LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Government of National Unity in Libya confirmed that Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah had sacked Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush, after suspending and referring her to be investigated following a meeting with her Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, in Rome last week.
In a statement, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the meeting happened in an informal capacity while Al-Mangoush was holding bilateral talks with Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in Rome. While the Libyan Foreign Ministry said Al-Mangoush knew very well the constants of the Palestinian Cause and would not conduct any relations or meetings with any representatives of Israel, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in an official statement that the meeting was official and pre-arranged and lasted for an hour. Al-Mangoush was replaced by Mohammed Al-Zinni, as an acting Foreign Minister. It is understood that the former Libyan minister flew to London from Turkey following her dismissal. Angry protests swept through Libya’s western region to denounce the meeting between F Najla Al-Mangoush and Eli Cohen. Protestors burned tyres and photos of Al-Mangoush and Israeli flags, chanting anti-Libyan government and Jews slogans and demanding immediate dismissal and punishment of the minister. A group of protesters also stormed the exterior gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but they were prevented from accessing the main building by security guards.
Libya has a law in force that calls for boycotting Israel. Article 7 of the law stipulates: “imprisonment from 3 to 10 years and a fine not exceeding 5,000 dinars as punishment for anyone who concludes an agreement with any kind of organization or person residing in Israel or belonging to it by nationality or working for it”. (ITALPRESS).

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Maltese government is undertaking drastic measures including change in the economic model and further law enforcement in a tentative to limit the number of non-EU nationals to control the over population in Malta. The Maltese government will turn its focus towards investing in industries that do not require many workers to allow for fewer non-EU nationals and to bring foreign skilled migrants. New regulations were published to manage the cab drivers’ service. Immigration police and the Housing Authority have recently joined forces to tackle overcrowding in rental properties. Police are also conducting immigration checks leading to scores of arrests. In the last 10 years, Malta saw a severe increase in population; from 417,000 in 2011 to 542,000 this year. The influx of third-country nationals led to labour exploitation and tremendous pressure on the country’s infrastructure, although the private renting business has registered an increase over the past decade. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has warned that if Malta wants to maintain an average economic growth rate of 4.2 percent, the population would have to increase to 800,000 by 2040 unless a new economic model was developed. A third of foreigners in Malta are EU citizens. A further seven percent are from other European countries that are not EU member states. Italians are the most foreign nationality at 12 percent, followed by British residents at just over nine percent. Other common nationalities include Indian and Filipino at just under seven percent each. Malta also has a sizeable Serbian community.
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ROME (ITALPRESS/MNA) – A political instead of a military solution is possible on Crimea. This was clarified by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a television interview filmed by various media in the country. “When we are at the administrative borders of Crimea, I think it is possible to politically force the demilitarization of Russia on the territory of the peninsula”, said Zelensky, who excludes the intention of going with the conflict beyond Russian borders: “It would be a big risk, we would certainly left alone, and the fight to reconquer our territories was supported in a decisive way thanks to relations with the allies”.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – While hundreds of migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean over the last few days, migrants are being warned to take precautions not to sail towards Italy due to expected bad weather in the coming days.
SOS Mediterranee which operates the rescue ship ‘Ocean Viking’ has saved 438 migrants of different nationalities who were in distress in the Mediterranean over the last days. The rescues took place in international waters off the coasts of Libya and Tunisia. Some of the evacuations were coordinated with the Italian coast guards.
In July, the Italian authorities detained the Ocean Viking for 10 days at Civitavecchia, after questioning the vessel’s safety standards, before freleasing it.
Meanwhile, the international NGO Alarm Phone issued a weather alert for the Central Mediterranean. “From today on and for the next days, the weather in the Central Mediterranean is very dangerous for crossings,” alerted Alarm Phone, adding “everybody who is planning to leave Libya or Tunisia g should be aware and consider the weather conditions before departure”.
At least 2,013 people have died or gone missing so far this year attempting to cross the central Mediterranean, according to the United Nations migration agency, the International Organization for Migration.
That is significantly higher than its figure for the whole of 2022, which was 1,417.

