MAHBAS REGION, Western Sahara (AP) — As a glowing sun sank behind the sandy barrier that cuts across the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Sidati Ahmed's battalion launched two missiles that ...

This would also put at risk economic activity in the occupied territory, which is of relevance to Europe.

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to the disputed Western Sahara, where she will meet officials and open a French cultural center in a show of support for Moroccan ...

The Garamantian Empire survived in the extreme conditions of the Sahara Desert for hundreds of years using a unique tunnel system for moving water, according to new research. Photo from Carlos ...

Hundreds of stone structures dating back thousands of years have been discovered in the Western Sahara, a territory in Africa little explored by archaeologists.

Western Sahara is a strip of coastal desert rich in phosphates and fish that the United Nations has considered a “non-self-governing territory” throughout almost 50 years of dispute.

The area known as "the gateway to the desert" was covered with snow over the weekend, and some of it was captured on Instagram.

The before-and-after photos included satellite images of the Sahara Desert, known as the world's largest hot desert, taken in 2023 and 2024. In the first photo, the terrain is mostly dry.

In the Sahara desert, known for its suffocating heat, a freak snow shower coated the dusty dunes near the Algerian town of Ain Sefra.

For four decades, tensions between the Moroccan military and the Western Sahara Sahrawi refugees in Algeria who want independence remain tight.

The Sahara Desert is the world's biggest and most iconic desert. It's most easily visited in Morocco, but that still requires days of driving.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Rabat in October telling parliament that Western Sahara was Moroccan, while his foreign minister promised to expand France’s consular presence to the ...