Heavy sandstorm blankets Baghdad, filling emergency wards, delaying oil bidding

BAGHDAD — A heavy sandstorm has blanketed Iraq’s capital, closing the Baghdad airport and delaying the country’s first oil bidding process in 30 years.

Heavy sandstorm hits Baghdad, filling emergency wards, delaying flights

BAGHDAD — A heavy sandstorm has blanketed Iraq’s capital, closing the Baghdad airport and sending dozens of people to the hospital with respiratory problems.