M'HAMID EL GHIZLANE, Morocco - It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that does not mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment -- the rubbish humanity discards. In southern Morocco, volunteers are hunting for waste embedded in the sand, and they do not...
10 killed as minibus plunges into ravine in Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN - A minibus carrying mountaineers in Iran plunged into a ravine, killing 10 people, state media reported on Saturday. The accident occurred on Friday near the city of Varzaghan, in East Azerbaijan province, said the provincial emergency services spokesman, Vahid Shadinia, according to state news agency IRNA. The minibus...
Sahara salt diggers struggle to stay in business
Digging for salt is punishingly hard work, rewarded by an income that fluctuates according to whichever buyers happen to pass through town.
Moroccan nomads keep alive ancient sport of sand hockey
M'hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco -- In a Moroccan oasis town on the edge of the Sahara, nomads in turbans and tunics are thwacking a camel-wool ball across the desert in a traditional pastime: sand hockey. Similar in many ways to field and ice hockey, but played barefoot and with palm wood...
Mozambique has begun exporting LNG, says President
Mozambique has started exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced in the country's restive north, President Filipe Nyusi said. The first export shipment of gas from the off-shore Coral Sul plant, managed by Italian company Eni, has left the country, Nyusi said in a video statement. He said the shipment was...
Algeria discovers oil and gas fields in Sahara desert
Algerian state oil firm Sonatrach announced on Monday new oil and gas discoveries in the North African country's Sahara desert, including a find made with Italian major Eni.
Morocco receives first batch of Turkish armed drones
Morocco took delivery earlier this month of Turkish combat drones, the Far-Maroc unofficial website dedicated to military news reported.
Algeria severs diplomatic ties with Morocco
Algeria blamed the Moroccan support for one of the groups which seeks autonomy in Algeria's Kabylie region
