The meadows of wild flowers and the Red Sea beaches of this southwestern corner of the Kingdom stand in strong contrast to the sand scenes in eastern Saudi Arabia.

Herodotus was the best kind of tourist—quite willing to see specific virtues in all the foreign lands he visited and the peoples he came across.

Some people call Abdul Wahab a magician when it comes to growing things, but the nurseryman is the first to attribute his success to plain determination and know-how.

Powerful Shah Abbas transformed a sleepy Persian village into a world center of legendary beauty and far-flung commerce.

Aramco found oil in Saudi Arabia ; it also discovered the rich human resources of the Saudi Arab himself.

Even in this day of missiles and deadly firearms, the twang of bowstrings and the whisper of speeding arrows is still heard in many places throughout the world.