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LA VALLETTA (ITALPRESS/MNA) – International singer Robbie Williams said that the concert held in Malta at the Floriana Granaries has been one of his favourite ever.
In a Facebook post, he thanked Maltàs public for “such a lovely welcome” on his first visit. He also expressed the wish to visit again.
He kicked off with the song “Hey Wow Yeah Yeah” before indulging in his mega-hit “Let Me Entertain You” and other hits like “Feel”, “Rock DJ” and “Kids”. He closed the concert with his classic “Angels”. Around 20,000 people attended Robbie William’s concert.
The British pop star took a moment during the concert to thank his fans for helping him understand that he is “worthy” and overcome the his personal demons which he described as “hellish”. The 49-year-old singer has a history of drug abuse.
The former Take That singer addressed the mental health issues he faced throughout his career which he temporarily halted in 2006, and opened up about his struggles and thanked fans for “keeping me safe while not knowing that yoùre keeping me safe.”
Speaking to the massive crowd of fans at the Malta concert, Williams described his experiences as “hellish” adding that “a day turned into a week, a week turned into a month, and a month turned into a year, and a year turned into a decade”.
“Waking up every day, with an amazing career, but having to battle demons, and after a while you think to yourself “what is the point if it’s going to be like this, what is the point in living if it all I’m doing is enduring this”.
Pointing out that he has overcome such struggles, Williams said two things kept him safe, meeting his wife, and the fans that show up for his shows all over the world.
He added that “the most important thing that kept me going and know that I was good person, worthy of love, and worthy of my career, that I was just worthy was the fact that you guys exist”.
Williams’s Malta concert is part of his XXV Tour, which will coincide with the release of his new Greatest Hits album marking 25 years of hits, which topped the UK Album Chart, breaking a record previously held by Elvis Presley.
Following his concert in Malta, Williams will be playing in Germany, before setting off to Asia and Australia.
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FAVIGNANA (TRAPANI) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – For technical reasons, the events scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 26 August and Sunday 27 August 2023 for the preview of the Egadi Blu Fest, the festival organized by the Municipality of Favignana, have been postponed to September 2023 – Management body of the Marine Protected Area “Egadi Islands” in the context of the project “AMPPA – Marine Protected Areas and Artisanal Fishing Appointment therefore in September in the Egadian archipelago, for meetings, talk shows, tastings and moments of musical entertainment that focus on the sea of the protected area in all its nuances, from fishing to tourism, from history to local culture.
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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Government of National Unity in Libya has launched a programme to localize treatment in the specialty of pediatric cardiac surgery, starting next September in a number of public health centers. The head of the Department of Support and Development of Medical Services in Libya (DSDMS) Ahmed Mlitan, met at the Tripoli headquarters with Dr. Salvatore Agati, the head of the Department of Paediatric Heart Deformities Surgery at the Bambino Gesù (Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù / Baby Jesus Paediatric Hospital) Hospital, Rome, Italy. During the meeting, it was agreed to start implementing the localisation of treatment programme in the specialty of paediatric heart surgery, starting from September, in several public health centres across Libya. The programme will continue over a long period according to a clear strategy and plan and aims to train Libyan medical staff and to perform surgical operations, in this speciality. This agreement comes within the framework of the DSDMS’s work with the Tripoli government’s “Restoration of Life” project through the “Localisation of Health Treatment” policy.

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ATLANTA (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS/LA VOCE DI NEW YORK/MNA) – Former US President Donald Trump turned himself in the Fulton County Jail, near Atlanta, Georgia. As La Voce di New York reports, he had announced that he would appear in prison at 7.30 pm as he actually did. Helicopter footage showing long line of police and security services and a score of motorcycles, as they rode the 15 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson airport to the county jail, have entered the homes of millions of Americans showing a city where the only people in the street were agents and journalists and a small group of supporters of the former president on one side of the street while on the other there were people who want to see him in prison. In front of the prison there was a crowd of journalists and television crews camped out for days. There were no violent demonstrations. Within less than 45 minutes the former president entered the prison and after he was released. His mug shot was taken, never happened to a former American president.
Trump, who was accompanied by his lawyer, was read out the indictments for his attempts to overturn Georgiàs 2020 election defeat. Trump was arraigned on Aug. 14 charged with 13 felonies, including violating the statès anti-racketeering law by setting up a criminal organization, soliciting a public official to violate his oath, conspiracy to impersonate a public official, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree and conspiracy to present false documents.
Trump had changed his legal team. Drew Findling a well-known Atlanta attorney, was replaced by Steven Sadow. “He should never have been indicted. He is innocent of all the charges presented against him”, said Sadow who, moreover, was immediately called to his job even before the arrival of the former president because one of the 19 defendants, the lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, accused of having orchestrated the plan to send false voters to Congress, asked the magistrate for a shortened trial. The request was also supported by the district attorney Fani Willis who asked the magistrate to schedule the start of the judicial proceedings in two months for October 23. Steve Sadow objected and indicated that he would file a motion to separate his case, Trump’s, from Chesebròs, which would free him from expedited proceedings.
The matter now depends on Judge Scott McAfee, who handled the process of validating the arrests and bail bonds for the 19 defendants. A trial just two months from today seems implausible, given the number of defendants, pre-trial motions and the complex legal issues that could be discussed before a jury can start. Trump’s decision to switch attorneys came after Drew Findling negotiated a $200,000 bail for Trump. In the early afternoon, his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was released after posting $100,000 bail.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Maltàs economic growth is expected to slow down to 3.7% this year from just above 7% in 2022. The Central Bank of Malta revised its projections in its latest forecast for the Maltese economy, adding that the Gross Domestic Product growth will decline marginally to 3.6% by 2025.
In 2023, net exports are expected to be the main contributor to GDP growth. However, the domestic demand is expected to grow at a slower pace when compared to 2022, which had been characterised by extraordinary investments. The Central Bank of Malta added that from 2024 domestic demand is expected to be the main driver of growth.
The forecast projects moderate employment growth over the period, while wages are expected to pick up due to relatively high inflation and a tight labour market.
The CBM said annual inflation is projected to stand at 5.9% this year, only marginally lower from 6.1% in 2022.
The government deficit is expected to decrease while Maltàs debt-to-GDP ratio is set to reach 54.7% by 2025.
The Central Bank of Malta noted that there are risks for this year that might lead to an increase in the deficit as a result of additional support measures related to the national airline Air Malta and higher than expected outlays on electricity distribution and compensation for energy blackouts.

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KIEV (UKRAINE) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – According to reports from Ukrinform, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyj stressed that Ukraine has nothing to do with the plane crash in which the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed.
Zelensky was addressing a joint press conference with the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Kiev. “When Ukraine spoke out and appealed to countries across the world about planes, we didn’t mean that,” adding “we meant something completely different were we were asking for support.”
While acknowledging “probably, it will also help us in a certain way,” Zelensky declared, “we have nothing to do with this situation, that’s for sure. I think everyone realizes who did it”.
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