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      Mark Evans and Reem Philby of the Heart of Arabia expedition take a winding path up Jabal Tuwaiq in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Ana-Maria Pavalache / Heart of Arabia Expedition
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      Heart of Arabia expedition sets off across the desert towards Jeddah

      A team of explorers is retracing the 1,300km trek made by British explorer Harry St John Philby in 1917

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      Members of the UAE Armed Forces during a Commemoration Day ceremony at Wahat Al Karama, Abu Dhabi. Photo: Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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      Alan Morrissey, Mark Evans and Reem Philby. Photo: Ana-Maria Pavalache / Heart of Arabia expedition
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      Heart of Arabia expedition arrives in Riyadh after two weeks in the desert

      Team of explorers led by Mark Evans followed the route Harry St John Philby took in 1917

      Saudi ArabiaNovember 28, 2022
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      Alan Morrissey, Reem Philby, Mark Evans and Ana-Maria Pavalache stand in front of one of the support vehicles for the Heart of Arabia expedition. Osama Farhan / British Embassy Riyadh
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      Explorers set off on 1,300km desert expedition across Saudi Arabia

      Heart of Arabia trek follows in footsteps of Harry St John Philby, who first documented route 105 years ago

      Saudi ArabiaNovember 15, 2022
      The design plan for Trojena, a region of Saudi Arabia's planned Neom mega-city that has been chosen to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games. AFP
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      Saudi ArabiaOctober 07, 2022
      Harry St John Philby's original expedition provided valuable information about the geography and landscape of central Arabia that led to the drawing up of new maps of the area. Photo by Harry St John Bridger Philby / Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images
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      Heart of Arabia expedition across Saudi Arabia to retrace 1917 trek

      Oman-based British explorer Mark Evans will lead journey by foot and camel

      Saudi ArabiaSeptember 28, 2022
      A composite of the Indus river, Pakistan, before and after the flooding. Reuters / Maxar
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      Satellite images show extent of devastation of Pakistan floods

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      Crowd at a market in Mumbai, India. The UN estimates India will replace China as the most populous nation next year. AP
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      World population estimated to reach 8 billion this year

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      UKJuly 07, 2022
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      Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud - known in the West as Ibn Saud - and his men on a raid near Habl in Arabia. Photographed by British official Captain William Shakespear. Royal Geographical Society
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      Stormy clouds over Kalba beach, Fujairah. Issa AlKindy for The National
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