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Action highlights from this year's Dakar Rally in Saudia Arabia, one of the most famous and gruelling off-road races in the world.

When I worked for Esso as a wellsite geologist, I spent up to three weeks at a time living in a trailer 250 miles or so out in the Libyan Sahara Desert. My job was to examine rock samples brought to the surface by the drilling rig to detect the presence of hydrocarbons.

"Passionate about the Tuareg" see themselves as cultural ambassadors. The musical project is the result of co-operation between two bands – one from southern Tunisia and the other from the Libyan Sahara. What unites them is a desire to revive the musical heritage of their forefathers through modern re-interpretation. By Valerie Stocker

From political and spiritual awakenings to love stories and camel best friends, these powerful reads continue to stand the test of time

Between 1960 and 1966, France detonated 17 bombs in the Algerian Sahara. In neighbouring Libya, the deadly effects are felt to this day