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Snowstorm in Lebanon strands motorists, hits refugees

(Zaman Al Wasl- Reuters)- A snowstorm hit Lebanon on Friday, local media reported, stranding motorists and adding to the woes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift shelters, Reuters reported. Emergency services deployed bulldozers to try to clear roads in...

Canada misses Syrian refugee target for 2015 as 6,000 arrive

Canada will bring in more than 6,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015, missing its already delayed target of accepting 10,000 by year-end, the Canadian government said Thursday. Immigration Minister John McCallum said he expects Canada to reach that goal by mid-January, and meet its...

Germany to increase scrutiny of Syrian asylum applicants

Germany will start holding personal hearings for asylum seekers from Syria as of Friday, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday, reversing a policy of granting almost automatic refugee status for Syrians. Syrians have since the end of 2014 enjoyed a...