Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, also known by its acronym AQAP, is active in several regions of war-torn Yemen.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/06/11/in-yemen-3-killed-in-clashes-between-suspected-al-qaida-militants-and-pro-government-forces/

The gender imbalance is getting worse each year as longer periods of extreme heat hit the Arabian Peninsula, one of the world's hottest regions.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/warming-beaches-threaten-yemen-sea-turtles-future

The Horn of Africa States Peninsula owns one of the largest livestock populations in the world and supplies the Arabian Peninsula a major part of that region’s meat needs.

Source: https://zehabesha.com/the-horn-of-africa-states-a-regional-economic-board/

The kingdom, known for the legendary Queen of Sheba, at the time controlled much of the incense route across the Arabian Peninsula.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/unesco-lists-yemen-lebanon-sites-world-heritage-danger

The Red Sea, stretching from Egypt's Suez Canal to the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait separating the Arabian Peninsula from Africa, remains a key trade route for global shipping and energy supplies.

Source: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/houthi-seizure-of-israeli-linked-ship-sparks-regional-tensions/article67552050.ece

The story, however, is only partly about China and the US; it is really about the rising power of the Arabian Peninsula, especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/c-raja-mohan-writes-how-strategic-convergence-between-us-uae-saudi-arabia-and-india-can-help-delhi-8600655/

The story is based on a 1761 Danish expedition to explore the Arabian Peninsula; in this case, a narrator (Maliha Sayed) picks up a book chronicling the story, which comes to life with her in the driver’s seat.

Source: https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/theater-review/undiscovered-country/

The UAE — a federation of seven emirates on the Arabian Peninsula also home to Dubai — has diplomatic relations with Israel following a 2020 recognition deal.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/11/18/first-planeload-of-wounded-palestinian-children-from-israel-hamas-arrives-in-united-arab-emirates/

Those revenues fuel the ambitions of this federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, as well as the production of more of the heat-trapping carbon dioxide that the UN negotiations hope to limit.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23245035.uae-names-oil-company-chief-lead-cop28-climate-talks/?ref=rss

What the Islamic Republic calls the “Axis of Resistance,” others often describe as a “Shiite Crescent” that stretches from Yemen on the southern Arabian Peninsula through Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, and back down to the Gaza Strip.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/world/middleeast/iran-proxy-militias.html