In Focus: Wintry Weather: Middle East Edition

Following up on yesterday’s essay Wintry Weather, I was struck by photographs of the unusually heavy winter storm that just blanketed many Middle Eastern countries in snow. I discovered a wide range of unique images, from Saudis tossing snowballs to Israelis on sleds to the newly white roofs of Istanbul. Gathered here are a handful of those images, showing that, despite the harshness of the storm, some were able to find a moment of joy in the rare snowfall.

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   look at that fucking bird omg

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   Some great pictures of snow in the Middle East & Turkey.

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    Middle East hasn’t been TOTAL misery.

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    Visually pleasing treats for the weekend ;)

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    szuperjóság!

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