Growing up in the Middle East, Myyas Ahmed al-Quarqaz knew the Arabian oryx only from postage stamps. The antelope made famous in Arabian poetry and by its associations with the unicorn legend had ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) issued a press release earlier last week announcing its first ever deletion of a site from the World Heritage List. The ...

Oman's Arabian Oryx sanctuary last week became the first site to be removed from UNESCO's World Heritage list after the rare species dwindled and the government cut the park size by 90 percent.

The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary is an area within the Central Desert and Coastal Hills biogeographical regions of Oman. Seasonal fogs and dews support a unique desert ecosystem whose diverse flora includes ...

DUBAI, June 30 (Reuters) - Oman's Arabian Oryx sanctuary this week became the first site to be removed from UNESCO's World Heritage list after the rare species dwindled and the government cut the park ...

The Oryx is one of three or four large antelope species of the genus Oryx, and are known for their long, swept back horns. In 1996 the Arabian Oryx — found on the Arabian Peninsula — numbered 450 ...

Growing up in the Middle East, Myyas Ahmed al-Quarqaz only knew the Arabian oryx from postage stamps. The antelope made famous in Arabian poetry and by its associations with the unicorn legend had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) graze in al-Wusta wildlife reserve for environmental conservation in the Omani desert capital of ...

JAALUNI, Oman -- One early loser in Oman's rush to boost dwindling oil production is a doe-eyed, snowy-white creature that medieval storytellers tended to mistake for a unicorn. In 2007, concerned by ...