CAIRO (EGYPT) (ITALPRESS) – The Media Center of the Egyptian Cabinet has issued a statement on its social media platforms to clarify information circulating about compliance with safety standards during the construction of the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. According to the Media Center, the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority has confirmed that the project is being carried out in compliance with the highest international standards for nuclear safety and security.

Construction, engineering and installation works are subject to continuous monitoring and inspections, as well as the necessary authorizations from the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority. Any technical observations or instances of non-compliance are addressed through specific procedures, and no stage of the work is approved until corrective measures have been completed and the required inspections have been carried out.

The plant has been designed according to the safety standards for advanced Generation III+ nuclear reactors, in line with the criteria of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It is equipped with passive safety systems, a double containment structure, and a core-catcher system designed to retain the reactor core in the event of a severe accident.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta’s sovereign credit rating at A+ maintaining a stable outlook, citing strong economic growth, high income per capita and membership of the European Union and euro area.

The agency expects Malta’s economy to grow by just under 4% this year and next, following 4% growth last year. It said the slight moderation partly reflects government measures aimed at controlling the number of foreign workers.

Fitch noted that Malta’s economy has expanded by 90% since 2015, compared with 16% growth across the euro area. GDP growth averaged 6.5% over the period.

The agency said Malta has one of the EU’s highest employment rates, with unemployment at 3.1% in 2025, compared with an EU average of 6.3%. Employment rose from 198,000 in 2015 to 330,000 in the first quarter of this year.

Information technology, tourism and financial services were identified as the main drivers of economic and employment growth.

Fitch also highlighted an improvement in Malta’s public finances, with the deficit falling from 4.4% of GDP in 2023 to 2.2% in 2025, helping the country exit the EU’s excessive deficit procedure.

Public debt is expected to remain around 46% of GDP between this year and 2028, below the EU’s 60% reference threshold.

However, Fitch raised concerns about Malta’s deteriorating governance indicators. It noted that Malta ranked 71st out of 84 countries in the World Bank’s 2024 Worldwide Governance Indicators and recorded a 20% deterioration in its corruption-control indicator between 2013 and 2024.

The agency also warned about the government’s energy subsidy, estimated at €230 million this year, or almost 1% of GDP, falling to €200 million next year.

While the subsidy protects households and businesses from inflationary shocks, Fitch said it provides little incentive to reduce electricity consumption and could have significant long-term fiscal consequences.

Fitch described Malta’s banking sector as resilient, robust and highly liquid, supported mainly by increased lending to households.

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – Joao Pedro has extended his contract with Chelsea until 2034. The Blues announced the deal in a statement. The Brazilian joined Chelsea in July 2025. In his first season with the Blues, he scored 20 goals (plus three in the Club World Cup) in all competitions and was voted the fans’ player of the year. “I am very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea. I have always dreamed of playing for a great club, and for me, making a long-term commitment to this club means a lot. Chelsea has a long tradition of winning and great ambitions for the future,” the striker explained.

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – The MLS Disciplinary Committee has fined Leo Messi. As stated in the statement, the Inter Miami forward “violated the league’s rule regarding the use of hands on the face, head, or neck of an opponent in the 101st minute of the match between Miami and Philadelphia Union on August 19.”

The video, attached by the league, shows Messi pushing away his opponent, Quinn Sullivan, with a light blow to the face. The amount of the fine was not specified.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Yorgen Fenech, the Maltese businessman on trial for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, denied before the jury today that he ever ordered the assassination, contesting the account provided by Melvin Theuma, a former Maltese taxi driver and figure linked to organized crime, considered the main intermediary between the instigator and the hitmen. Fenech, however, claimed that he “learned from Theuma,” in late 2016, that a plan to kill Caruana Galizia was underway and that the perpetrators were demanding €120,000. He said he then gave Theuma €50,000, claiming the money was needed to stop the plot. Fenech also reported that, after the murder, he passed on to Theuma information he had received from then-Chief of Cabinet Keith Schembri regarding the progress of the investigation and possible arrests. Fenech called this step “the biggest mistake of my life.”
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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Ezri Konsa will be a new Arsenal player. Only the official announcement is missing, but the 28-year-old English centre-back is expected to join Mikel Arteta’s squad in the coming hours.

