41.   His car had strayed from the course when it triggered a land mine buried in the desert sand, the spokesman added.

42.   In a corral behind Injartnama, two recovering sniffers harness horses in the late afternoon sun, which turns the desert sand a rich red ochre.

43.   Israel also shared irrigation technology that makes it possible to grow vegetables in light desert sand, and has supplied fertilizers, pesticides and dairy cows.

44.   Space-based radar reveals segments of the Great Wall of China that were inundated by centuries of desert sand.

45.   Strong winds lashed Egypt again Thursday, driving blinding clouds of desert sand through Cairo and shutting down the international airport for at least two hours.

46.   Space-based radar has revealed segments of the Great Wall of China that were inundated by centuries of desert sand, according to NASA and a Chinese archaeologist.

47.   The American artist was all ready to sketch a field of stars in desert sands near the Giza pyramids.

48.   The Khamaseen blows across Egypt every March and April, carrying desert sand into the cities and towns of the Nile Valley.

49.   There are snow-capped peaks, desert sands and grassy plains.

50.   Turkmenistan, which has immense reserves of natural gas under its desert sands, has waffled for nearly a decade, failing to clearly define its position.