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Special For intrepid travelers, the challenging terrain and mystical beauty of Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter beckon

For intrepid travelers, the challenging terrain and mystical beauty of Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter beckon

  • The Empty Quarter occupies an area of 650,000 sq km spread across Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE and Yemen
  • Modern-day adventurers have crossed the Empty Quarter on camels in an effort to preserve Saudi traditions
By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·
Saudi, Omani interior ministers inspect Empty Quarter border crossing. (SPA) photos

Saudi, Omani interior ministers inspect Empty Quarter border crossing

By Arab News ·
The Empty Quarter is the world’s largest uninterrupted sand mass, covering most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula. (Shutterstock) photos

Finnish runner to cross Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand desert

By Rashid Hassan ·
Saudi woman explorer wishes to visit Empty Quarter again

Saudi woman explorer wishes to visit Empty Quarter again

By DEEMA AL-KHUDAIR ·
Special Men missing in Saudi’s Rub Al-Khali desert found safe, well by rescuers

Men missing in Saudi’s Rub Al-Khali desert found safe, well by rescuers

By Bander Abdul Aziz ·
Special Explorer saw nature’s sheer beauty and power in Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter

Explorer saw nature’s sheer beauty and power in Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter

By Jumana Khamis ·
Logistics in place as Dakar Saudi Arabia 2020 becomes ready to launch

Logistics in place as Dakar Saudi Arabia 2020 becomes ready to launch

By Arab News ·
Adventures that prove the Empty Quarter is teeming with life

Adventures that prove the Empty Quarter is teeming with life

By Krishna Kumar Gopinathan ·

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