• ANTALYA, TURKIYE - APRIL 03: A view of the sky turning orange in Alanya district as desert dust arriving from Africa covered the region in Antalya, Turkiye on April 03, 2026. Mert Canturk / Anadolu (Photo by Mert Canturk / Anadolu via AFP)
    ANTALYA, TURKIYE - APRIL 03: A view of the sky turning orange in Alanya district as desert dust arriving from Africa covered the region in Antalya, Turkiye on April 03, 2026. Mert Canturk / Anadolu (Photo by Mert Canturk / Anadolu via AFP)
  • Saharan dust in the sky above Alanya district in Turkey. AFP
    Saharan dust in the sky above Alanya district in Turkey. AFP
  • A sandstorm blots out the skyline in Beirut, Lebanon, as a man reclines on the sea wall. AFP
    A sandstorm blots out the skyline in Beirut, Lebanon, as a man reclines on the sea wall. AFP
  • Desert dust fills the sky above a displaced person's camp in Beirut's seafront area. AFP
    Desert dust fills the sky above a displaced person's camp in Beirut's seafront area. AFP
  • A cloud of dust shrouds Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
    A cloud of dust shrouds Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
  • Dust settles over Cyprus's capital city. Reuters
    Dust settles over Cyprus's capital city. Reuters
  • A golden sky from the sand in Cairo, Egypt. AFP
    A golden sky from the sand in Cairo, Egypt. AFP
  • Low visibility on the Nile River in Cairo. AFP
    Low visibility on the Nile River in Cairo. AFP
  • The sky glows red above Heraklion in Crete, Greece. EPA
    The sky glows red above Heraklion in Crete, Greece. EPA
  • People walk amid a haze caused by the Saharan dust storm in Heraklion. Reuters
    People walk amid a haze caused by the Saharan dust storm in Heraklion. Reuters

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

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April 03, 2026

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Updated: April 03, 2026, 6:52 PM
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