Morocco has occupied Western Sahara since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community.

"Hop on board the 'Backbone of the Sahara' with filmmaker Macgregor for an incredible journey through the stunning Western Saharan landscape." Wow. Every shot in this is absolutely jaw-dropping. This ...

Join National Geographic as they ride one of the most punishing train routes in the world, the Mauritania Railway, which ...

Covering nearly a third of a continent, the Sahara has been the scene of migrations, military battles and fights over natural resources.

In the most remote corner of the Sahara Desert in Mauritania, there is a small village, so isolated from the world that it is not even on the maps. There isn't even a road to reach it. You must ...

The Enforcement Directorate, Kolkata has provisionally attached 707 acres of land, valued at approximately Rs. 1,460 crore, in and around Aamby Valley City, as part of its ongoing investigation ...

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

Operatives of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a woman and her accomplice for allegedly trafficking young girls, including her own daughter, to Mauritania for ...

From Mauritania, they risk hundreds of kilometers of sea and howling winds to reach Spain's Canary Islands. The route puts new strain on this port city of 177,000 people at the edge of the Sahara.

In 1978, a military coup overthrew the Mauritanian government and in 1979 a peace agreement was signed between Polisario and Mauritania. Morocco then enters and occupies the Southern Sahara, which ...

After Mauritania signed a peace deal with the Polisario and withdrew in 1979, Morocco annexed the remainder of the Western Sahara, and the conflict continued.