Winter storm batters Mideast, 8 dead

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the West Bank, and disrupted traffic on the Suez Canal in Egypt. At least eight people died across the region.

By: Barbara Surk and Jamal Halaby, Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun