Behind the alarming opulence of Dubai, a question lurks: what was it like before the sudden deluge of wealth and immigration?

Saudi Arabia breaks ground on the world’s largest artificial river, transforming desert into fertile land #desertmegaproject ...

Qatar is one of the small emirates of the Arabian Peninsula. Still unknown until a few decades ago—when not many could locate ...

Guru Nanak's journeys stood out for their deep commitment to interfaith dialogue, promoting unity across religious and social ...

Walking in Anatolia with a mule.Paul Salopek/National Geographic, Out of Eden Walk Turkey sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, a region historically known as part of the Levant. It’s a place ...

Saudi Arabia is launching the 'Dream of the Desert,' its first five-star luxury train, set to redefine travel. This moving palace, a collaboration with Italy's Arsenale Group, will offer a one or ...

The move is one that “signals optimism about travel to the region in 2026 and beyond,” observes Afar contributor Laura Dannen ...

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday that Israel should reject a normalisation deal with Saudi Arabia in exchange for a Palestinian state. "If Saudi Arabia tells us ...

Hundreds of life-sized animal petroglyphs suggest that the notoriously arid region was populated around 12,000 years ago, according to a new study. The petroglyphs were discovered in prominently ...

Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia discovered over 170 ancient rock engravings that may be among the earliest monumental artworks in the region. Created between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, the massive ...

About 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who inhabited a swathe of Arabian desert carved life-sized images of camels and other animals on sandstone cliffs and boulders, using rock art to mark the ...