Despite a hard-fought contest that saw Lahore RFC edge out the Camels 37-34 in the closing minutes, Desert Camels secured the championship title by winning three out of their four ...

Ready for launch: We flew from Beijing to Lanzhou and then drove to a town near the edge of the desert to meet our camel team. We camped in the sand the last night before setting off into the dunes.

The tight grip that camels have traditionally held on oil-free driving in the sandy lands of the United Arab Emirates may be loosening. Although those iconic ships-of-the-desert have long held ...