The Latest Breaking News from Sahara

UK street dubbed 'Sahara' with 'horrendous' dust clouds that make you 'itch all over'

Residents in Oldham say they can't hang their washing out or sit in their gardens because of the thick dust clouds that plague them daily - with some getting mysterious rashes as well

Daily Mirror · May 8, 2023

'I've not been able to go into my garden for years': Entire Greater Manchester street plagued by 'horrendous nightmare'

Residents of Oak Street, Shaw, say they have been left with mysterious rashes

Manchester Evening News · May 8, 2023

Irishman running 'gruelling' race in Sahara desert in honour of friend who passed away from SADS

Kevin Hayes who was an award-winning biochemist in the final year of his PhD thesis, who died tragically in 2017

Irish Mirror · Apr 15, 2023

Rare ‘blood rain’ weather could hit Ireland as huge Saharan dust storm to sweep across country

High pressure over central Europe looks set to drag Saharan dust north over Ireland this week. The unusual phenomenon could bring an eerie hue to the sky, as well as leave cars covered in dust.

Irish Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

10 of the best group trips for solo travellers

From wild camping in the Sahara and the Lakes to culinary adventures and tours of Europe, these holidays are also a fun way to meet new people

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023

US Says it Supports Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Sahara

The US Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Michele Sison, reiterated on Wednesday Washington’s support to the Moroccan autonomy plan as a serious, credible and realistic solution to the dispute over the Sahara. “The United States continues to consider the autonomy plan presented by Morocco as serious, credible…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023

BBC The Apprentice's Karren Brady baffled as team continually miss 'clue' in shopping list task

The teams were sent out on the shopping list task during the latest episode of BBC's The Apprentice

Wales Online · Jan 26, 2023

Chutes de neige dans le désert du Sahara : un phénomène météorologique inhabituel

Une chute de neige dans un désert chaud peut sembler une contradiction, mais la neige a été enregistrée plusieurs fois dans le désert du Sahara au cours des dernières décennies. La plus récente date de janvier 2022. Ainsi, les chutes de neige peuvent être inhabituelles mais ne sont pas sans…

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2023

Ordeal in the Sahara: Migrants expelled from Algeria to northern Niger

Over the past few years, tens of thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been expelled from Algeria into Niger. They are taken to the border between the two countries, an open desert, and must then cross 15km on foot to reach the village of Assamaka. Their telephones and money…

France 24 · Dec 13, 2022

£18bn project to link UK to huge wind and solar farm in Sahara delayed by a year

Exclusive: Dave Lewis, chair of startup hoping to provide 8% of Britain’s energy, tells how political turmoil has delayed undersea cable project

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022