At least one person has lost his life and several others sustained injuries when Nigerian army opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held for four years on trumped-up allegations.

The first meeting in a series on dialogue between Shia Islam and Christianity was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday.

Supporters of Nigerian Shia leader who is illegally detained, ramp up campaigns all over the world, calling for his release.

At least 8,000 children have been recruited by the Boko Haram terrorist movement across the Lake Chad region in Central Africa since it launched its violent campaign in 2009, the UN said in a statement on Monday.

The son of Nigeria’s Muslim leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky has warned about the deteriorating health of the 66-year-old cleric, who has been held in detention along with his wife for more than three years.

Seven people including a policeman were killed in northern Mozambique this week in a terrorist attack claimed by the ISIS terrorist group, local sources said Saturday.

At least 18 soldiers in western Niger were killed and four others were missing after suspected militants blew up two cars and fired on a military camp, the army said on Tuesday.

Top Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been imprisoned for four years now, is said to have been poisoned in prison, according to doctors who found high levels of toxic substance in his blood.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Thousands of Moroccan people, along with representatives of legal organizations, unions, Islamic movements, and some political parties, protested to declare opposition to US plan of the Deal of Century and Manama conference.

As many as 30,000 Sudanese soldiers are fighting alongside the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, said deputy head of Sudan’s ruling military council.

The Daesh terrorist group said in a Wednesday statement cited by Reuters that they carried out an attack on a Nigerian army base in the Borno state, claiming that its militants killed 12 Nigerian soldiers.

Former Egyption President Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in court after the conclusion of a trial session in the espionage lawsuit.

Allied French and Malian forces killed 20 militants in an operation in a part of northern Mali where Daesh operates, a spokesman for the West African nation's military said on Sunday.

Head of the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Massoud Shajareh said releasing leader of Nigerian Shiites Sheikh Ibrehim Zakzaky is the only way forward for the Abuja government.

The port city of Mombasa in Kenya was among hundreds of cities across the globe that hosted the annual International Quds Day rallies on Friday.