Updated: January 10, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Snow sweeps across the Middle East
A woman removes snow from a car on January 10, 2013 in the Syrian capital of Damascus after heavy snow falls. Snow carpeted Syria's war-torn cities but sparked no let-up in the fighting, instead heaping fresh misery on a civilian population already enduring a chronic shortage of heating fuel and daily power cuts. AFP PHOTO / LOUAI BESHARA
Palestinians build a snowman in Ramallah. ABBAS MOMANI / AFP PHOTO
Syrian hildren have a snow fight in Damascus. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP PHOTO
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A Palestinian man slides on snow in the old city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the Middle East region white. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP PHOTO
Palestinians play in the snow in Ramallah. Meteorological agencies in Israel and Lebanon have called it the worst storm in 20 years. Mohamad Torokman / Reuters
Jordanian men in Amman have fun in the snow today. Ali Jarekji / Reuters
Jordanians walk past snow-covered cars and trees in Amman. KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP Photo