Mass tourism is once again testing the limits of Europe's most visited places - and islands are among the hardest hit. With limited land and fragile infrastructure, record visitor numbers have ...

The GCC Ministerial Council has condemned the Iranian government’s continued construction of residential facilities to settle Iranians on three UAE islands. Iran has continually occupied Greater ...

Maps show the areas of the Canary Islands which are most at risk of forest fires after the government declared a ‘state of pre-alert’ earlier this week. Tenerife, El Hierro, La Palma ...

The number of migrants reaching the Canary Islands from West Africa hit an all-time high in 2024, Interior Ministry data shows. Seven migrant women and children who died when their boat capsized ...

expressed it in the street" through the rallies throughout the Canary Islands." At the same time, the city council of La Oliva announced that it is taking the first step towards implementing their ...

The Spanish archipelago located off Africa's western coast has for years been a main route, and a deadly one, for migrants trying to reach Europe. Four women and three girls died on Wednesday when ...

The defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 saw the Ionian Islands, including Corfu, become a protectorate of the UK through the Treaty of Paris. In turn, Corfu became the seat of the British Lord ...

Story so far: Mauritius won a strategic victory on May 22, 2025, when the United Kingdom (U.K.) officially handed over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands after finalising the political treaty ...

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. Spain’s ...

On a recent visit to Chile's Juan Fernández Islands, National Geographic photographer Andy Mann found himself surrounded by hundreds of playful locals: endemic Juan Fernández fur seals.