Iraqi forces have retaken the Salaheddin provincial government headquarters in Tikrit from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a significant advance in the battle to recapture the city, officials said March 31. The spokesman for the Badr militia said members of the Popular Mobilisation units — pro-government …

Challenger Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria’s presidential election by 2.57 million votes, official results showed Wednesday, defeating incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in the first democratic change of power in Africa’s most populous nation. The victory writes a new chapter in the country’s often turbulent history after six military coups since independence in …

Saudi Arabia, leading the 10-nation coalition undertaking a military operation against the Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen, announced on Monday the coalition’s control over Yemen’s sea ports. Ahmed Al Asiri, spokesperson of the “Decisive Storm” military operation, said that the Saudi-led coalition carried out a maritime campaign which succeeded in …

US President Barack Obama told his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday that he will allow the delivery of F-16 aircraft as well as request annual military aid to Egypt, a media report said on Wednesday. In their telephonic conversation, Obama informed al-Sisi that “he will lift executive holds …