The Hollywood film Ishtar [1], about lounge singers in Morocco who get caught up in an international plot between the CIA and the “Emir of Ishtar” is unmemorable but for one line: “It's gonna be a scorcher!” This past week, Gulf residents have found themselves saying just that, as temperatures in the region rose well into the 40s (Celsius). As junvalerio [2], based in Dammam, explains:
Saudi Arabia seems to have been hit the worst, according to Twitter users there. smqasim [3] puts it bluntly:
Saudi [4], based in Riyadh, was complaining about the heat as well…
…Until Khaled [5] put him in his place:
But Saudi Arabia isn't the only country experiencing a massive heat wave. Kjarjous [6], in Dubai, has quite a tale to share:
Lastly, Arabear [7]‘s tweet should serve as sufficient warning to anyone considering a summer vacation to the Emirates:
