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Destinations

Mangystau: Walk through Kazakhstan's otherworldly desert wonders

From fossil-filled cliffs to hidden cave mosques, Mangystau offers a rare journey through nature, history, and culture.

Travel News

From World Cup to Red Sea: Why Europeans are flocking to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is becoming a must-visit destination for Europeans. Here are the best places to visit.

Climate

Climate change threatens to cover this ancient African city with sand

Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by the sand.

Libya

Bodies of dozens of migrants found in two mass graves in Libya

Libyan authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the North African state’s desert, officials said on Sunday.

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Moments

Marathon tourism: How running became a way to see the world

A growing number of runners are turning their race calendars into travel itineraries at exotic locales.

Art

French ballet brings site-specific dance to Saudi Arabia’s AlUla

A unique dance performance staged in AlUla's desert, marked the pre-opening of Villa Hegra, a Saudi-French cultural institution that aims to unite art, heritage, and community.

Earth News

What happens when most of the planet turns to desert?

A UN summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hopes to address global desertification - once-fertile lands turning arid.

Destinations

Inside Chile’s new sustainable tourism model to avoid overtourism

Chile is promoting environmentally-conscious tourism that benefits both nature and local communities.

Climate

How is dust from Europe’s largest desert impacting the climate?

Understanding High-Latitude Dust could help to predict global warming and weather patterns.

Moments

This epic Saharan running trail takes you through the dunes of Djanet

Love running? Challenge yourself to try Algeria’s 222 km race through the Sahara Desert.

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No Comment: lakes back in the Moroccan desert

Lake Yasmina, in Merzouga, Morocco, has not had such a high water level since the 1970s and 1980s. Long years of drought had almost caused it to disappear completely.

Space

New discovery under Atacama desert could help search for life on Mars

The scientists said the finding of microbes in sediments that resemble those on Mars could have implications for the search for life on other planets.

Art

Art in Saudi Arabia: 'AlUla can be a catalyst for change'

Desert X curator Neville Wakefield has been involved since the start shaping its journey from the Coachella Valley to Saudi Arabia. This year he returns to AlUla as the arts festival's co-artistic director and believes it can be a catalyst for change in the region.

Ecotech

Sun, wind and desert salts: Inside Chile's renewable energy laboratory

The solar thermal tower Cerro Dominador has become a symbol of Chile’s energy revolution against climate change.

Residences

This desert oasis in Algeria is seeing a surge in tourism

Experience desert awe and wonder just two hours from Algiers.

Destinations

See the hidden fortress cities in Niger’s Sahara desert

There have been no foreign tourists in this area since 2002.