Saharan dust sweeps over North Africa and into the Mediterranean - in pictures

Blue skies turn orange and red in Turkey, Egypt and Lebanon

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  The sky turns orange in Antalya, Turkey, as desert dust from Africa covers the region. AFP

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  Saharan dust in the sky above Alanya district in Turkey. AFP

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  A sandstorm blots out the skyline in Beirut, Lebanon, as a man reclines on the sea wall. AFP

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  Desert dust fills the sky above a displaced person's camp in Beirut's seafront area. AFP

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  A cloud of dust shrouds Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters

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  Dust settles over Cyprus's capital city. Reuters

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  A golden sky from the sand in Cairo, Egypt. AFP

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  Low visibility on the Nile River in Cairo. AFP

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  The sky glows red above Heraklion in Crete, Greece. EPA

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  People walk amid a haze caused by the Saharan dust storm in Heraklion. Reuters