As new buildings rise from the dusty desert scrub, existing ones are beginning to look more attractive.

Humans survive by seeking 'wild' food across the desert scrub.

It was put into a holding pattern so high above the desert scrub it was invisible and inaudible to its targets.

My programme included 30 minutes in the hammam inhaling menthol, followed by a 'desert scrub' - a mixture of honey, sand, crushed dates and olive oil - applied with a loofah.

This plant grows in a number of habitat types, including desert scrub and shrublands, shrubsteppe, and savanna.