ANJAR, Lebanon, Rabi'I 16, 1436, Jan 7, 2015, SPA -- 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, AP reported. In Syria, the guns fell silent as snow fell in the cities of Damascus and Aleppo with bad visibility. The storm dumped rain and hail on Lebanon's coast and heavy snows in the mountains and central Bekaa Valley. In eastern Lebanon, security officials said a Syrian shepherd, Ammar Kamel, 30, and a 7-year-old boy, Majed Badawi, died in the storm Wednesday as they made the dangerous trek through the rugged, snow-covered mountains from Syria to the Lebanese border town of Chebaa. Elsewhere, Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip declared a state of emergency over the storm. In Egypt, a sandstorm engulfed Cairo for a second day. --SPA 18:00 LOCAL TIME 15:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w