Archiv: Malta


01.05.2024 - 18:20 [ Times of India ]

Five EU Nations Likely To Recognise Statehood For Palestine; Unhappy Israel Dubs Stance ‚Prize For Terrorism‘

Watch as EU‘s Foreign Policy Chief reveals at the World Economic Forum that five EU members, including Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Slovenia, and Malta, may recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May.

03.11.2023 - 20:05 [ Times of Malta ]

„Present UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire,“ activists, PL MEPs urge Malta

Pursuant to this obligation, Frazier announced Malta’s initiative to coordinate an E10 draft resolution on the humanitarian situation in the Middle East.

„Since then, Malta has been working tirelessly to arrive at a consensual text, agreeable to both the elected and permanent members, which we hope the Security Council will be able to action in the coming days.

28.05.2023 - 11:40 [ Karo CH / Nitter ]

Die EZB hebt Zinsen weiter an. Das Resultat weiter steigender Zinsen aber könnte die Wirtschaft in Deutschland noch stärker unter Druck bringen. Vor allem für die deutsche Industrie weisen alle Indikatoren weiter nach unten.

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24.01.2022 - 03:57 [ BMedia / Twitter ]

Malta – Valletta [Jan 23, 2022]

World Wide Rally for #Freedom
No vax mandates & passports!

#wewillALLbethere #WorldwideDemonstration #NoVaccinePassports #NoGreenPass #NoAlPaseSanitario #PassaporteSanitárioNÃO #GeenQR #NonAuPassVaccinal #Valletta #Malta

29.07.2021 - 22:43 [ ORF ]

Bericht: Maltas Regierung Mitschuld an Tod von Journalistin

Die 53-jährige Caruana Galizia war am 16. Oktober 2017 in Malta bei einem Bombenanschlag auf ihr Auto getötet worden. Sie hatte regelmäßig über Korruption, Geldwäsche und andere illegale Geschäfte in ihrer Heimat berichtet. Darin verwickelt waren nach ihren Recherchen auch Mitglieder der Regierung.

20.04.2021 - 18:57 [ junge Welt ]

Malta: Klagen gegen ermordete Journalistin zurückgezogen

Der Mann hatte die Fälle demnach im März 2017 eingereicht, nachdem Caruana Galizia auf ihrem Blog einige Artikel über Korruption bei einem Deal veröffentlicht hatte, mit dem der Geschäftsmann ein großes Gebiet an öffentlichem Grund bewilligt bekommen hatte.

20.03.2021 - 22:03 [ ORF ]

Korruptionsanklage gegen Ex-Kabinettschef von Malta

Der langjährige Kabinettschef der maltesischen Regierung, Keith Schembri, ist wegen Korruption angeklagt worden. Ein Gericht verkündete die Anklage wegen Geldwäsche, Korruption, Betrugs und Unterschriftenfälschung heute und lehnte eine Freilassung auf Kaution ab.

23.02.2021 - 17:06 [ Times of Malta ]

Suspected Daphne Caruana Galizia bomb suppliers arrested

In the past weeks, Muscat has been cooperating with authorities to reach a plea deal with prosecutors that will see him serve a reduced sentence in exchange for a confession and testimony about fellow co-conspirators.

23.02.2021 - 16:56 [ ORF ]

Malta: Schuldbekenntnis in Mordfall Daphne Caruana Galizia

Einer von drei Männern, die wegen Mordes an der Bloggerin Daphne Caruana Galizia vor Gericht stehen, hat sich heute schuldig bekannt.

11.09.2020 - 10:26 [ Frannce24 ]

Mediterranean leaders ready for EU sanctions on ‘confrontational’ Turkey

After talks with the leaders of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Cyprus in the resort of Porticcio outside the local capital Ajaccio, Macron adopted a slightly milder tone, saying the leaders wanted to reengage in a dialogue with Turkey „in good faith“.

