ANJAR, Lebanon (AP) — Snow fell in parts of the Middle East on Wednesday as a powerful winter storm swept through the region, killing two Syrian refugees in Lebanon and forcing thousands who have fled their country's civil war to huddle for warmth in tents in refugee camps. In...

    BEIRUT (The Daily Star)- Education Minister Elias Bou Saab called Wednesday on the international community to follow the example of the United Arab Emirates, which is airlifting emergency winter aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon as a fierce storm batters the country. “All other...

(Reuters) - The U.S. military has made progress in its effort to identify moderate Syrian rebels to train for the fight against Islamic State militants and a U.S. training mission could begin this spring, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press...

(Reuters) - Jewish settlers threw stones at the cars of a U.S. diplomatic delegation which came to inspect vandalism to nearby Palestinian-owned trees in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Israeli police said. The U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv and consulate in Jerusalem had no...