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MARIB: Forced to flee fighting in Yemen's brutal war, Ali Yehya Hayba and his family find themselves crammed into a desert tent with dozens of others, fearing the onset of winter. Hayba, his wife and their seven children escaped to the Al Sumya camp east of Marib city, the government's last northern stronghold, after clashes escalated nearby.The family,...

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Saudi Arabian dunes to host Dakar Rally 2022

The Dakar rally will be raced across the daunting deserts of Saudi Arabia again in 2022 with organisers on Sunday revealing the full route that exploits the depths of the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter…

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The route for the 2022 Dakar Rally taking place across the Saudi Arabian desert was announced in a virtual presentation on Sunday afternoon, revealing a challenging terrain that will race over 12 stages from Jan. 1-14. “For the third year running, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the nation of motorsports and the home of the Dakar Rally, the Kingdom of Saudi

I feel grief, guilt, anger, determination, hope and sadness all at the same time. But what I feel more than anything is gratitude for what we have

The Sultanate of Oman has been rated and praised highly for the quality of its expressways and highways. Developing them has a big deal, given that they must be built by cutting and trimming the mountains.The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology has been focusing on expanding the secondary road network for better urban-rural...

The Sultanate of Oman’s first ever Waterfront Oman Women’s Duathlon has been run and won, and according to a spokeswoman for the organisers, prominent sports administrator, Baida al Zadjali, “It’s only going to get bigger and better.” The twenty participants ran 1.5 km, cycled 5 km, and then finished with another 1.5 km run on a course that was...

With the world slowly reopening after the global pandemic, travel is undeniably front of mind for many of us.