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A sandstorm hits Riyadh, the Saudi capital without affecting businesses or schools. Parts of Saudi Arabia typically see sandstorms between March and May, with varying intensity. IMAGES
Vehicles navigate through streets in Benghazi as a powerful sandstorm reduced visibility, turning the sky yellow. The storm has has disrupted air traffic, leading to shutting down airports, public administration and schools across eastern Libya. IMAGES
The morning after rioters torched vehicles and looted shops following a knife attack outside a school in Dublin, shopkeepers and handymen get to work cleaning up the burnt cars and broken glass left on O'Connell Street, one of the Irish capital's most famous thoroughfares. Thursday night's unrest came after three children were injured in a stabbing near the centre of the Irish capital, resulting in the worst violence in decades which authorities blamed on right-wing groups. IMAGES
A sandstorm hits the northern Iraqi city of Mosul with local landmarks such as the Al-Nuri mosque and the Mosul Bridge shrouded in dust. Last year, Iraq experienced more than a dozen sandstorms, an unprecedented number that was attributed to desertification. IMAGES
Syrian security officials inspect the scene after an Israeli missile strike killed at least 15 people and destroyed a building in the Kafr Sousa neighbourhood in Damascus. IMAGES