Elie Saab, the undisputed emperor of Lebanese couture, is the bride's father-in-law, so a simple ceremony is out of the question. And indeed it became an opera told in three gowns.

MARJ EL-KHOKH, Lebanon, May 15 (UNHCR) - In the back room of the large home-made tent, Yousra is being made up and having her hair arranged. It will take all afternoon. In the front room her women ...