The Turkish offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan continues this week, as Kurdish residents in the Zakho region near the Turkish border have fled from their homes.
A string of attacks last week in the Nigerian province of Borno left over 140 people dead, mostly civilians, a the hands of the West African syndicate of ISIS.
Israel and Saudi Arabia are in talks for the Saudis to join Jordanian representatives on the Waqf which administers religious matters on the Temple Mount.