The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is 80% desert. Only 0.7% of land is arable and it imports more than 90% of its food. Unsurprisingly, the oil-rich nation has proved fertile ground for companies ...

Another farmer, Ibrahima Ba, 60, lamented the devastation of once-fertile land. “We had fresh water ... carving through the Lompoul desert and consuming sand at an unstoppable pace.

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Ancient Egyptians called their land "Kemet," which meant "black ... Here, the extreme dry sands of the desert meet the fertile silt-laden soils along the Nile—a river that provides a source ...