One of the best-known areas with this status is found in north-east Africa. Bir Tawil is a geographical quirk left unclaimed ...

Bir Tawil is a 2,060-square-kilometer stretch of desert in Africa that no country claims. Between Egypt and Sudan, this barren expanse lacks governance, recognition and any real owner. Unlike ...

In the lawless desert territory of Bir Tawil, a group of scientists carry out the next phase of Wilde's research: testing the bacteria on humans. After a team member is stung by a scorpion ...