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BEIJING (CHINA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – During an official visit in Beijing by President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine has signed various cooperation agreements with China.
The visit took place a few days ago, and the agreements were signed in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Palestinian delegation has signed several agreements with the Chinese side, including a twinning agreement between Ramallah and Wuhan, an agreement on the teaching of Chinese language in Palestinian schools, an agreement on visa waiver for the diplomatic passport holders and a project for the completion of road paving in Ramallah. Both sides signed another agreement to set up technical delegations for four projects.
“We jointly announced the establishment of a Sino-Palestinian strategic partnership, which it will become an important milestone in the history of bilateral relationships”, Xi said as reported by China Central Television (CCTV).
China is ready to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Palestine to promote a comprehensive and just resolution on the long-standing issue of Palestinian”, Xi added.
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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – L’ONG internazionale Alarm Phone sta insistendo con le autorità maltesi e italiane a intervenire immediatamente poichè 24 migranti sono in pericolo molto vicino a Malta e alla Sicilia.
Alarm phone ha confermato questa mattina di essere stata contattata da un gruppo di migranti che si trova in difficoltà su una piccola imbarcazione. Hanno detto che la barca a motore si era fermata e che sono alla deriva.
L’Ong ha esortato tutte le autorità a non perdere tempo e a inviare senza indugio una missione di soccorso.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Maltese national airline, Air Malta has cancelled a further six flights to and from Catania after the Sicilian airport was damaged by a major fire earlier last month.
The national airline said it had to cancel the flights scheduled for today and tomorrow due to the continued aircraft movement limitations imposed by the Catania airport.
Some two weeks ago, a fire broke out at the Vincenzo Bellini Catania Airport resulting in a partial closure of the Sicilian airport. Although flights resumed, the airport is still facing operational difficulties.
Air Malta said this “is an ongoing situation with more information to be updated as and when received”.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Italians were the most passengers on board cruise liners arriving in Malta during the second quarter of 2023. This was confirmed by official statistics released by the National Statistics Office. The number of passengers who arrived in Malta on cruise liners increased by almost 88,000 and exceeded 225,000 passengers. More than half the passengers came from EU countries. The main market was Italy with 16.9% of all passengers, followed by Germany at 12.6%. More than 110,000 passengers arrived in Malta from countries outside of the EU, more than half (50.5%) came from the UK and 24.8% came from the US. The NSO said that those passengers who passed through Malta to continue their journey to another country amounted to 186,149 passengers. Statistics shows that between April and June 98 cruise liners visited Malta, which is four less than during the same months of last year. On average, every ship which entered Malta carried almost 2,300 passenger, 953 more than the previous year.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The sensational Italian singer and songwriter Marco Masini took the stage with his band during a live concert in Malta at the Ghaxaq Music Festival where he delivered an exceptional performance that left thousands in awe. The Ghaxaq Music Festival, a festival of music spread over two days, reached its peak last night with Masini’s great performance. This was Masini’s fourth visit to Malta. The Italian singer is known for his lyrics, that reflect the various emotions and events man goes through during one’s lifetime. Known for his powerful vocals and emotional performances, Masini mesmerized the audience with his chart-topping hits. During last night’s performance, Marco Masini interpreted the many love songs for which he is known, including Ti Vorrei, Principessa and T’Innamorerai, a 30-year-old melody that also gives its name to his tour. Marco Masini said he is always happy to come over to Malta for a singing engagement, as he feels very welcomed. “It’s lovely to be back, I am always given a great welcome. It is incredibly satisfying for us to deliver new material as well as other material that is part of my recent performances.” When asked about the Italian music scene, Marco Masini said new talent is constantly surfacing, adding that he believes very much in Italian youths and their musical talent. Masini won the San Remo festival on two occasions: in 1990 when he won the Novitá category with the song Disperato, and in 2004 when he again won the festival with the song L’Uomo Volante. (ITALPRESS).

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – A Maltese man was arrest by the police after he was found in possession of 7kg of suspected heroin and 100 grams of cannabis hidden inside his van as he was arriving in Malta from Sicily. The 37-year-old man from Fgura was stopped as he dismenbarked from the catamaran on Friday night. The Police searched the Ford Transit van he was driving and found the drug stashed in an axle of one of the van’s rear wheels. Customs officials assisted the police during the operation.
According to the local authorities have placed an estimated street value of more than €400,000 on the drug haul. The man was arrest and taken to a lock-up at police headquarters in Floriana for further investigations. He is expected to be arraigned later on Saturday or on Sunday.

Foto: fonte polizia di Malta

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Maltese government inaugurated a new Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. Maltese Foreign Minister Ian Borg said this will give Malta a new mission close to the United Nations Headquarters.
This comes during Maltàs rotating membership to the UN Security Council. The Security Council is one of the UN’s six decision-making bodies in charge of peace and international security. All United Nations members must abide by the decisions of the council. Maltàs Permanent Representative to the UN Vanessa Frazier said that the new mission will allow Malta to continue promoting peace and security, sustainable development and human rights during Maltàs membership of the council.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Maltese health authorities stated that non-compulsory medical operations at Mater Dei Hospital may have to be postponed from today as the management of Maltàs general hospital is dealing with an influx of patients as a result of the recent heatwave. According to local reports the hospital’s emergency department received 102 admissions between Tuesday and Wednesday. Many patients, especially elderly ones, show symptoms consistent with dehydration or hyperthermia. Health authorities said that four people died of heat-related conditions over the weekend. However, published reports quoting medical sources say that number is far higher than that, published by the Superintendence of Public Health. Malta was hit by record temperatures of over 40 degrees for July, and continuous electricity blackouts, made for a miserable week for several households, with people left struggling to cool themselves in the stifling heat. Overcrowding at Mater Dei Hospital led to patients being transferred to private hospitals. The Health Ministry in its statement reiterated its appeal for people to take precautions because of the high temperatures and call a doctor should they suffer symptoms and feel ill.
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