Seven dust storms recorded in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday
The Regional Center for Sand and Dust Storms reported seven dust events in Saudi Arabia on August 5, part of 31 hours of storms across the region.
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AIThe Regional Center for Sand and Dust Storms announced that 31 hours of dust storm activity were recorded across the region, including seven incidents in Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
In a post on X, the center reported 11 dust events in Iran, seven in Saudi Arabia, four each in Jordan and Pakistan, three in Kuwait, and two hours of dust storms in the UAE.
The center added that no dust storm hours were recorded in the remaining countries of the region.