A young man uses a metal detector in Zardana, northwestern Syria, during a dust storm. AFP
A young man uses a metal detector in Zardana, northwestern Syria, during a dust storm. AFP
A man walks past the Kuwait Towers shrouded in heavy dust in Kuwait City. EPA
A man walks past the Kuwait Towers shrouded in heavy dust in Kuwait City. EPA
A displaced Syrian takes a picture of the sky during a dust storm in Dana. AFP
A displaced Syrian takes a picture of the sky during a dust storm in Dana. AFP
Displaced children walk past tents in Dana as dust blows. AFP
Displaced children walk past tents in Dana as dust blows. AFP
A heavy dust storm advances towards the shore in Kuwait City. EPA
A heavy dust storm advances towards the shore in Kuwait City. EPA
Birds sit amid heavy dust in Kuwait City. EPA
Birds sit amid heavy dust in Kuwait City. EPA
This picture taken on May 23, 2022 shows an aerial view of a massive dust storm advancing into Kuwait City. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
This picture taken on May 23, 2022 shows an aerial view of a massive dust storm advancing into Kuwait City. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
A man rides a bicycle during a heavy dust storm in Kuwait City. EPA
A man rides a bicycle during a heavy dust storm in Kuwait City. EPA
A man walks along a pedestrian bridge across the Euphrates river during a heavy dust storm in Nasiriyah. AFP
A man walks along a pedestrian bridge across the Euphrates river during a heavy dust storm in Nasiriyah. AFP
Pedestrians cross a road amid a severe dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
Pedestrians cross a road amid a severe dust storm in Kuwait City. AFP
A dust storm engulfs parts of Iraq and neighbouring countries. AFP
A dust storm engulfs parts of Iraq and neighbouring countries. AFP
A man walks among dust in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
A man walks among dust in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
Riyadh's Kingdom Centre skyscraper during a heavy dust storm. AFP
Riyadh's Kingdom Centre skyscraper during a heavy dust storm. AFP
A fisherman sails his boat on the Shatt Al Arab during a sandstorm in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
A fisherman sails his boat on the Shatt Al Arab during a sandstorm in Basra, Iraq. AP Photo
Haze obscures Doha's skyline in Qatar. AFP
Haze obscures Doha's skyline in Qatar. AFP
Cars drive along a street at the Shorja market shrouded in heavy dust in Baghdad. EPA
Cars drive along a street at the Shorja market shrouded in heavy dust in Baghdad. EPA
An Iraqi woman wears a face mask and walks along a street shrouded in heavy dust in central Baghdad. EPA
An Iraqi woman wears a face mask and walks along a street shrouded in heavy dust in central Baghdad. EPA
A traffic policeman directs traffic flow in the city of Nasiriyah in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP
A traffic policeman directs traffic flow in the city of Nasiriyah in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP
A motorist drives a scooter along a bridge in the city of Nasiriyah in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province during a heavy dust storm. AFP
A motorist drives a scooter along a bridge in the city of Nasiriyah in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province during a heavy dust storm. AFP
A patient suffering from breathing problems and suffocation arrives at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Baghdad. AFP
A patient suffering from breathing problems and suffocation arrives at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Baghdad. AFP

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