Turkey steps closer to coalition against ISIS;

Houthi rebels 'welcome' new Yemeni Prime Minister;

Tunisia cracks down on extremism;

Baghdad bombings kill dozens;

Head of Iran's Basij threatens Saudi  

Lebanon battles Islamist militants;

Sisi plans to expand Suez Canal;

Turkey cracks down on police;

Militias battle over Benghazi

Short-lived ceasefire in Gaza war;

Iraq names new speaker of parliament;

UN: Aid to Syria without Assad consent;

U.S. and Qatar strike $11 billion arms deal  

Israeli offensive against Hamas escalates;

Major oil field reopens in Libya;

Houthis seize major city in Yemen;

Indo-Israeli defense cooperation rises;

Islamic state responsible for Baghdad bombings  

Isil declares Islamic state;

Armed U.S. drones to fly over Baghdad;

Bodies of kidnapped Israelis found;

Kurds move toward independence;

Turkey and Israel mixed on Kurdish independence