Intense winds blowing from Africa through a mountainous gap on the western Red Sea coast have led to a buildup of summer dust over the Arabian Peninsula in the past decade. This increasing dust load ...

Such a visit, which featured a papal Mass and the signing of a fraternal Muslim-Catholic joint declaration condemning violence committed in the name of religion, was unthinkable until very recently.

One of the driving forces of international relations over the last several years has been a rivalry between Arab states. This is sometimes called the “Gulf Crisis” and put simply, it refers to ...

Scientists say they have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model which would efficiently interpret and recognize the behavior of certain factors in seismic-prone regions to forecast ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Pope Francis entered the Zayed Sports City Stadium here to tens of thousands of people chanting his name. In a way, it was a victory lap of sorts. He did what no ...

MINSK, 1 May (BelTA) – Iran’s fairly precise strikes on the Arab Peninsula are related to its intention to strengthen its presence in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The Russian political ...

Average temperatures in region could rise up to 6°C by end of century, researchers warn ...

What does the presence of 1,000 year old water mean for the future of water supplies under the desert regions of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates? New research has ...

A new study suggests that early hominin dispersals beyond Africa did not involve adaptations to environmental extremes, such as to arid and harsh deserts. The discovery of stone tools and cut-marks on ...

"The Arabian Peninsula is one of the prime climatic hotspots for dust activity," says KAUST Earth modeling specialist, Ibrahim Hoteit. Dust from the Middle East has significant effects on atmospheric ...