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Scotland's net zero journey is resonating as far afield as Oman with educational charity Outward Bound helping the country map out its own…

Anthony: it's morning in the arabian desert. the place explorer, bertram thomas called "the abode of death." but it's a beautiful place, the kind of place i look for more and more these days. stark, empty, clean sand that stretches out, seemingly forever.

RIYADH: A Finnish adventurer has set himself the challenge of joining the ranks of record-breaking pioneers who have made the grueling journey across Rub Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter. Adventure runner Jukka Viljanen will set off on Dec. 6 on a 25-day journey through 1,300 km of desert terrain, with the aim of becoming the first person to run across the massive

Asian and African studies blog The View from a Hill: Making Sense of Ras Dharbat Ali in the Archive On 20 November 1933, John Gilbert Laithwaite, a civil servant at the India Office, received a letter from Trenchard Craven William Fowle, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, in response to Laithwaite’s request for clarification on the spelling of a landmark in Dhofar known as ‘Ras Dharbat Ali’. In his letter, Fowle defers the matter to the Political Agent in Muscat, Major Claude Bremner, and encloses a note from him that is interesting for its moderate digressions. Extract of a le...

, Updated 17 Dec 2020, 13:11 GMT The Omani section of the Empty Quarter is not just hypnotic, but huge too. Photograph by Getty Images Dunes carpet vast swathes of Oman, and we’re not talking the kind of modest sandy mounds you might find at a British beach. The options to explore these unique environments are many, ranging from no-frills dune adventures and adrenalin-fuelled activities to luxury desert camps. Regardless of your preference, get ready for an immersive experience into an unforgettable slice of the Arabian Peninsula. So, sunglasses on, and welcome to the great beyond. Explore ...