Whale Valley is a region of the Egyptian Sahara desert that is peppered with archaic whale skeletons ... Eocene epoch (55.8 ...

Western Sahara independence faces pushback as Morocco’s autonomy plan gains global support despite legal and environmental ...

A journey into Egypt's western desert. The Week UK. Sat, May 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM UTC. 2 min read. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.

LAAYOUNE, Western Sahara — Sultana Khaya is covered in bruises. The deep purple welts run up her legs and across her arms — the result of one of many beatings she says she's received from the ...

The Sahara Desert is the world's biggest and most iconic desert. It's most easily visited in Morocco, ... from the rocky black desert in western Egypt to an immense salt lake in Tunisia.

A deadly attack on the police in Egypt's Western Desert claimed by a new militant group risks opening up another front for security forces far beyond the remote northern Sinai, where they have ...

Vertebra of 98 million-year-old dinosaur discovered in Egypt's Western desert . It is the oldest known fossil of the species found in northeastern Africa. By Hatem Maher. June 9, 2022, 6:30 PM.

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.