A failed crossing from Mauritania's coast toward Spain's Canary Islands in which 44 Pakistanis perished earlier this year has cast a spotlight on how globalized and sophisticated smuggling ...

But since last year, migrants from far-flung countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan have ...

While migration to Europe has been falling steadily, the Atlantic Ocean crossing from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands has reemerged since 2020. Nearly 47,000 people disembarked in the Canaries ...

Pakistan, May 29 -- In a heartbreaking incident near Spain's Canary Islands, seven people, including four women and three young girls, lost their lives when a migrant boat capsized just metres ...

From 2024, a growing number of Asian nationals, most prominently from Pakistan, have also embarked on the Canary Islands route from Mauritania (and to a lesser degree Senegal).

A migrant boat capsizes near El Hierro, Canary Islands, resulting in seven deaths. The tragedy sparks discussion over the dangers migrants face on this route.

Spanish emergency services say four women and three girls died when a small boat carrying migrants capsized while arriving in a port at one of Spain’s Canary Islands on Wednesday.

Canary Islands locals say tourism is important, but the volume is "crushing" them. Spain expects more visitors this year than last year's record high. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country ...

From Pakistan to Spain via the Canaries, smugglers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes A failed crossing from Mauritania’s coast toward Spain’s Canary Islands in which 44 ...

From Pakistan to Spain via the Canaries, smugglers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes A failed crossing from Mauritania’s coast toward Spain’s Canary Islands in which 44 ...

A failed crossing from Mauritania’s coast toward Spain’s Canary Islands in which 44 Pakistanis perished earlier this year has cast a spotlight on how globalized and sophisticated smuggling ...