A sandstorm engulfed Saudi Arabia's capital and other regions of the desert kingdom Tuesday, hampering visibility and slowing road traffic. A thick grey haze made iconic Riyadh buildings such as ...

A massive sandstorm overran Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Wednesday followed by heavy rain, bringing traffic to a halt and forcing people to stay indoors. Khaled Zaqaziq, a weather expert ...

The Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh was hit by a massive sandstorm that blanketed the city's iconic skyline in thick, swirling clouds of sand. The natural disaster brought life in the city to a ...

14 April 2011 RIYADH: A severe sandstorm began lashing Riyadh at about 4 p.m. Wednesday, spreading a blanket of dust that reduced visibility and led to heavy traffic congestion. "Everyone on the road ...

A powerful sandstorm hit the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Covering buildings and obstructing visibility, forcing many residents to stay indoors. The storm swept through the capital with thick clouds of ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia was shrouded in darkness Sunday afternoon as a sandstorm blanketed the cities of Riyadh, Qassim, King Fahad and Khurais, officials said.

27 May 2011 RIYADH: A massive sandstorm in the Saudi capital and its suburbs that lasted for nearly 90 minutes turned day into night in a matter of minutes. Roads of Riyadh and its adjoining areas ...

Sandstorm shuts down Riyadh airport and halts Kuwait's oil exports SA Kuwait City and Riyadh: A Kuwaiti oil official said on Tuesday that oil exports were suspended for less than two hours because ...

A massive sandstorm swept through the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday, hampering visibility and causing traffic snarls and is expected to last for two days. The dust storm, caused by strong winds ...

From Riyadh to Tehran, bright orange skies and ... In Syria, medical departments were put on alert as the sandstorm hit the eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq, Syrian state TV ...

A thick grey haze made iconic Riyadh buildings such as Kingdom Centre nearly impossible to see from more than a few hundred metres (yards) away, though there were no announced flight delays or ...

AFP Riyadh: A sandstorm engulfed Saudi Arabia’s capital and other regions of the desert kingdom Tuesday, hampering visibility and slowing road traffic. A thick grey haze made iconic Riyadh ...