops in ambush in western Niger
Dec 27, 2019 05:19Fourteen troops were killed when “heavily-armed terrorists” ambushed a convoy in the western Niger region of Tillaberi, the interior ministry said Thursday.
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Seven killed in Nigeria terrorist attack on Christmas Eve
Dec 25, 2019 13:25Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists have killed seven people on Christmas Eve in a raid on a Christian village near the town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, local militia and residents say.
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Study shows India, China, Nigeria lead world in pollution-linked deaths
Dec 19, 2019 05:02India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths, followed by China and Nigeria, according to a new study that estimates the global impact of contaminants in the air, water and workplace.
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Boko Haram attack village in western Chad, 14 killed
Dec 18, 2019 12:08Boko Haram Takfiri militants have attacked a village in western Chad near the border of northeast Nigeria, leaving 14 people killed and 13 others unaccounted for.
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Islamic institute condemns Nigeria for ‘inhumane’ treatment of Sheikh Zakzaky
Dec 17, 2019 12:11Al-Mustafa International University, an Islamic academic institution, has condemned the Nigerian government’s “inhumane” and “unlawful” treatment of jailed senior Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky as well as the silence of the international community and so-called human rights organizations on the crime.
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Iran pursuing case of Nigerian cleric's health via diplomatic channels: Foreign Ministry
Dec 09, 2019 04:00Iran constantly pursues the case of Nigeria’s top Shia Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky through diplomatic contacts with the Nigerian government in line with efforts to help improve his health, says the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman.
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Nigeria transfers Sheikh Zakzaky, wife to 'dilapidated' jail
Dec 06, 2019 09:09Nigerian authorities transfer top Shia cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife to a dilapidated prison, where many detainees have so far died due to lack of medical attention.