On June 15, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) updated its advice to warn against all travel to Israel, placing the country on “red alert”, the same level as Iran. Both countries’ ...

Lalisa Manobal was born as Pranpriya Manobal on March 27, 1997 in Buriram Province, Thailand as the only child of Thai mother ...

New York (UN), 14 April 2025 (SPS) – The United Nations Security Council held a closed-door meeting on Monday to discuss developments in the situation in Western Sahara, which has been ... conducted a ...

The Mauritania Iron Ore Train ride is a 17-hour free train ride across a barren stretch of the Sahara and has become TikTok’s hottest travel experience. It’s a wild way to experience a whole ...

That same year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Western Sahara did not have strong historical ties to Morocco or Mauritania, affirming the Sahrawi people’s right to self ...

It was to decide on the future of the Saharan people. A 'Tripartite Agreement' was agreed, giving Morocco the right to occupy the northern part of Western Sahara and Mauritania the southern part.

Western Sahara was an overseas Spanish colony from the 1880s until the mid-1970s. Mauritania and Morocco both laid claim to the territory after Spain withdrew, partitioning it between them.

The Trump administration faces a historic opportunity to resolve the Western Sahara conflict. Centered on a disputed territory along North Africa’s Atlantic seaboard, where Morocco and the ...

But nowadays there are plenty of ways to explore the park’s iconic dunes including horseback rides, 4x4 tours ... an iron ore train across the Sahara (Mauritania) Transporting iron ore from ...

He explained that the issue has deep roots, dating back to Spain’s controversial decision to hand over Western Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania during decolonisation. While Mauritania eventually ...

Morocco controlled about two-thirds of Western Sahara and all its coastline; it now runs about 80% of the territory, with Polisario controlling the remainder, along the border with Mauritania.