The Empty Quarter (Rub al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula, was not always an arid expanse. A recent study led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), King Abdullah University of ...

Arabian Peninsula’s desert was once home to a vast lake and rivers. Story by Rebecca Shavit • 18m. ... Their work focuses on the Rub’ al Khali Desert, or the Empty Quarter, ...

The Empty Quarter, or Rub' al-Khali in Arabic, is one of the world's largest deserts. Spanning nearly 650,000 square kilometers -- mainly in Saudi Arabia -- it dominates the Arabian Peninsula ...

Saudi Arabia's vast desert was once a lush, green paradise. A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

The Empty Quarter, located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, is 1,200 kilometers long and 650 kilometers wide. It is among the largest continuous deserts in the world with a total area of 650 ...

Saudi oil firm Aramco has discovered 14 oil and natural gas fields and reservoirs in the kingdom's Eastern Region and the Empty Quarter, state news agency SPA said on Wednesday, containing small ...

Dubai: Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, on Wednesday unveiled 14 new oil and natural gas discoveries in the Eastern Region and the vast Empty Quarter (Rub' Al Khali), marking a ...

Arabian Peninsula’s desert was once home to a vast lake and rivers. Rebecca Shavit. May 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM. ... Their work focuses on the Rub’ al Khali Desert, or the Empty Quarter, ...