REVEALED: Empty quarter | Rare Historical Photos

Discoveries from a 125,000-year-old lakeshore reveal life in a greener Arabia

A fossil hippo tooth is an unlikely find in the middle of a desert. The vast sandy expanse of Arabia’s Empty Quarter or Rub’ al Khali stretches across the southern part of the peninsula, covering parts of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates. Yet its ancient sands…

The Conversation · Nov 12

Two men die in Saudi Arabian desert’s perilous Empty Quarter after losing GPS signal

Indian man and Sudanese colleague were left stranded in Rub’ al Khali after phone died and car ran out of fuel

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2024

Al-Attiyah will "do everything" to help Loeb beat Audi to Dakar win

Al-Attiyah’s bid for a sixth career win in Dakar took a crushing blow on the 48-hour Stage 6 when his Prodrive Hunter screeched to a halt after a harsh landing just before the penultimate waypoint, leaving him stranded in Empty Quarter.

Autosport · Jan 12, 2024