SAKAKA, Saudi Arabia – A rural region of northern Saudi Arabia was blanketed by hailstones, giving the desert landscape a rare coating of white and mimicking a wintry wonderland. Saudi Arabia’s ...

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Saudi Arabia’s typically arid desert in Al-Jawf has turned into a winter wonderland as snow has blanketed its sand dunes, captivating both locals and the online community. Photos and videos of ...

Saudi Arabia's usually sun-baked deserts have been transformed into an unexpected winter scene in recent days, as snow blanketed parts of the Al-Jawf region in the northern Al-Nafūd desert.

Heavy rain and large hailstones began falling in the desert country’s Al-Jawf region last week, turning vast stretches of the normally arid landscape white. Images of the ice-covered terrain ...

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Heavy rain and hail caused a surprise snowfall in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf region, turning the area into an icy landscape for the first time. In sharp contrast to the region’s typical desert landscape, ...

On November 3, 2024, the Saudi Arabian desert of Al-Nafūd in Al-Jawf experienced its first-ever recorded snowfall. Social media buzzed after many shared photos and videos reacting to the strange ...

The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has attributed the recent hailstorms in the region to a low-pressure system originating from the Arabian Sea and extending to Oman. This weather ...

Who says you can't have a white Christmas in the desert? Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jawf region has just experienced its "first recorded snowfall", turning the arid desert into an unexpected winter wonderland.

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