On January 8, Ryanair launched its first-ever service to Western Sahara with Dakhla flights from the Spanish capital. Flightradar24 indicates that the first outbound service took 3h 6m.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 40 Pakistanis were feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a boat off West Africa's Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe. President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the deaths and stressed the need for strict measures to curb human trafficking.

Mayor Andrew J. Ginther spent more than one-fifth of last year traveling, including to Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Morocco and South Africa.

Pakistan said it had been informed by its embassy in Morocco that a boat carrying 80 passengers, including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania and capsized near Dakhla, a Moroccan-controlled port city in the disputed Western Sahara.

Moroccan authorities in Dakhla expelled three Spanish nationals: a journalist from the daily «Público» and two members of the Coordination of Associations in Solidarity with the Sahara (CEAS). According to a CEAS press release,

In a post on X, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said the boat carrying 80 passengers “capsized” off the coast of the disputed region of Western Sahara. “Several survivors, including Pakistanis, are lodged in a camp near Dakhla. Our embassy in Rabat is in ...