A powerful cold wave has brought rare snowfall to Saudi Arabia’s northern regions, turning deserts white and putting Tabuk and Hail on every winter travel radar.

The people of Saudi Arabia woke up to a winter wonderland as snow covered parts of the kingdom for the first time in nearly three decades.

A video showing snow falling at the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia’s Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque of Mecca, has been digitally altered, according to the kingdom’s National Center for Meteorology. One ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A rare event occurred in the region of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The region, mostly known for its barren desert, suddenly found itself covered by a layer of snow ...

In a rare occurrence, the Arabian desert felt the gentle touch of white sparkling snow on Thursday, December 18, in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Videos of snowfall on the large brown dunes in Saudi Arabia ...

When you think of festive, wintry scenes, the countries that pop to mind are probably places like Norway, Canada, perhaps even the Scottish Highlands. You probably do not think of the Kingdom of Saudi ...

Saudi Arabia saw the first snowfall in the last three decades, which covered several areas of the country, the Anadolu agency reported. "Snow fell in several areas of Saudi Arabia on Thursday. <...> ...

For most people, thinking about the Saudi Arabian desert probably conjures up images of sand dunes baked by relentless sunshine. More recently, however, those sands have been covered in snow. Several ...

Snow-covered mountains in the heart of the Arabian desert may sound impossible — but Saudi Arabia is turning this vision into ...