This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...

Iraq is advancing plans to develop silica sand and waste-to-energy projects this year, a spokesperson of the National Investment Commission (NIC) said. Hanan Jassim told Iraqi News Agency (INA) on ...

A BIGGER Sand Dunes Challenge awaits running enthusiasts and adventure seekers in Laoag City on Saturday, Feb. 22. From 500 slots last year, Laoag City Mayor Michael Marcos Keon has raised the number ...

The caves are a result of the Al Qarah Mountain sitting at the eastern border of the Shadqam plateau, connecting to Kuwait and Iraq in the north and the Rub Al Khali desert in the south.