In recent years, a shining city grew in the desert of Dubai on and even off -- the Gulf coast.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

Huge amounts of water ran into a low area in the dry, waterless desert that had once been an ancient lake.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

He performed the one-man play called "The King of the Desert" at a small historic theater in Hollywood.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Americans know about them mainly from a history of use as pack animals in Arizona and other areas of the desert Southwest.

VOA: special.2010.02.16

This design was influenced by the shape of a desert flower that grows in the area.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

It was here that the road ended. In front of him was the great desert.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

In "The King of the Desert" he plays members of his family and other characters.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

He enters a cave deep in the desert in the state of Arizona.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

I was once again on Earth in the desert of Arizona.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

In bad times, the desert turns into a barren wasteland, challenging the survival skills of even the hardiest of people and their animals.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

In the shadow of London's British Museum, is a bit of South Africa's desert.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

With flags that read "Don't Tread On Me", Tea Party supporters gathered in a windswept dusty lot in the desert in Searchlight,Nevada, the hometown of Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

Standing outside the Pentagon Monday in front of one of the hulking desert sand colored new vehicles designed to protect against those bombs, Assistant Secretary Carter extolled the M-ATV's virtues.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

In the heart of the Navajo Nation, in the middle of the high desert many kilometers from any town, one finds the only point in America where four states come together.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22