Egypt: planning a city in the desert supplied daily with 10 million cubic metres of water from the Nile
The city, named Jirian, will cover an area of 6.8 million square metres and will be designed to divert about 7% of the annual amount of water Egypt draws from the Nile
Rare phenomenon: Snowfall in Saudi Arabia, desert “Dressed in White” – See the Video
Storms and gale-force winds preceded the snowfall in the north of the country, with these phenomena expected to continue
The Yakhchal: Ancient ice-making machines in the desert (video)
The ice-making process commenced in shallow ponds filled nightly from freshwater canals