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Iran Confirms Upcoming Visit of Qatar's Emir to Tehran

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo
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Iran Confirms Upcoming Visit of Qatar's Emir to Tehran

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends Doha Forum in Doha, Qatar March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo

Qatar's Emir will visit Iran soon, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed on Monday during a news conference.

Reuters reported on Sunday that Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will visit Iran, Germany, Britain and other European states starting this week on a trip expected to discuss efforts to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal and energy security in Europe.

A key focus of discussions is how to "bridge the gap" on the nuclear talks, which have been on hold since March, as well as liquefied natural gas and energy security on the European leg of the trip, a source said in a statement to Reuters.

Iranian state media reported on Sunday that Qatar's emir would travel to Iran to bolster ties but did not give an exact date or further details.

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Dozens of Migrants May Have Drowned En Route to Spain By Boat

This photo provided by Salvamento Maritimo shows migrants crowding a rubber dinghy, with baby in it who was born at sea, during a perilous crossing of Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa to reach the Canary Islands, Spain, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Salvamento Maritimo via AP)
This photo provided by Salvamento Maritimo shows migrants crowding a rubber dinghy, with baby in it who was born at sea, during a perilous crossing of Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa to reach the Canary Islands, Spain, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Salvamento Maritimo via AP)
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Dozens of Migrants May Have Drowned En Route to Spain By Boat

This photo provided by Salvamento Maritimo shows migrants crowding a rubber dinghy, with baby in it who was born at sea, during a perilous crossing of Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa to reach the Canary Islands, Spain, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Salvamento Maritimo via AP)
This photo provided by Salvamento Maritimo shows migrants crowding a rubber dinghy, with baby in it who was born at sea, during a perilous crossing of Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa to reach the Canary Islands, Spain, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (Salvamento Maritimo via AP)

As many as 50 migrants attempting to reach Spain by boat from West Africa may have drowned, migrant rights group Walking Borders said on Thursday.
Moroccan authorities on Wednesday rescued 36 people from a boat that had departed from Mauritania on Jan. 2, the group based in Madrid and Navarra said, and had carried 86 migrants, including 66 Pakistanis.
A record 10,457 migrants, or 30 people a day, died trying to reach Spain in 2024, most while attempting to cross the Atlantic route from West African countries such as Mauritania and Senegal to the Canary islands, according to Walking Borders, Reuters said.
The rights group said it had alerted authorities from all countries involved six days ago about the missing boat.
Alarm Phone, an NGO that provides an emergency phone line for migrants lost at sea, said it had alerted Spain's maritime rescue service on Jan. 12.
The service said it did not have any information about the boat.
Citing the Walking Borders' post on social media platform X, the Canary Islands' regional leader Fernando Clavijo expressed his sorrow for the victims and urged Spain and Europe to act to prevent further tragedies.
"The Atlantic cannot continue to be the graveyard of Africa," Clavijo said on X. "They cannot continue to turn their backs on this humanitarian drama."
Walking Borders CEO Helena Maleno said on X that 44 of those who drowned were from Pakistan.
"They spent 13 days of anguish on the crossing without anyone coming to rescue them," she said.