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A Syrian refugee man, cuts wood as he prepares for the possibility of a snow storm at a Syrian refugee camp, in Deir Zannoun village, Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. A snow storm is expected to hit Lebanon Monday affecting Syrian refugees, many of whom live in tents without proper heating. The government estimates there are about 1.5 million Syrians in Lebanon, about one-quarter of the total population. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon imposes rules limiting entry of Syrians fleeing war

By Diaa Hadid - Associated Press

Lebanon currently hosts over 1.1 million refugees of the Syrian civil war, which equates to about a quarter of all people living within the country. Cutbacks in aid by the U.N., partly due to donor nations not coming through with promised funds, threatens to starve many such refugees. (associated press)

Syria refugees go hungry as wealthy nations fail to deliver millions in promised aid

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 photo, Dr. Luiz Toledo, one of the world's most famous plastic surgeons in liposuction and the &quot;Brazilian butt lift,&quot; works in his office at the Medical Arts Clinic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He closed his practice in Brazil and moved to Dubai in 2006 because he saw less competition in the Gulf and an opportunity to keep quality and prices up. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai cuts profile as Mideast plastic surgery hub

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

A Lebanese army soldier opens fire during clashes with Islamic militants in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. The Lebanese army brought tanks and commando forces into the northern city of Tripoli Sunday, where fighting with Muslim militants has intensified and spread to nearby areas. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese troops fight street battles in Tripoli

By BILAL HUSSEIN and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 photo, Italian plastic surgeon Roberto Viel gives Italian Irina Tzoneva, a 41-year-old restaurant manager, a treatment at London Centre for Aesthetic Surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai, the emirate known for its celebration of over-the-top glamour and luxury, is racing ahead to dominate the Middle East's plastic surgery market with plans to attract half a million medical tourists in six years. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai cuts profile as Mideast plastic surgery hub

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel, left, shakes hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani at his office in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Moqbel also met other Iranian officials including Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. &quot;Iran is ready to transfer its experience in order to improve security in Lebanon and the region, and to combat terrorists,&quot; Shamkhani said during a meeting with Moqbel in Tehran on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran vows to aid Lebanese military

By AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

Illustration on the persecution of Christians by Islamists in the Middle East by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ZAKHEM: Christians under siege in the Islamic Middle East

By Sam H. Zakhem

A Lebanese army soldier inspects a rifle at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. The United States has delivered the first shipment of weapons to Lebanon to help bolster its military as it faces a growing threat from Islamic militants amid the fallout from neighboring Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

U.S. weapons land in Lebanon for Islamic State fight: ‘This aircraft is full, chock-full!’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Irish praise arrest of peacekeeper killing suspect

Associated Press

Israeli soldiers begin heir day next to their mobile artillery unit at a position on the Israel-Gaza border, Friday, July 11, 2014. Gaza rocket fire struck a gas station and set it ablaze Friday in southern Israel, seriously wounding one person as rocket fire also came from Lebanon for the first time in the four-day-long offensive. Rocket fire by Palestinian militants continued from Gaza toward various locations in southern Israel. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Mideast hostilities ratchet as rockets from Lebanon strike Israel

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The aftermath of a suicide truck bombing of the U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday, Oct. 23, 1983. The blast claimed the lives of 241 American service members. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier, File)

N.Y. court OKs $1.75B award in Iran terror cases; 1983 Marines barracks bombing included

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Oct. 1, 2013, file photo actor George Clooney attends the premiere of "Gravity" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theaters, in New York. George Clooney has chastised a British newspaper over an article claiming his fiancee's mother disapproves of the impending marriage for religious reasons. Clooney said that the claims about his future mother-in-law Baria Alamuddin were untrue and irresponsible. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Website apologizes for Clooney mother-in-law story

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thirsday, June 19, 2014 file photo, Palestinians watch a World Cup football game on a wide screen on the beach of Gaza City. Politics and conflict are never far from soccer in the Middle East, but this year's World Cup has been entangled with unprecedented sectarian violence and soaring tensions between Arab countries, pushing fans to watch matches in secret or even on a channel owned by region's number one enemy _ Israel.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

Arab football fans turn to Israel TV for World Cup

By BARBARA SURK - Associated Press