Speaker meets Egyptian ambassador
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 14:28
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Speaker Anġlu Farrugia today met Egyptian ambassador Magda Safwat Abdel-Hamid Baraka, to discuss the crisis situation of Egypt. Expressing his grief, Dr Farrugia said violence can never be...
Call for project proposals tied to migration flows
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 14:23
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Funds and Programmes Division designated as responsible authority for the four funds under the General Programme Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows 2007-2013 will be launching a...
More sharks coming to a town near you…
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 12:23
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The National Aquarium situated in Malta’s tourist hotspot of Qawra beneath the landmark starfish dome is awaiting another batch of shark species, along with other exotic fish...
'Emergency instructions' issued in order to house San Gwann Council
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 12:02
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Parliamentary secretary for local councils Jose Herrera today promised the San Gwann local council that emergency instructions will be given to accommodate it if the building is declared to be...
Eurozone's longest-ever recession comes to an end
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 12:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The recession in the eurozone came to an end in the second quarter of the year, official figures confirmed Wednesday. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, said the 17...
Former PN treasurer starts petition in favour of restaurant at HQ
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 11:33
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Nationalist Party former treasurer Peter Darmanin has kick-started an online petition on his Facebook page, through petition site change.org for the PN headquarters in Pieta to eventually host a...
Watch: Hammerhead shark gives birth on Florida beach
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 10:54
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
A hammerhead shark gave visitors to a beach in Florida an almighty shock when she gave birth to a school of fish on the sand in front of dozens of people, The Inquisitr reports. A...
British commander who was based in Malta dies at 92
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 10:20
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Commander Philip Balink-White, who died aged 92 on Monday, survived the sinking of the battleship Royal Oak in 1939 to become a diver and a minor film and television actor, according the...
Government’s autumn hunting decision condemned by coalition
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 09:38
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting has condemned the government’s decision to reduce the hunting curfew between September 15 and 30 by four hours. In a statement,...
Photos: AFM, US Navy share EOD practices
Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 09:32
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The US Navy recently sent a group of five sailors to Malta for a bilateral theater security cooperation event with the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM). On 11 and 12 August, the Explosives...