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Heavy snowfall, strong winter storm hits Middle East

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...

Lebanon minister appeals for winter aid for Syrian refugees

    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...

Trading in souls: inside the world of the people smugglers

  Abu Hamada, a 62-year-old civil engineer from the outskirts of Damascus, has not built much for several years, and yet by his own calculations he has earned about £1,500,000 in the past six months. That is because since moving to Egypt after the Syrian civil war started, this...

Islamic State school closures in Syria affect 670,000: U.N.

(Reuters) - An estimated 670,000 children in Syria are being deprived of education after Islamic State forces ordered schools closed while the curriculum is made to conform with religious rules, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. Islamic State, an offshoot of...