(Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to China or the ...

A relentless giant is stirring in North Africa. The Sahara Desert, already the size of the continental United States, grows ...

South of the Algerian town of Tindouf on the border with Western Sahara are five refugee camps. The camps are home to the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and are administered by their freedom ...

The Sahara Desert is famous for its far stretches of tan sand and seemingly nonstop hills. It has a huge tourist appeal and for many people, it is the most memorable experience they have during their ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is shocked to hear about the reported deaths of 44 desperate migrants and refugees in the Sahara Desert this week - including women and children. Survivor accounts ...

(KGTV) — A picture you may have seen claims to show flooding in the Sahara Desert. Some people are saying this must be the work of Photoshop, but it's real. Two days of heavy rain in southeastern ...

A large dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is approaching the southeastern U.S., covering Florida first. Dust clouds can cause vibrant sunsets and sunrises, and a cooling effect. Haboobs are formed by ...

One of the most rewarding to visit is Timimoun, located in the north on the shores of an immense sand sea of over 23,000sq miles. It’s nicknamed La Rouge (‘the red’) for its ochre-red mud-brick ...

More than year’s worth of rain fell in two days in south-east Morocco, filling up lake that had been dry for decades Dramatic pictures have emerged of the first floods in the Sahara in half a century.