Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year.

In Ancient Times: A History of the Early World, originally intended as a high school textbook, Breasted wrote: “The earliest home of men in this great arena of Western Asia is…a kind of cultivable ...

Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater ...

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 ...

A study led by Prof. Amos Frumkin from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem sheds new light on one of humanity's most ...

“We had fresh water, fertile soil, and no problems ... carving through the Lompoul desert and consuming sand at an unstoppable pace. — AFP ...

Although Iraq's fertile plains traditionally stretch along ... taking advantage of a government initiative. This leases desert land to farmers at a symbolic price of one dollar per dunum (0. ...

Najaf (Iraq) (AFP) – Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. He is just one of ...