In an October 2024 briefing to the UN Security Council, Staffan de Mistura, the secretary-general’s Western Sahara envoy, ...

The long-standing conflict over Western Sahara—a resource-rich but sparsely populated desert region—traces its origins to the ...

In recent years, Algeria has conducted mass deportations of sub-Saharan migrants. For instance, in 2017, Amnesty International reported that over 2,000 sub-Saharan migrants were expelled within a ...

From camel trekking and sandboarding to geodesic domes and yoga retreats, these striking desert destinations offer something ...

This 2023 astronaut photo shows a series of slowly moving "star dunes" in the Erg Chebbi region of Morocco. Most of these ...

February 13, 2025 Algeria rescues the nuclear past as a French colony to restore its relationship with Paris, 65 years after the first tests carried out in the Sahara desert and demands the ...

File Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy In 1979, snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first known time. It fell a second time in 2016 and a third time in 2018.

The vast desert territory is a former Spanish colony ... autonomy plan was the "only basis" to resolve the Western Sahara dispute. Algeria has backed the separatist Polisario Front and cut ...

Morocco, the gateway to Africa, is a land of fascinating contrasts. From the golden sands of the Sahara Desert to the snowy peaks of the Atlas Mountains, this North African gem offers experiences that ...

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to the disputed Western Sahara, a sign of French support for Moroccan sovereignty over the desert territory. The long-frozen conflict ...

SALE, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities this month arrested a dozen people they said were planning attacks on behalf of the ...