Western Sahara is currently occupied by Morocco, but before that it was controlled by Spain. As early as the 15th century, Spain began to exploit the rich fishing waters off the Saharan coast. But as ...

Ryanair has started flights to an up-and-coming seaside town on the Atlantic Coast of the Western Sahara that locals hope will soon attract thousands of tourists. Dakhla is the capital of the ...

Morocco, the gateway to Africa, is a land of fascinating contrasts. From the golden sands of the Sahara Desert to the snowy ...

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The Algerian upper house of parliament has suspended relations with its French counterpart, the Senate, following a visit to ...

RABAT, Feb 17 (Reuters) - French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to disputed Western Sahara where she ...

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 ...

France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati became on Monday the first French official to make a formal visit to the Western ...

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Rabat in October telling parliament that Western Sahara was Moroccan, while his foreign minister promised to expand France’s consular presence to the ...

Ambassador Mouloud Said, the representative of Western Sahara in Washington, disputed Morocco’s claims of sovereignty over the territory at a Harvard Law School event on Monday. At the Law ...