Boko Haram bombers using babies to thwart detection in Nigeria
Press TV- Nigerian authorities have warned that female Takfiri bombers are using babies to thwart detection before their attacks. According to a…
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Iran condemns new Boko Haram terrorist attacks in Nigeria
Iran has condemned the latest wave of massacres carried out by the Boko Haram Takfiri militants in Nigeria. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh…
Iran ready to work with AU to battle Boko Haram
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Amir-Abdollahian reiterated that the Iran is ready for confronting Boko…
Up to 2,000 killed in Nigeria’s Baga: Amnesty International
Boko Haram Takfiri militants have killed as many as 2,000 people in their attack on Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, Amnesty International…
Local Nigerians form patrols to counter Boko Haram
Local Nigerian hunters have formed armed patrols in the northeastern part of the country to counter militancy by the Takfiri Boko Haram…
VP: Solidarity can defeat extremism, radicalism
Tehran, Nov 20, IRNA — Vice-President in Women and Family Affairs in a meeting with Nigerian Minister in Women Affairs and Social…
Boko Haram says hostage girls ‘married off’
Boko Haram has claimed the 219 schoolgirls it kidnapped in Nigeria earlier this year have converted to Islam and been married off,…
Boko Haram leader proclaims ‘Islamic caliphate’ in Nigeria town
Boko Haram’s leader said he has created an Islamic caliphate in a northeast Nigeria town seized by the insurgents earlier this month,…
63 abducted females escape extremists in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 60 Nigerian girls and women abducted by Islamic extremists two weeks ago have managed to escape,…
Boko Haram abducts 91 people in east Nigeria: Report
Boko Haram Takfiri militants in Nigeria have reportedly abducted 91 people during recent attacks against three villages in the northeastern regions of…
ISIL kidnaps tens of Kurdish students in Aleppo, A copycat of Boko Haram
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Al-Qaeda militants kidnapped dozens of Kurdish students in Aleppo province in Northern Syria. The Kurd students were kidnapped by…
Nigeria’s president orders full scale offensive on Boko Haram
(Reuters) – Nigeria’s president said on Thursday he had ordered “a full-scale operation” against Boko Haram Islamist militants and sought to reassure…
Ex-president in talks to free Nigeria schoolgirls
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has reportedly engaged in an effort to broker the release of over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the…
54 die in Boko Haram assaults in Nigeria
Authorities in Nigerian say at least 54 people have been killed in two separate attacks carried out by Boko Haram Takfiri militants…
Iran seeks expansion of ties with African states: Foreign Minister
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the current Iranian administration seeks expansion of diplomatic relations and cooperation with African states. Speaking…
Official: Iran ready to provide technical assistance to Nigeria to free kidnapped girls
TEHRAN (FNA)- Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Department for African Affairs Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi underlined Tehran’s readiness to help the Nigerian…
Iran censures ‘terrorist’ bomb attacks in Nigeria
Iran has condemned the recent “terrorist” bomb attacks in Nigeria, urging peace and security in the African country. Iran “expresses abhorrence over…
Nigeria thanks Iran president for supporting Nigerian kidnapped girls
Tehran, May 19, IRNA – Nigerian Ambassador to Tehran Tukur Mani on Wednesday thanked President Hassan Rouhani and Iranian nation as well…
Al-Zahra University to hold meeting on convergence against Boko Haram
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Islamic Culture and Relations Organization will hold a meeting on convergence against terrorism and extremism in Al-Zahra…
Iran condemns abduction of Nigerian girls by Boko Haram group
Tehran, May 20, IRNA – Iranˈs vice president for Women and Family Affairs sent a letter to the UN women executive director…
Iran urges joint bids to fight extremism
Iran has called for closer cooperation among world countries, especially the Muslim states, in order to counter extremism and terrorism. Speaking at…
Iran voices readiness to help Nigeria bring back abducted school girls
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian voiced Tehran’s readiness to help the Nigerian government and nation free the more…
Rouhani due in China on 3-day visit
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Rouhani to travel to China on 3-day visit Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani…
Parliament advisor: Boko Haram’s behavior not related to Islam
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Adviser for International Affairs, Hossein Sheikholeslam, deplored the recent abduction of more than two hundred Nigerian…
Senior Iranian cleric slams Boko Haram as “non-Muslims”
Nasim—Senior Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi condemned “Boko Haram” crimes, a group who has caused havoc in Africa’s most populous…
African leaders declare ‘war’ on Al-Qaeda-linked Boko Haram
African leaders meeting in Paris have pledged to wage war on Boko Haram islamist militants, suspected of having links with other terrorist…
Abducted girls still in Nigeria’s Sambisa Forest
Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remain holed up in the vast Sambisa Forest, a known Boko Haram hideout in north-eastern Nigeria, a local NGO…
Military operation launched to locate kidnapped Nigerian girls
The Nigerian government has confirmed that a military operation has been launched with international backing to locate and rescue more than 200…
Nigeria ‘ready for dialogue’ with Boko Haram
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Nigeria’s government said it is ready to hold talks with Boko Haram to secure the release of more than…
Nigerian president believes kidnapped girls still in the country
(Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he believed 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month in an attack…
Iranian VP condemns abduction of Nigerian girls by Boko Haram
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Vice-President for Women and Families Affairs Shahindokht Mollaverdi deplored the recent abduction of more than two hundred Nigerian school…
Nigeria offers reward for info on kidnapped girls
Nigeria is offering cash reward for information leading to the rescue of over 200 school girls abducted by Boko Haram group. On…
Iran condemns abduction of Nigerian girls by Boko Haram
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian foreign ministry deplored the kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian school girls by Boko Haram, a Wahhabi Al-Qaeda affiliate…
Amnesty calls for probe into Nigeria deaths
Amnesty International has called for an immediate probe into the deaths of hundreds of prisoners in Nigerian detention facilities during a clampdown…