In the heart of Egypt's Sahara Desert, an extraordinary site known as Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, has unveiled fossils ...

Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

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Sovereignty over Western Sahara, a mostly desert territory on the west coast of Africa, is heavily contested. Morocco controls more than three-quarters of the region, which Rabat refers to as the ...

Christian monasticism began in the Egyptian desert: in the 4th century, St Anthony – later known as the "father of all monks" – went there to live in an empty tomb, and was tempted by the devil.