During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent geological and climate research has revealed a very different past ...

A century ago a large part of the Arabian peninsula, including modern-day Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, was legally part of India.. Today most people, including ...

The inscription came during the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris, under the ‘Cultural Landscape’ ...

Pope Francis is hoping to persuade a country enmeshed in a regional war that he has condemned to give Catholics more freedom when he becomes the first pontiff to set foot on the Arabian Peninsula.

Previously, studies have suggested that the area has been arid for at least 11 million years, making dispersions through the Arabian Peninsula a tricky prospect.

With endless opportunities for camping, hiking and the chance to see near-endangered animals, Oman is an explorer’s paradise says ...

A satellite view of the 20-mile-wide strait of Bab al Mandeb, located between the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula (right) and the Horn of Africa (left).

The missing piece of the puzzle: A new and widespread species of the genus Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864 (Squamata, Colubridae) from the Arabian Peninsula Article Publication Date 30-May-2024 ...