The Noor I power plant is located near the town of Ouarzazate, on the edge of the Sahara. It's capable of generating up to 160 megawatts of power and covers thousands of acres of desert, making ...

As Morocco's gateway to the Sahara, this under-the-radar town is a palm oasis in the desert sands with a rich culture and plenty of outdoor activities.

Palm trees are reflected in a lake caused by heavy rainfall in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, Oct. 2, 2024. AP Photo ...

Morocco volunteers on Sahara clean-up mission It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that doesn't mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment -- the rubbish humanity ...

Morocco says it wants to be the Saudi Arabia of solar energy. Its flagship project is a first-of-its-kind, $9-billion energy plant called Noor, meaning "light" in Arabic, and the size of the city ...

Spend a night in the Sahara Desert and visit the ancient cities of Marrakech and Fez on a 10-day journey to Morocco. The Naya Traveler tour will be led by its founder, Sarah Casewit, a 20-year ...

Agurai is a small town, surrounded with walls of from 40 to 50 feet in height, and built of "tabia," or consolidated rubble. It owes its existence to Mulai Ismail, who held the throne of Morocco ...

In July, France recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, a break with past policies and a shift in international acceptance of the 2007 Moroccan autonomy proposal, which would grant ...

Morocco has officially turned on a massive solar power plant in the Sahara Desert, kicking off the first phase of a planned project to provide renewable energy to more than a million Moroccans.

Volunteers, including tourists, pick up waste as they take part in a desert cleaning campaign during the Nomads Festival in Mhamid El-Ghizlane in Morocco's southern Sahara desert on April 12, 2025.