Middle East white blanket

It snowed in the Middle East, more precisely the United Arab Emirates. Apparently something that happens every couple of decades, but still a bit unbelievable, considering it hardly rains and temperatures don't really fall below freezing.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11813241%5E1702,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4135857.stm