What IS going on with the world's weather? Ice blankets the Sahara desert while snow falls in Saudi Arabia where temperature has dropped to -2C
The desert town of Ain Sefra in Algeria was blanketed with snow last Wednesday as temperatures hit -3C
Photographer Karim Bouchetata captured the unusual sight in stunning images of sheep on the sand dunes
Meanwhile residents of Saudi Arabia's Aseer region flocked to the desert to see the extremely rare snowfall
Half a century has passed since temperatures in the southwestern province dipped below freezing