Widespread snowfall has taken place in Lebanon, Israel and Turkey this week as winter storms swept in
Parts of Syria saw drifts up to 6ins deep after area of Iraq were given a dusting of flakes last month
Unseasonably cold winter is being driven by a 'wobbling' polar vortex that allows Arctic air to come south
Similar weather systems have plunged Texas into the deep freeze, and have also blighted the UK with cold