I appear to have chosen the bumpiest camel in the herd, but there’s not much I can do about it now. I hold on tight and peer around. We’re adrift in a sea of apricot-coloured dunes, a scene more ...

A European Union court on Wednesday annulled EU-Morocco agriculture and fishing trade deals, saying that they were agreed to without the consent of the people of Western Sahara. The EU and Morocco ...

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The largest hot desert in the world is vast and desolate, yet the Sahara is also home to a diverse array of plant, animal, and human life. It is the biggest desert of its kind in the world — almost as ...