A car bomb has killed at least 64 people and wounded dozens more at a crowded market in northern Baghdad.
12 bombs have exploded across the Iraqi capital of Baghdad over the last two days, killing at least 82 people and leaving scores more injured.
The violence in Syria has triggered an increasing internal migration in the areas affected by the conflict, mirroring broader divisions in society with groups on both sides fearing genocide.
Four Shia Egyptians were reportedly killed in Cairo yesterday in sectarian attack following two weeks of religious unrest in the country.
A rocket has been fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel, reportedly exploding near the northern Israeli town of Metula according to Lebanese media and security sources.