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

A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...