parched and barren morals of Lawrence of Arabia to the sunny, heroic battles of John Ford, these landscapes can say more than words ever could. Like the ocean or the mountains, the desert can ...

Private yachts were moored nearby, and some of the biggest celebrities were in attendance as Saudi Arabia partially opened Neom, its ambitious $500 billion mega-city in the desert. The event was ...

(Johnny Simon/WSJ, Abaca/Sipa/AP, Planet Labs, AFP/Getty Images) Costs are spiraling at Neom, Saudi Arabia’s planned desert metropolis. Early work on the futuristic project, anchored by an ...