Western Sahara is a sparsely-populated area of mostly desert situated on the northwest coast of Africa. ... Largest city: Laayoune . Area: 266,000 sq km. Population: 565,000.

"One of the more difficult places to visit is the sparsely populated territory known as Western Sahara," writes John P. Smith ...

Explosions struck a city in a Moroccan-controlled part of the Western Sahara, killing at least one person and signaling a potential flare-up in one of Africa’s most protracted territorial disputes.

RABAT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Four explosions in the city of Smara in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara late on Saturday killed one man and injured three others, Moroccan local authorities said.

Western Sahara remained a Spanish colony until 1975 when the Moroccan government organized a so-called “Green March” with 350,000 ... Wilayah of Bojador is named after the city of ...

Direct flights from two European capitals to a city in a bitterly ... follows a dispute over agreements signed in 2019 between Morocco and the EU regarding fishing and agriculture in Western Sahara.

So far 29 countries have opened consulates in Western Sahara cities of Layoune and Dakhla in full support of Morocco's sovereignty over the territory.

Located in north-west Africa, just 140 kilometers from the Canary Islands, Western Sahara is a desert landscape with an arid climate. Since 1973, the POLISARIO liberation front has been fighting ...

Israel Formally Recognizes Western Sahara as Moroccan Territory. By. Hana Levi Julian - 29 Tammuz 5783 – July 17, 2023. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara suggested dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front as a way to settle the decades-long conflict.

So far 29 countries have opened consulates in Western Sahara cities of Layoune and Dakhla in full support of Morocco's sovereignty over the territory.