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Israel lays out plans for hostage release and prisoner swap expected on Monday

Israel said Sunday that it expected all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday, confirming the next phase of the breakthrough ceasefire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians ...
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Russia attacks Ukraine's power grid as Moscow worries over US Tomahawk missiles

Russia attacked Ukraine's power grid overnight, part of an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter, and expressed ...
The Malta Independent

The Malta Independent website targeted by DDoS attack

On Sunday, The Malta Independent website was hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack carried out by an unknown ...
The Malta Independent

Don’t take recent survey results for granted, Alex Borg tells supporters as PN gains ground

Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg told PN supporters and members on Sunday morning to not take recent survey results for granted following optimistic results for the Opposition. During a PN ...
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TMIS Editorial - From fireworks to fairy-tales: How Labour spun away environmental rights

When the Opposition recently proposed entrenching the right to a healthy environment in Malta's Constitution, Labour's reaction was wrapped in spin so absurd that it is insulting to the intelligence ...
The Malta Independent

‘The book became way of making sense of life shift’ – Paul J. Alessandro on his Andalusian memoir

Maltese-born writer and English teacher Paul J. Alessandro released his new memoir, Dogs, Dust and Dreams, this month. In an interview with The Malta Independent on Sunday, Alessandro ...
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Malta’s green reckoning renewed: Civil society brings environment back to top of agenda

In the face of renewed legislative controversy that risks having a disastrous, and even permanent, impact on the environment, civil society has brought Malta's green reckoning back to the top of the ...
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China Cultural Centre in Malta resumes Chinese language courses

The China Cultural Centre (CCC) in Malta is pleased to announce that its Chinese language courses will once again be offered this year, beginning on Tuesday, 21 October. These popular classes are open ...
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Victor Pasmore’s restored masterpieces return to Valletta with support from Eden Leisure Foundation

Five of Victor Pasmore's iconic works have been meticulously restored and unveiled at the Victor Pasmore Gallery in Valletta, following a €12,000 sponsorship by the Eden Leisure Foundation ...
The Malta Independent

Fallen angels and the rise of gigantic structures

One of the oldest temple complex sites (if not the oldest) is found in Ġgantija, on Malta's sister island of Gozo. This world heritage structure, protected by UNESCO, never fails to capture ...
The Malta Independent

Beyond traditional penetration testing - Why advanced security testing matters

October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a timely reminder for organisations to examine how resilient they are against ...
The Malta Independent

‘The government is not populist,’ says Labour Youths president

The government is "surely not populist", Labour Youths president Miguel Abela said when asked about criticism levelled at the government, decrying it as a populist one when considering factors such as ...