A collection of some of the top photos of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in the past week by AP photographer Christophe Ena.

Local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi secured his first Dakar title on Friday, finishing the 12-stage rally almost four minutes ahead of ...

Local hero Yazeed al-Rajhi secured his first Dakar title on Friday, finishing the 12-stage rally almost four minutes ahead of his closest competitor ...

Associated Press photographer Christophe Ena's images from the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia capture the speed, driving skill ...

A brilliant five-hour drive to the Saudi Arabia capital earned Dakar Rally leader Henk Lategan the stage win and breathing ...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Henk Lategan and Yazeed Al-Rajhi will duel in the Saudi sand for their first Dakar Rally title after swapping the lead for a second straight day Wednesday.

Thus, the Dakar Rally was born. The first Dakar Rally took place in 1979, beginning in Paris and concluding in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. A handful of locations have hosted the event since, ...

The Dakar Rally began in 1978 as a contest stretching from the French capital Paris to Dakar, the capital of Senegal in West Africa, across the Sahara Desert, but it hasn't been held in Africa ...

The Dakar Rally, one of the most challenging motorsport events in the world, got its name from its original route. It st ...

Dakar, Senegal's capital, topped IQAir's index for worst air quality among major cities this week as a Sahara Desert dust cloud blanketed northern Senegal The World Health Organization recommends ...