Although not an obvious choice for a city break, Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh is attracting visitors with new direct flights ...

The Saharo-Arabian Desert is one of the largest biogeographic barriers on Earth, hindering the dispersal of animals between Africa and Eurasia, and is at least eleven million years old. How did ...

A new study posits that the vast, arid landscape of the Arabian desert once fostered grasslands and savannahs and featured a giant lake. (Wikipedia pic) One of the world’s largest deserts was ...

Thousands of years ago, Al-'Ulā (commonly spelled Al-Ula and AlUla today) was an important walled city in the desert of Saudi Arabia. It was set along the incense trade route that connected Asia ...

8 million years of 'Green Arabia' Date: April 9, 2025 Source: Griffith University Summary: A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and ...

Big, thick footpads help them navigate the rough rocky terrain and shifting desert sands. Arabian camels have been ... in northern Africa and southwestern Asia, and have been introduced to Australia.

A modern oasis in the heart of the Arabian desert, Dubai is a rapidly growing metropolis on a quest to become the biggest and the best. From palm-shaped beaches and ancient markets to exquisite ...