A picture taken on September 8, 2015 shows a general view of the Egyptian capital Cairo during a thick cloud of dust as a sandstorm engulfs parts of the Middle East. Large parts of Lebanon, Israel and Cyprus were shrounded in a thick cloud of dust that meteorologists said had swept in from Iraq and Syria. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)