AL-NAMAS: As Saudi Arabia swelters in sizzling desert temperatures, some are escaping to the "City of Fog" — a mountainous oasis of cool where warm clothing is needed even in summer.

Sitting with friends on a picnic blanket, under light rain and a thick, swirling mist in Al-Namas, Abdullah Al-Enizi wears a body-warmer over his traditional white robes to guard against the chill.

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