Slain Hezbollah top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting in a photo released by the group Friday. AP hide caption
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Trombonist and composer Reginald Cyntje was born in Dominica and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands on a diet of reggae, calypso, classical and jazz. Patrick Jarenwattananon/NPR hide caption
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A woman works in a factory processing hashish in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley in December 2014. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Thursday
Radwan Mahmoud, a Syrian refugee, works as a laborer on a construction site in Lebanon. He's supporting 12 family members and earning about $16 a day. With a population of just over 4 million, Lebanon is host to more than 1 million Syrian refugees. Alice Fordham/NPR hide caption
As War Drags On, Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Sink Into Debt Trap
Wednesday
Syrian boys herd sheep near a refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption
Saturday
Kamala in front of the hut where she sleeps when she has her period. Kamala told us, "I'm afraid of snakes and men." Jane Greenhalgh/NPR hide caption
Thursday
People gather near the site of a twin suicide attack Thursday in Burj al-Barajneh, southern Beirut, Lebanon. The self-proclaimed Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption
Sunday
Lea Hatouni is a Christian living in the predominantly Muslim Middle East. Like so many other Lebanese, she expects to have to leave Lebanon to start her career after college. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
Sunday
Fatmeh (left) fled Syria with her family and now lives in Lebanon, where she works in the fields instead of attending school. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption
Monday
She's a teenager with a cellphone, surfing the Internet. And she's a Syrian refugee who works in the fields up to 14 hours a day. That's the new life of 15-year-old Fatmeh, seen here in the living room area of her family's makeshift shelter. Dalia Khamissy for NPR hide caption
A Teen Who Fled Syria Had High Hopes For Her Life In Lebanon: #15Girls
Tuesday
A Lebanese protester smokes a water pipe during clashes with security forces following a demonstration against the ongoing trash crisis Tuesday. -/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Lebanese gather at a public beach in Beirut on Aug. 2. Lax governance has allowed developers to turn much of the coastline into private clubs, leaving a dwindling number of public beaches along the Mediterranean. Jamal Saidi/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Wednesday
Members of the Syrian band Khebez Dawle include (from left to right) Hekmat Qassar on guitar and keyboards, lead guitarist Bashar Darwish, bassist Muhammad Bazz and lead singer Anas Maghrebi. Half the band members are now in Turkey, and are strongly considering seeking asylum in Europe. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Syrian Rockers, Fleeing War, Find Safety And New Fans In Beirut
Thursday
A Lebanese woman covers her nose as she walks past piles of garbage on a Beirut street. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
Amid Political Dysfunction, Beirut Residents Suffer The Stench Of Garbage
Sunday
Syrian refugees live in makeshift shelters in the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon, just a few miles west of the Syrian border. Jason Beaubien/NPR hide caption