• Palestinians relaunch bid to become UN member state

    The Palestinians, who have had observer status at the world body since 2012, have lobbied for years to gain full membership, which would amount to recognition of Palestinian statehood. In a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, dated Tuesday UN envoy Riyad Mansour requested "upon instructions of the Palestinian...

  • Spanish president wants parliament to recognize Palestine state by July

    "We have to think seriously about doing it this semester," Sanchez told a group of Spanish journalists accompanying him on a tour of three Middle East countries Sanchez had said on March 9 he would propose that parliament vote in favor of this recognition by the end of the current...

  • UN Security Council calls for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza

    The resolution, prepared by Malta and adopted with 12 votes in favor, "calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip for a sufficient number of days" to allow aid to reach civilians in the besieged territory. The text raises the question of how many days...

  • Libya resumes flights to Italy after nearly 10 years of EU ban

    Tripoli, Libya - A Rome-bound aircraft departed on Saturday from Libya's capital, restarting flights to Italy after a nearly decade-long suspension due to an EU ban, authorities in Tripoli said. The European Union in 2014 halted flights operated by Libyan airlines and banned them from entering member states' airspace, as the...

  • Italy calls Med migration conference on Tunisia model

    Italy and the European Commission have sought to step up engagement with Tunisia, promising funding if the country undertakes to stem emigration from its territory. According to the UN, more than 100,000 migrants arrived by sea to Europe -- most to Italy -- in the first six months of 2023,...

  • UAE and Malta sign MoUs to deepen ties in maritime, sports fields

    Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The UAE and Malta have signed three memoranda of understanding in areas of maritime affairs, youth, and sports. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta....

  • Tanker that sank off Tunisia was empty: Ministry

    The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo was thought to have been carrying 750 tons of diesel when it went down en route between Egypt and Malta on Saturday.

  • Ship with 750 tonnes of fuel sinks off Tunisia coast

    A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia's southeast coast, a spokesman for a local court said. "The ship sank this morning in Tunisian territorial waters. For the moment, there is no leak," Mohamed Karray said.

  • EU parliament demands to end ‘golden passport’

    The Parliament has asked member states to ban Russian applications of 'golden passport' as Russian in particular benefit from these systems.

  • North Africa-Europe migrant deaths at sea up 155%: UN

    The surge in deaths came alongside evidence of both increased arrivals in at least one key destination and rising interceptions.

  • UAE, Malta trade bodies join hands for industrial cooperation

    FUCCI Chairman Abdullah Mohamed Al Mazrouei signed the MoU with Marisa Xuereb, President of the Malta Chamber.