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- Sofia
Air Malta?s flight KM 785 from , has been delayed by over 9 hours due to an explosion some kilometres away from the airport. Sofia Airport is currently closed. Air Malta?s return flight to Malta will be departing as soon a Sofia?s airport
- No Maltese air passengers hurt in Sofia blasts
No passengers were hurt or in danger on Air Maltas flight KM 785 (Sofia Malta) of Thursday after a number of blasts rocked the area close to the airport in Sofia. The flight will now be delayed by over 9 hours, according to a statement by Air Malta. Air
- Helmsley’s Fortune May Go to the Dogs
In addition to $12 million Leona Helmsley left to her pet Maltese, Trouble, she left instructions that a trust valued at $5 billion to $8 billion be used to benefit dogs. 
- Football Malta in Estonia for the Mini-Euro Tournament
Malta's national women?s team will be taking part in the Euro Mini-Tournament which will be held in Estonia between Friday, 27 June and Wednesday, 2 July, 2008. Malta will be taking part in the tournament together with Estonia, Croatia and Turkey. The
- Maltese Oil Worker Freed In Nigeria - Foreign Ministry
VALLETTA, Malta The statement quoted a high-level foreign ministry delegation that had gone to Nigeria 'It appears that George Scerri is in a good state of health and is now on his way to join his family in Nigeria Foreign Minister Tonio Borg Scerri, who
- Oslo
Norwegian shipping and global maritime industry group Wilh. Whilhelmsen will move its shipping activities to Malta to avoid new tax regimes in Norway. 'The basis for the decision is uncertainty related to the predictability and sustainability of the new
- Air Malta issues Rome strike notice
Due to strike action declared by ENAV S.p.A, the Air Traffic Control and Navigation service provider at Rome Fiumicino Airport for Saturday 21st June, Air Maltas scheduled flights to and from Rome Fiumicino Airport on this day will be operating 25
- Large increase in foreigners studying English in Malta
Travel & Tourism In 2007, teachers working in English-language specialised schools numbered 1,257. Of these, 91.9 per cent were working on a part-time basis. Female teaching personnel made up 74.1 per cent of total teachers working in these schools. The
- No more flights from Scotland
Air Malta announced through our travel agent that it was pulling all flights from Scotland to Malta in the autumn. This has stunned and upset visitors to Malta, many who, like us, have been visiting the island for many years. It seems that our only
- BACKGROUND: The rocky road to Lisbon
Brussels - The European Union's 13-year path to the Lisbon Treaty, which will be subject to a referendum in Ireland on Thursday, has been anything but smooth. Amsterdam: In 1995, as 10 former-Communist states plus Malta and Cyprus began the path towards
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Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A decade later Malta became a republic. Over the last 15 years, the island has become a major freight transshipment point, financial center, and tourist destination. It is an official candidate for EU membership.
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