Nigeria’s military has opened fire on hundreds of Muslim protesters calling for the release of imprisoned cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in Abuja on Tuesday. Iran’s Beirut-based Al-Alam channel quoted activists as saying that at least 20 people were martyred in the military crackdown, adding that many others were injured in ...
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has informed the Security Council that he wishes to appoint Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen as the next special envoy to Syria, diplomatic sources told AFP Tuesday. Pedersen is currently Norway’s ambassador to China and has previously served as its envoy to the UN. “I am ...
