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SOS Malta launches Gaza appeal (Times of Malta)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:31:44 GMT
SOS Malta has joined an international appeal for humanitarian assistance for the victims of the current conflict in Gaza. The NGO said continued attacks were causing widespread suffering.

Malta vies for role in astronomy project (di-ve)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:32:08 GMT
A Maltese scientist was – if you excuse the pun – instrumental in bringing to Malta a conference on the future of a telescope that forms the basis of a €1.5 billion EU funded-project.

Cheap easyJet flights to Malta start at Newcastle (icNewcastle - Evening Chronicle)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:44:05 GMT
SUNSEEKERS will soon be able to jet out to Malta after the launch of a new flight.

Malta in the midst of organ controversy (Maltamedia.com Daily News)
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:14:04 GMT
Malta found itself in the midst of a controversy as 50 organs from the British NHS donors have been sold to foreigners ahead of desperately-ill Britons, the Daily Mail online reported on Monday. The papers reports that 40 livers were given to people from Greece and Cyprus last year, with a further three going to Malta [...]

Muslims in Malta protest against siege in Gaza (Times of Malta)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:01:25 GMT
Around 200 Muslims in Malta this evening protested against the Israeli attacks in Gaza. They met under the City Gate Bridge and started their protest with prayers.

Efforts to facilitate trade between Malta and Libya intensified (Times of Malta)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:31:26 GMT
Efforts to assist and facilitate trade promotion between Malta and Libya have been intensified, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

Malta forces EU to freeze plans for more rights (Times of Malta)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:06:04 GMT
The EU has abandoned plans, at least for now, to introduce new legislation granting more rights to refugees because Malta refused to lift its objections to such a move.

Migrant protest in Malta a myth (di-ve)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:33:33 GMT
The Maltese authorities are trying to make contact with the African Press Agency in an attempt to get to the bottom of a story about a protest by 1,200 Somali detainees – which was supposed to have taken place in Malta on January 2.

Malta and international press digest (Times of Malta)
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:46:22 GMT
The Times says that Malta has forced the EU to freeze plans to give more rights to long-term refugees. A photo shows a shell fired by Israeli forces exploding over the northern Gaza Strip.

USS Barry in Malta (Times of Malta)
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:16:22 GMT
The USS Barry (DDG-52) entered Malta this afternoon. It is here on a short visit to mark the 100th anniversary of the “Great White Fleet,” a historic US Navy goodwill voyage around the world that included a stop in Malta in 1909.

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