CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Earthquakes and an unseasonable hailstorm intensified solar eclipse unease in the Middle East. "Is this going to be the end of the world?" said Andreas Christou, who fled his home in Cyprus after a series of earthquakes jolted large parts of the Middle East early Wednesday. One woman was killed in Iran and 15 people were injured in other countries. In eastern Lebanon, an unseasonable hailstorm pelted the Bekaa Valley town of Baalbek on Tuesday night. Lebanese newspapers said residents blamed the impending eclipse. Muslim tradition holds that the Prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam who lived more than 1,400 years ago, prayed for the duration of an eclipse. Millions emulated him Wednesday and attended special eclipse prayers in mosques from Algeria to Iran.