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World+Biz

US reaffirms support for Moroccan sovereignty over Sahara

Trump expresses his commitment to continue collaborating with Morocco to promote regional stability, prosperity, and peace

A 7,000-year-old natural mummy of a female found at the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya is seen in this handout photo released on April 2, 2025. Photo: Archaeological Mission in the Sahara, Sapienza University of Rome/Handout via REUTERS
Offbeat

Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage

Flooding in the desert town of Merzouga. Extratropical storms may change weather conditions in the region in the coming months and years. Photo: AP/UNB
Climate Change

Rare image shows first floods in Sahara in 50 years

Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali attends a public event at the Bojador Sahrawi refugee camp, in Tindouf, Algeria, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Africa

Morocco recalls Tunisia ambassador over Western Sahara

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen before the arrival of Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (not seen) for a working lunch at the Chateau de Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau near Paris, France, September 15, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Macron says French forces killed Islamic State leader in Sahara