"One of the more difficult places to visit is the sparsely populated territory known as Western Sahara," writes John P. Smith ...

The long-standing conflict over Western Sahara—a resource-rich but sparsely populated desert region—traces its origins to the colonial era, much like many disputes in the Middle East and Africa.

Click through and find out why the Western Sahara is so hotly disputed.

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would ...

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.

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron from dead diatoms, fertilizes the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon River then ...

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, ...

Ten young students and four teachers from the remote Saharawi refugee camps in southwest Algeria will visit London for the ...

RABAT (Reuters) - Kenya said on Monday it supports Morocco's plan to give the disputed region of Western Sahara autonomy under the North African kingdom's sovereignty, joining a growing number of ...