The Kasbah of Algiers is a UNESCO World Heritage site ... The Sahara, I said. The desert. Look at any map of Africa and you see the Sahara spread across the entire north of the continent.

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.

The authors sequenced ancient DNA from two naturally mummified female individuals buried at the site of Takarkori, a natural cave-like rock shelter in the Libyan Desert. Decades of study there ...

U ntil the 1960s, the Aral Sea was one of the largest inland reservoirs of water in the world. Over seven decades, the lake ...

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities ordered 10 international aid organizations to suspend operations and close offices in the country, accusing the groups of violating local laws by providing aid to ...