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Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports on Monday as the ninth sandstorm since mid-April descended.
More than 1,000 people were hospitalised with respiratory problems, the health ministry said. Flights were also grounded in neighbouring Kuwait for a second time this month. The second heavy sandstorm in less than a week also descended on Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh.
The Iraqi capital, Baghdad, was enveloped in dust cloud…
