It isn't all sunshine and sand in the Middle East, especially in northern Saudi Arabia which has been on the receiving end of a wintry blast this weekend.
The wintry weather arrived in the kingdom on Friday, bringing a covering of snow to the Tabuk region.
Residents were quick to share their pictures of the wintry scenes on social media.
#عدسة_واس ؛ترصد تساقط الثلوج على #جبل_اللوز.#واس
— واس الأخبار الملكية (@spagov) January 26, 2018
https://t.co/SezGn9TsJl pic.twitter.com/SzxjXu0FKW
It is expected that the snowfall will continue from Saturday morning until Saturday afternoon in the Al-Zuhr area of the Alqan Centre and Jabal Al-Luz, including the border posts, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Snow ⛄️ ❄️ in Saudi Arabia. This is Global Warming pic.twitter.com/ZeqtWGAsk3
— Srinivasan Sankar (@srinisankar) January 26, 2018
Snow also fell in Lebanon, with a covering in Dahr al-Baidar, east of Beirut.
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