Tides of Mediterranean sea rise while yachts are anchored in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 11, 2015. A sandstorm continues to blow hard in parts of the Middle East on Wednesday, where authorities have remained sea ports closed and briefly grounded flights. Israel has been hit by the developing sandstorm. The country temporarily shut down two airports and suspended all domestic flights Wednesday morning as the sandstorm hit the country, the Israel Airport Authority said in a statement. (Xinhua/JINI/Tomer Neubeg)