Konsa will sign a four-year contract with an option for a fifth season, while Aston Villa will receive £55 million, approximately €64 million.

He will be the Gunners’ fifth summer signing, following the permanent deal for Hincapié from Bayer Leverkusen and the arrivals of Illan Meslier, Christos Tzolis and Bruno Guimaraes.

Konsa could make his debut against Aston Villa on August 31.

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ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) (ITALPRESS) – The FIFA hammer has come down hard on Argentina. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has examined a series of incidents involving the Albiceleste during the last World Cup and has handed down severe sanctions.

The punishment includes a hefty fine of nearly 275,000 euros for several violations, starting with Article 13, which regulates the use of sporting events “to stage demonstrations of a non-sporting nature.” The reference is to the banner featuring the Falkland Islands displayed after Argentina’s semi-final victory over England. The charges also include violations of Articles 14 (“improper conduct of a team”), 15 (discriminatory chants and gestures by Argentine fans) and 17 (order and security at matches) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

In addition, Argentina will have to play its next two home matches — one of which is suspended — at 50% stadium capacity.

FIFA also came down hard over the brawl that broke out after the final defeat to Spain, handing Leandro Paredes a 10-match suspension and Nahuel Molina a seven-match ban, along with a €77,000 fine for each player.

The former Roma and Juventus midfielder grabbed Eric Garcia by the neck and then pushed Gavi to the ground as the Barcelona player intervened to protect his teammate. Molina, meanwhile, was involved in a confrontation with Rodri.

Thiago Almada has been suspended for one match, while Roberto Ayala, a member of Lionel Scaloni’s coaching staff, has been handed a three-match ban. One Spanish player was also punished: Gavi, who has received a one-match suspension.

Almada, Ayala and Gavi have also each been fined €25,700.

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LIVERPOOL (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – “Would I have liked him to stay? Yes, I have never hidden that. Curtis is a very good player, but I immediately understood his situation.” Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has admitted that he would have liked to continue having Jones at his disposal, with the midfielder now on the verge of joining Inter. Recent reports have indicated that the move is close, although it has not yet been officially completed.

“It’s not official yet, but it’s an ongoing situation. I spoke to him during the first or second training session. I had a very high opinion of him as a player. He loved this club, that was very clear. But I understood that, in the end, the outcome would be what it has become,” the Reds coach added.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Maltese Judge Edwina Grima has rejected a defence request to discharge the jury in the trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech in Valletta, who is accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and of criminal conspiracy to commit murder.

The request was made over concerns that jurors may have been exposed to news headlines through tablets provided by the court. IT expert Martin Bajada identified 489 pages of browsing history and headlines that could potentially have been viewed, but there was no evidence that the jurors had actually read them.

The tablets allowed users to view headlines and images, but not full articles or social media. Grima therefore found insufficient evidence that the jury’s impartiality had been compromised. The defence had argued that even the possibility of accessing information from outside the trial could undermine the jurors’ isolation.

Following the judge’s decision, the defence began presenting its case, with Fenech taking the stand in the afternoon as its first witness. Fenech has pleaded not guilty. Caruana Galizia was killed on 16 October 2017 by a bomb planted in her car.

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WEST BANK (ITALPRESS) – The Health Ministry of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced that 17-year-old Karim Shalaldeh has died from wounds sustained after being shot by settlers in the area of the village of Sa’ir, north of Hebron, in the southern West Bank.

Earlier, a media outlet affiliated with the settler movement had claimed that some settlers had been pelted with stones by Palestinians and that a member of the security forces who arrived at the scene had opened fire on a person throwing stones.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had previously said that the incident was under investigation and had not yet provided further details.

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