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We Feb 9 -

SNOWING IN MIDEAST -

*AMMAN: Snow showers, heavy rain and high winds gripped the Holy Land and Middle East countries on Tuesday, paralysing life in some areas but also bringing welcome relief to drought-hit regions.

Snow fell in the Jordanian capital and most regions of the desert kingdom, blocking off several roads into Amman, where schools kept their doors shut and police advised residents to stay indoors...

Snow fell on Jerusalem for the first time this winter as well as in northern Israel...*

Middle East Online

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