During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent ...

Scientists have uncovered a lost 5,000-year-old civilization buried beneath the sands, rewriting the history of the region.

The Rub' al-Khali desert was thought to be an endless sea of sand, but one 1998 discovery has shed light on a 5,000-year-old ...

A desert in the Middle East was thought to be a vast stretch of sand void of life - until the discovery of a 5,000-year-old ...

In 2024, a team of researchers from Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa University developed an A.I. algorithm that could survey the Rub al-Khali, a 250,000 square mile dessert on the Arabian Peninsula ...

It passes through the Rub' al Khali, also known as the "Empty Quarter", a vast, otherworldly desert that stretches across much of the Arabian Peninsula. There are no bends, no turns - just ...

Rising from the Rub’ al Khali desert’s russet-red dunes, this extraordinary resort looks like a lost Arabian oasis – guaranteed to capture older children’s imaginations. Behind its ...

Jeddah, April 9, 2025, SPA -- A recent scientific study conducted by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has revealed that the Rub' al-Khali ... enabled human expansion across ...

Desert hiking trails promise unique landscapes and challenges to adventurers yearning for solitude and natural beauty ...

The total distance is estimated at 1,266km. Pilgrims from the Sultanate of Oman use the Rub' al Khali road to reach Mecca. On Saudi Arabia’s northern border, pilgrims from Jordan also follow two ...