Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by ...

For a religion that preaches the transience of all things, the ever shifting sands of China's western deserts might seem the ...

An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...

He hypothesizes that the area is a “dust hotspot” where geographical features frequently spawn sandstorms among other places in the Gobi Desert. The vehicle was running about 400 kilometers ...

Sandstorms can be more than just a swirling cloud of dust—they can turn deadly in an instant. But what makes these storms so dangerous? From extreme winds to suffocating dust particles ...

A Canadian ex-soldier detained by the Taliban government in Afghanistan was freed on Sunday after over two months of imprisonment in a deal brokered by Qatar, a source with knowledge of the release ...

That person had to be taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.The Sandstorms are staying with family at this time, and they say the support they've received has been overwhelming." ...

A paramilitary attack on an area east of North Darfur's besieged capital Al-Fashir has killed 14 Sudanese civilians, activists said on Sunday. The "treacherous attack" took place in an area ...