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Finding balance between commercial, socio-cultural aspect of Valletta is a ‘challenge’ – Micallef
The Malta Independent
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Kevin Schembri Orland Monday, 28 July 2025, 09:25 Last update: about 18 minutes ago Finding a balance between the commercial and socio-cultural aspects of Valletta is the biggest challenge, the Chairman of the Valletta Cultural Agency, Jason...
€10 million University of Malta Sports Complex project to take seven years
The Malta Independent
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Kyle Patrick Camilleri Monday, 28 July 2025, 09:30 Last update: about 17 minutes ago The University of Malta's long-awaited sports complex project will take seven years to complete, the University has told this newsroom. This project is set to...
3 foreign activists aboard Gaza aid ship seized by Israel agree to immediate deportation: Legal center
Yeni Safak
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Three foreign activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship seized by Israel have agreed to be deported to their home countries, an Israeli legal center said Sunday. Adalah center said Antonio Mazzeo of Italy, Gabrielle Cathala of France, and US activist...
Israel repeats intercepting ship with activists, aid
The Mining Journal - Michigan
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Demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags look on as the Ship to Gaza boat 'Handala' arrives at the port of Malmö, Sweden, on May 8, 2024.(Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP, file) TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military has intercepted a...
Israel tows Gaza-bound aid ship to Ashdod Port, questions activists on board
The Nation
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July 28, 2025
Israeli forces on Sunday towed a seized aid ship seeking to break a siege on the Gaza Strip to the Ashdod Port in southern Israel, local media said. The Handala vessel, carrying baby formula, food, and medicine, was seized by Israeli forces near...
Israel Boards and Seizes Activist Vessel in International Waters
The Maritime Executive
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On Saturday night, the Israeli military intercepted and boarded an activist aid ship in international waters, preventing it from approaching Gaza with a cargo of food. The British-flagged vessel Handala (AIS reporting name Navarn) got under way...
Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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July 27, 2025
The Israeli navy intercepted a ship aiming to bring aid to the Gaza Strip this weekend, Israeli officials and pro-Palestinian activists said, in at least the third case this year in which a vessel has been stopped while challenging Israel’s naval...
More than vision, Malta’s maritime strategy needs collective action
Times of Malta
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July 27, 2025
Malta’s maritime sector faces a defining moment. Pressures from EU green regulations, the global push for cleaner fuels, accelerating technological disruption, geo-political tensions, and intensifying regional competition are reshaping the...
Final volume in David Fabri’s trilogy on Maltese regulation published
Times of Malta
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July 27, 2025
David Fabri has published Studies in Maltese Regulation: Consumer Protection, the final instalment in his authoritative trilogy on Maltese regulation, following the first two publications dealing with Financial Services Law (2022) and The Law of...
Israel intercepts Gaza aid ship, detains 21 activists and seizes humanitarian cargo
Saudi Gazette
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July 27, 2025
TEL AVIV — The Israeli military has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship attempting to break the blockade on the Palestinian territory, detaining 21 international activists and journalists and seizing all humanitarian cargo, including baby formula,...
Phoenicia Malta adds global milestone with TravellerMade partnership
Times of Malta
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July 27, 2025
The Phoenicia Malta has added another accolade to its name as it becomes the latest hotel to be welcomed into the TravellerMade collection – the exclusive global community of luxury travel designers and hospitality partners. From its home on the...
Gaza flotilla seized by IDF towed to Ashdod, activists taken into custody upon entry
The Times of Israel
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July 27, 2025
Israeli forces brought Handala, the latest aid flotilla to attempt to breach the IDF blockade of the Gaza Strip, into the port of Ashdod on Sunday, after seizing the vessel in international waters and detaining the crew. Activists from the Freedom...
PwC Malta releases its CEO Confidence Tracker and Economic Outlook results
Times of Malta
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July 27, 2025
PwC Malta has published two new editions of its flagship barometers this month: the first CEO Confidence Tracker for 2025 and the second instalment of the Economic Outlook for the year. These publications offer decision-makers timely analysis of...
Sovereign Military Order of Malta donates hospital beds
Informante
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July 27, 2025
Date: July 27, 2025 Staff Reporter THE Embassy of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) to Namibia earlier this month donated over 80 hospital beds to the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The official handover ceremony takes place in...
March in Valletta to demand Maltese Government action against Israel’s starvation of Palestinians
The Malta Independent
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A march will be held on Tuesday 29th July at 6:30pm, from the Triton Fountain in Valletta to Castille Square, to demand meaningful action by the Maltese Government against Israel's mass starvation of Palestinians in Gaza, Moviment Graffitti said...
Israeli Navy Seizes Gaza-Bound Activist boat Handala, Detains 21
Asianet Newsable
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July 27, 2025
The Handala, organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, had departed from Syracuse, Italy, on July 13, aiming to deliver humanitarian aid and symbolically challenge Israel's blockade on Gaza. Israeli naval forces intercepted the vessel Handala...
Protest to call on Maltese Government to act against the Gaza famine
Malta Today
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A coalition of civil society groups has announced a protest that urges the Maltese Government to take clear and urgent action against the mass starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. “We will be marching with empty pots as a symbol of the famine in...
Israel Intercepts Freedom Flotilla Aid Ship, Detains 21 Activists
Tempo.co
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July 27, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Israeli military forces raided the Handala ship en route to Gaza on Saturday, July 27, 2025. The attack took place in international waters, approximately 40 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza. The ship is part of the...
‘Just one of many midwives – I just happen to be a man,’ Malta’s first male midwife on his journey
The Malta Independent
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Nathan Zahra Piscopo has made Malta's history by becoming the first man in Malta to graduate in the midwifery course, also becoming the country's first male midwife, in a field traditionally dominated by women. He describes himself, however, as...
IDF takes over pro-Palestinian activist boat attempting to break Gaza blockade
The Times of Israel
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July 27, 2025
Israeli forces took over a boat that was attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip on Saturday night, and towed it toward the Ashdod Port. The boat, Handala, had been carrying pro-Palestinian activists and small amounts of...