A lack of employment opportunities pushes Syrian refugees to opt for informal jobs, leaving them open to exploitation.
![In many cases, Syrian women have become the primary breadwinners for their families in Lebanon [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201462811276203580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A lack of employment opportunities pushes Syrian refugees to opt for informal jobs, leaving them open to exploitation.
![In many cases, Syrian women have become the primary breadwinners for their families in Lebanon [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201462811276203580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Palestinian refugees who fled Syria’s war have crowded into Lebanon’s violence-plagued Ain al-Hilweh camp.

Vote rescheduled for third time, after parliament fails to establish two-thirds quorum to elect country’s new president.
![The different political blocs failed to reach a consensus on a candidate in last week's first round of voting [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014430102433944734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
No candidate received the necessary two-thirds majority to win the presidency in first parliamentary vote.
![Lebanese President Michel Suleiman's term ends on May 25 [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/201442373743658734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)