22.07.2020 - 03:06 [ Times of Malta ]

Melvin Theuma ‚critical‘ with knife wounds to neck, chest

Laywer and MP Jason Azzopardi, who is representing the Caruana Galizia family in court, asked through a Facebook post how the police could reach the conclusion so fast that the incident was an attempted suicide.

22.07.2020 - 02:55 [ Reporters Without Borders ]

RSF set to testify in public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia as key witness found with slit throat

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is set to testify in the public inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia as self-confessed middleman and key witness Melvin Theuma was found at his home with a slit throat. RSF is in the country and monitoring developments closely.

25.05.2020 - 15:34 [ Malta Today ]

Suspected mercenaries were released from arrest after two days

A group of 20 men evacuated from Benghazi, Libya and suspected of having been contracted to lend support to General Khalifa Haftar’s forces, were held under arrest in Malta for two days before being released without charge. 

Multiple law enforcement sources speaking to this newspaper say the police are still investigating the incident, almost a year on since the arrival of the men on two RHIBs (rigid-hull inflatable boats) at the Valletta seaport in June 2019. 

25.05.2020 - 15:29 [ New York Times ]

By Air and Sea, Mercenaries Landed in Libya. But the Plan Went South.

The abortive mercenary expedition last summer was organized and financed by a network of secretive companies in the United Arab Emirates, according to a confidential report submitted to the United Nations Security Council in February. The companies are controlled or part-owned by Christiaan Durrant, an Australian businessman and former fighter pilot who is a close associate of Erik Prince, America’s most famous mercenary entrepreneur.

25.05.2020 - 15:28 [ Tagesschau ]

Bericht zu Projekt „Opus“: UN enttarnen Geheimprojekt in Libyen

Im Bürgerkriegsland Libyen war offenbar eine Geheimmission privater Einsatzkräfte im Gange – gelenkt aus den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten. Das geht aus einem Bericht der Vereinten Nationen hervor, aus dem die Nachrichtenagenturen dpa und Bloomberg zitieren. Dubiose Sicherheitsfirmen wollten demnach den libyschen Warlord Chalifa Haftar unterstützen – und schmuggelten dazu Hubschrauber und planten Überfälle auf Schiffe im Mittelmeer.

25.05.2020 - 15:12 [ Bloomberg ]

Western Team Went to Help Moscow’s Man in Libya, UN Finds

Opus and Lancaster 6 financed and directed an operation to provide Haftar’s forces with helicopters, drones and cyber capabilities through a complex web of shell companies, according to two diplomats who briefed Bloomberg on the contents of the UN Panel of Experts report shared with the Security Council’s sanctions committee in February. The diplomats also shared excerpts of the report with Bloomberg.

20.01.2020 - 20:58 [ Reuters ]

Malta minister quits in latest fallout from journalist murder

Another Maltese minister has quit after a paper reported links between her policeman husband and the man suspected of masterminding a journalist’s murder, the government said on Monday.

17.01.2020 - 15:40 [ ORF ]

Maltas Polizeichef erklärt Rücktritt

Die Bloggerin Daphne Caruana Galizia war im Oktober 2017 mit einer Autobombe ermordet worden. Sie hatte zu Korruption in Regierung und Geschäftswelt recherchiert.

12.01.2020 - 05:56 [ Times of Malta ]

Repubblika publishes guiding manifesto for ‚new Republic‘

NGO lays out its future as a pressure group with ambitious seven-point document

The ambitious seven-point document contains detailed proposals tackling ethics in public life, the strengthening of the constitution through reform, participative citizenship and education, making the switch to a sustainable economy, the environment, inclusion and social justice as well as equal justice and guaranteed liberties.

12.01.2020 - 05:46 [ ORF ]

Malta: Abela wird neuer Premierminister

Der neue Parteichef Abela soll wenig später auch zum Regierungschef des kleinen EU-Landes ernannt werden. Er löst den Sozialdemokraten Joseph Muscat ab, der im Zusammenhang mit der Krise nach dem Mord an der regierungskritischen Journalistin Daphne Caruana Galizia abtreten musste.

