The Empty Quarter (Rub’ al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula, was not always an arid landscape. A recent study ...

While the pyramids of Egypt are probably the Middle East’s most spectacular tombs, the Arabian Peninsula has a wealth of monumental burial structures. New research has highlighted how north-west ...

The United Arab Emirates, or UAE, is a federation of seven emirates on the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula. The country, wedged between between Oman and Saudi Arabia, has rocky desert ...

Saudi Arabia is the giant of the Middle East, with both the vast majority of land and wealth of the Arabian Peninsula falling within its borders. Millions of devout Muslims from around the world ...

Warfare and volatile oil prices have pummeled the Gulf. The Middle East Program works with others at CSIS to appreciate the new challenges and opportunities in the Gulf and their impact on regional ...

The United Arab Emirates boasts many museums exhibiting rare artefacts of the cultural heritage of the Arabian Peninsula, while illustrating the rapid development of Arab Gulf countries.

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