A senior Iranian official has called on the Nigerian government to bring to justice those involved in the militarys bloody crackdown on the Shia Muslim community in the African country. In a statement released on Tuesday, Secretary General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening Ali-Akbar Velayati expressed deep regret and sorrow over theNigerian ...

A United Nations report says over 360 children under the age of five have died of malnutrition in the West African nation of Niger during first nine months of this year. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Niamey said the young children died between January and September this year in Zinder region. According to the last ...

[caption id="attachment_24915" align="alignright" width="300"] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets with his Nigerien counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou (R) in the Nigerien capital, Niamey, April 16, 2013.[/caption] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Nigerien counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou have called for unity in the Muslim world. In ...