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

There is much more to be found in Egypt when straying from the usual tourist destinations ...

Who controls Western Sahara? The dispute over Western Sahara – roughly 100,000 square miles of sparsely populated land to the south of Morocco and Algeria, and to the west of Mauritania – has ...

Algeria, Africa’s largest country, is throwing its doors open to record numbers of visitors. Roman ruins and trekking through the Sahara desert to a gigantic “open-air museum” filled with ...

This would also put at risk economic activity in the occupied territory, which is of relevance to Europe.

President Trump’s idea of relocating Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan and Egypt is a bad idea (“Trump says Egypt, Jordan should take more Palestinian refugees,” Web, Jan. 26).

Some parts of the Sahara Desert will see five times their average August and September rainfall. A few areas could experience rain for the first time on record in August or September.

What is the status of Western Sahara? Sovereignty over Western Sahara, a mostly desert territory on the west coast of Africa, is heavily contested.

A rare deluge of rain has created new lakes in the rolling sand dunes of parts of the Sahara, one of the driest places on Earth.

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to the disputed Western Sahara, a sign of French support for Moroccan sovereignty over the desert territory. The long-frozen conflict ...

Home Culture & Life Travel the week recommends A journey into Egypt's western desert There is much more to be found in Egypt when straying from the usual tourist destinations ...