An Afghan man covers his face as he squats in front of election posters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is also a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, during a sand storm at a market in Maidan Shahr, capital of Wardak Province, July 5, 2009. The presidential election will be held
QALANDERABAD, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 22: U.S. Marines patrol through a sand storm on March 22, 2009 in remote Qalanderabad in southwest Afghanistan. The Marines, from India company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment are bracing for increased Taliban attacks with the onset of the spring "fighting
A huge sand storm engulfs the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The storm, which was still raging hours after it started, disrupted flights at the city's King Khalid International airport, with weather authorities announcing that visibility would drop to zero, and warni
Kuwait City airport employees wipe the sand from the red carpet during a sand storm before the arrival of France's President Nicolas Sarkozy in Kuwait February 11, 2009. After an unannounced visit to Iraq, French President Sarkozy is visiting Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait. REUTERS/Remy de la Mauviniere/