12.01.2020 - 02:01 [ France24 ]

Malta‘s ruling party to vote for new PM over journalist‘s slaying

Dubbed the „one woman WikiLeaks“, Daphne Caruana Galizia exposed corruption at the highest levels. She was killed in a car bomb on October 16, 2017 in an attack that made world headlines.

02.12.2019 - 06:24 [ ORF.at ]

Mord an Journalistin: Maltas Premier kündigt Rücktritt an

Maltas Premier Joseph Muscat hat in der Krise um den Mord an der Journalistin Daphne Caruana Galizia am Sonntag seinen Rückzug angekündigt. Er werde Mitte Jänner als Premier und Chef der regierenden Sozialdemokraten zurücktreten, gab Muscat in einer TV-Ansprache bekannt. Unterdessen gingen Tausende Menschen in Valletta gegen die Regierung auf die Straße.

01.12.2019 - 17:09 [ Reuters ]

Malta‘s ruling party lawmakers back embattled prime minister

The Labour Party statement after its meeting on Sunday also said Chris Cardona, the economy minister who suspended himself from his duties on Tuesday after having been mentioned by a suspect in the investigation, has now been reinstated in his position.

30.11.2019 - 20:19 [ Tagesschau ]

Malta nach Mord an Journalistin: Ein Staat im Ausnahmezustand

So weit ist es gekommen: In einem EU-Staat beraten Minister, ob einer der einflussreichsten Wirtschaftsbosse der Insel nicht angeklagt wird, der behauptet, den wirklichen Drahtzieher eines Mordes zu kennen. Und der nennt einen Mann, der bis vor wenigen Tagen Mitglied der Regierung war, dann erst zurücktrat, schließlich festgenommen wurde, heute Nacht wieder auf freien Fuß kam und – so sagt es die maltesische Polizei – auch erst einmal nicht wieder verhaftet werden soll.

26.11.2019 - 12:11 [ ORF ]

Journalistinnenmord auf Malta: Immunität für Verdächtigen

Recherchen zu Korruption auf höchster Ebene

Die 53-jährige Caruana Galizia war am 16. Oktober 2017 bei einem Bombenanschlag auf ihr Auto getötet worden.

26.11.2019 - 12:03 [ Reuters ]

Malta government chief of staff Schembri has resigned: PM Muscat

Malta government chief of staff Keith Schembri resigned on Tuesday, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told reporters, as police continued their investigation into the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

21.10.2019 - 11:54 [ Deutscher Journalisten-Verband ]

Daphne Caruana Galizia: Mahnwachen reichen nicht

(16.10.2019) Malta ist Teil der Europäischen Union und damit den Grundwerten der EU verpflichtet. Pressefreiheit und Rechtsstaatlichkeit gehören dazu.

31.05.2019 - 16:39 [ teleSUR ]

Rule of Law Fails in Malta as Slain Journalist Sees No Justice: Report

The failure of Maltese authorities to identify the masterminds behind the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia raises questions about the rule of law in Malta, according to Europe‘s chief human rights watchdog.

19.11.2018 - 06:15 [ Times of Malta ]

Daphne murder mastermind suspects identified – investigators

Contacted on Sunday, Ms Caruana Galizia‘s sister Corinne Vella said the family was not formally informed by the police that the suspected masterminds had been identified.
The sources would not give any indication of who these suspects were or whether they came from the criminal, business or political world.

21.05.2018 - 14:29 [ Reuters ]

Malta court rejects bid to stop FBI testimony in journalist murder case

Maurizio Cordina, a lawyer representing Malta’s Attorney General, said the case was “a desperate maneuver by Mr Degiorgio to delay, if not block” the trial, adding that Bajada had simply gathered evidence and had not worked with the FBI.

The case against Degiorgio is built mostly around intercepts of mobile phone data compiled by the FBI and Bajada.