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Malta’s postcolonial social order
Times of Malta
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September 1, 2025
Before reminiscing about Malta’s ‘British colonial period’ on an emotive nostalgic journey, Martin Scicluna (August 4), declared that “it is clear where I am coming from. I am an admirer of Britain and all things British”. Nostalgia – the essence...
GCC Ministerial council Welcomes Qatar’s mediation effortsGCC Ministerial Council hails Qatar’s hosting of Congo’s peace pact signing ceremony
Qatar Tribune
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September 2, 2025
QNA KUWAIT The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has welcomed the mediation efforts of the State of Qatar and its hosting of the signing ceremony for a declaration of principles between the Government of the Democratic...
GCC Ministerial Council welcomes Qatar's mediation efforts, hosting of 'Declaration of Principles' signing between Congo govt, M23 Movement
The Peninsula
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September 1, 2025
Kuwait: The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed the mediation efforts of the State of Qatar and its hosting of the signing ceremony for a declaration of principles between the government of the Democratic Republic of...
Prime Minister denies U-turn on global minimum tax, clarifies 15% corporate tax measure
Malta Today
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The Office of the Prime Minister has issued a clarification following media reports suggesting that Malta has reversed its position and begun implementing the European Union’s Global Minimum Tax Directive, which sets a 15% minimum tax on large...
PN MP Chris Said to lead Council of Europe delegation observing Moldova elections
Gozo News
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September 1, 2025
Gozitan Nationalist Party MP Chris Said will be leading a Council of Europe delegation to Moldova later this month to observe the upcoming Parliamentary elections in the country. The PN said that his appointment to head the Parliamentary Assembly...
Malta's first-ever awake brain surgery successfully completed at Mater Dei
Times of Malta
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August 31, 2025
Specialists at Mater Dei Hospital have successfully conducted Malta’s first-ever brain surgery carried out while the patient was awake, the Health Ministry announced on Saturday. The Awake Craniotomy procedure is used to safely remove tumours or...
What’s on in Malta and Gozo this week: September 1 to 7, 2025
Times of Malta
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September 1, 2025
The MADC One Act Play Festival 2025 The MADC One Act Play Festival is back at the MADC Playhouse in Santa Venera between September 4 and 7 with six short plays and 26 performers. The plays to be performed on September 4 and 6 are: Trifles by Susan...
Malta's first-ever brain surgery successfully completed at Mater Dei
Times of Malta
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August 31, 2025
Specialists at Mater Dei Hospital have successfully conducted Malta’s first-ever brain surgery, the Health Ministry announced on Saturday. The Awake Craniotomy procedure carried out is used to safely remove tumours or lesions from the brain...
Malta’s first ever brain surgery successfully performed at Mater Dei Hospital
The Malta Independent
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The first ‘Awake Craniotomy’ operation has been successfully performed in Malta by a team of specialists at Mater Dei Hospital, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. This special brain surgery is carried out to remove brain tumours or...
Malta’s next chapter: A vision for renewal and opportunity
Malta Today
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Malta is a nation with extraordinary potential. For centuries, we have faced challenges with courage and opportunities with determination. Today, we stand ready to write the next chapter in our national story; a chapter defined by long-term...
Why states should isolate Netanyahu
Trinidad Express
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I am a diplomat with over 40 years of experience. My first instinct is always dialogue: bringing adversaries to a table and building mechanisms that find compromises with which everyone can live. But there are moments when “dialogue” is...
Cassola requests probe into Minister Refalo’s use of public funds
Gozo News
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September 1, 2025
Momentum Chairperson Arnold Cassola has written to the Office of the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life and asked for an investigation into Gozitan Minister Anton Refalo. Cassola said that “this follows a report alleging the Minister used...
Malta to implement 15% minimum tax for multi-national companies
Malta Today
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Multinational companies based in Malta will see their effective tax rate increase to 15% from 5%, Robert Abela announced on Sunday. The prime minister said the decision approved by Cabinet last week would impact around 10 companies that have a...
Ambassadors To Romania, Slovenia, Malta Call On CM Majhi
Ommcom News
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September 1, 2025
Bhubaneswar: A group of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officers from the 2000 and 2001 batches called on Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan today. The delegation included Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Ambassador of India to Romania;...
Maltese doctor witness to Jewish extremist’s attempted land-grab
Malta Today
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Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza have obscured the silent land-grab of Palestinian territory by Jewish extremists with a Maltese doctor bearing witness to one such attempt. Alexander Clayman, who is based in Jersualem, recently joined a group of...
Katch International welcomes a wave of new client wins
Campaign Middle East
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September 1, 2025
Katch International, the Dubai-headquartered PR, events, and experiential agency, has recently been appointed to represent an array of leading names spanning hospitality, F&B, automotive, and beauty. The new client wins span across the UAE and...
New Blue Lagoon booking system ‘reduced visitor concentration by 68%’, Malta Tourism Authority says
The Malta Independent
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The highest recorded concentration of visitors at the Blue Lagoon at any one time in July and August was registered on the afternoon of Friday, 22nd August, at an estimated 3,830, down by 68% when compared to the peaks of summer 2024, the Malta...
The US government does not want any Palestinian to speak
Al Jazeera
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September 1, 2025
As world leaders are preparing to gather in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, one nation will not have any representatives: the Palestinian people. That is because the United States...
TMID Editorial: A historic moment for Maltese football
The Malta Independent
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Maltese men's football has, for several years, lagged behind other countries particularly at international level. This can be said for both the national teams - where several other nations of our country's size and stature have made steps forward...
PN MP Chris Said to lead Council of Europe delegation observing elections in Moldova
The Malta Independent
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PN MP Chris Said will be leading a Council of Europe delegation to Moldova later this month to observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country, a statement by the Nationalist Party read. "His appointment to head the Parliamentary...