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 ...

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 ...

Iraqi farmers facing scarce rainfall and repeated droughts are drilling wells in the desert to reach groundwater sources and ...

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. ...

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

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