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Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities

"Be Afraid" is the cry for the 2023 Dakar Rally, the fourth to be held in Saudi Arabia, as organisers promised Thursday it would be the most challenging with a lot of sand dune racing.Fifteen days of racing comprises a prologue and 14 stages, including a four-day excursion into the as yet unexplored desert of the vast Rub' al-Khali, or Empty Quarter, in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula."This gigantic zone in which sand is king, especially in its most majestic form: ...

Museums, UNESCO heritage sites and world record breaking attractions

Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism has launched a campaign encouraging people of all ages to experience what the city has to offer.

Whether you’re glamping, camping, pitching a tent on a beach, or just cozying up in a sleeping bag under the amazing night skies, be sure to follow the old adage: ta...

Christs new master Simon MacDonald on why Russia shouldn’t pay reparations for Ukraine and working with Rishi Sunak

Staff ReporterMuscat, Nov 26In 2018, an all-women team including two Omanis embarked on the grueling 800 km walk through Oman’s most formidable landscape, Rub al Khali, the Empty...

Residents across the country were jubilant, noting that Saudi's performance represented a triumph for the entire GCC region

Additional drilling operations are scheduled to be conducted during the next two years

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities