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 ...

Since 2020, Morocco has reframed its case for control of Western Sahara as one based on economic development. Its shift is ...

Residents of Dakhla experienced a brief moment of alarm on Friday afternoon when powerful explosions echoed throughout the ...

Christopher Nolan has been criticized for shooting elements of Universal’s all-star epic The Odyssey in Morocco-occupied Western Sahara. The decorated British director has been filming near the ...

Washington is preparing to authorize major investments by its companies in the former Spanish colony, where Morocco claims ...

DAKHLA, Western Sahara (AP) — Trawlers pack the bustling Western Saharan port of Dakhla, where fish scales glisten from workers’ arms as they roll up their nets and buyers shout bids in a ...

Dakhla is a part of the disputed territory of Western Sahara, and is deemed the capital of the claimed Moroccan administrative region Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab. While “pro-regime media” celebrated ...

The Dakhla violence was the deadliest in Western Sahara since November, when Moroccan authorities said 13 people were killed, most of them security force members, in clashes with Sahrawi residents ...

Christopher Nolan has been busy filming his 2026 epic “The Odyssey” in various parts of the world. But according to the Western Sahara International Film Festival (FiSahara), he would not be shooting ...