Western Sahara is a disputed territory in north-west Africa. It lies south of Morocco, north-east of Mauritania, and west of Algeria. It was formerly known as Spanish Sahara, until Spain’s withdrawal ...

(Bloomberg) -- France recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, a historic shift that may spur more investment in the disputed mineral-rich territory but inflamed tensions with ...

Algeria presents itself as merely an observer in the Sahara conflict, yet it treats the dispute as a key determinant of its foreign policy and works to diplomatically undermine Morocco. However, the ...

What played out yesterday, February 4, near Ich, in Morocco’s Figuig province, was not an isolated border incident nor a misunderstanding between patrols. It was the latest act in a long-running ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a meeting at the European headquarters of the United ...

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune inaugurated a nearly 1,000-kilometre (621-mile) desert railway to transport iron ore ...

Algeria accused France of endangering the broader region with its historic decision to recognize its rival Morocco’s rule over the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The OPEC member’s withdrawal of ...

(AP) Algerian forces are scouring the Sahara desert for five foreigners missing since Islamist militants attacked a remote natural gas plant, an official said Tuesday. An al-Qaida-affiliated band of ...

"Dozens" of illegal Algerian migrants deported from France "make simple round trips by plane" between the two countries (Thibaud Moritz/AFP) The satirical and investigative weekly Le Canard Enchaine ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 2 April 2004 Family visits ...