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 ...

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 ...

A gang of wildcatters toiling after oil in the broiling Sahara sun found themselves regarded last week as France’s best hope of the future. Their latest dramatic find, tapped and capped at Hassi ...

I’ve been to friendly places before, where people are kind and the tradition of hospitality is so beautiful it breaks your heart. But I’ve never experienced anything like Algeria. We stood on the side ...

When Muslim extremists overran an oil and gas facility in Algeria's Sahara desert last month, Algerians saw the drama through the lens of their own painful history. The news that terrorists had seized ...