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The Grandeur And Fanfare Of Malta's Good Friday Celebrations

Meg Pier | Posted 04.06.2012

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Meg Pier

Scanning the faces of the multitude assembled, I saw that their countenances were reverential rather than delighted, and deeply moved more than amused; some had tears in their eyes.

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Sunken Treasure: British WWII Sub Found Near Malta

Posted 01.12.2012

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Nearly 70 years after sinking off the coast of Malta, the HMS Olympus, a British submarine that served during World War II, has been found and identif...

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Malta Divorce Bill Underway

timesofmalta.com | Posted 09.13.2011

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The Parliamentary Committee for the Consideration of Bill has started its detailed scrutiny of the Bill introducing divorce, with fast progress being ...

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Malta Parliament To Debate Divorce Bill Through Summer

MaltaToday | Posted 08.22.2011

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Members of Parliament may have to wait a while yet to enjoy their summer holidays, as the House may be summoned during August to vote and approve clau...

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Malta One Step Closer To Legalizing Divorce

maltastar.com | Posted 08.21.2011

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The divorce draft bill has been published in a supplement of the Government Gazzette. The bill already went through the first reading in Parliament an...

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How Will Malta's Divorce Decision Affect Expats?

Telegraph | 9:17AM BST 06 Jun 2011 | Posted 08.06.2011

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The "Yes" campaign's victory in the referendum in Malta on May 28 on whether divorce should be allowed there ends Malta's status as the only European ...

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PHOTOS: Will Malta Finally Legalize Divorce? Citizens Say 'Yes'

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 08.01.2011

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The citizens of Malta, a primarily Roman Catholic island nation off the coast of Italy, voted Sunday in favor of legalizing divorce in a hotly contest...

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Malta Divorce Referendum Divides Country

BBC News | Mario Cacciottolo | Posted 07.27.2011

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The close-knit community on the Mediterranean island of Malta could be on the verge of a fundamental change that may affect the very fabric of its soc...

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Europe's Boogey Man: Nomadic Migration Part 3

Phillip Martin | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Detention Centers, African, Tunisia, Detention, Jrs, Somalia, Migrant Workers, Immigrants, Alex Tortell, Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jesuit Refugee Service of Malta, Libya, Police, Malta, Nigeria, Libyan Migrants, Hal Far, Bonnici, Europe, Eu, North Africa, Somalis, Amber Valletta, Lifted Veils, Welfare, Immigration, Europe Immigration, World News
Phillip Martin

Thousands of panicked Libyans are heading across the Mediterranean. But what happens once these desperate visitors are released in places like Malta in the midst of anti-immigrant fervor?

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State Department: Ambassador Spends Too Much Time On Religion

Posted 06.08.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. ambassador to Malta, who helped rally Catholic support for President Obama's 2008 ...

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Official: Top Libyan Families 'Under Seige'

AP | By DAVID STRINGER | Posted 06.07.2011

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LONDON -- Libya's former-energy minister said Wednesday that several members of Moammar Gadhafi's inner circle want to defect, but many are too scared...

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Gaddafi Defies Ceasefire

Reuters | Mohammed Abbas | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 19, 2011 7:12:50 AM By Mohammed Abbas BENGHAZI, Libya, March 19 (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces pushed into the reb...

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The Maltese Tenor

Albert Imperato | Posted 05.25.2011

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Albert Imperato

My night in Malta remained a great mystery for more than two decades, but that changed when a tall, broad-shouldered and energetic tenor named Joseph Calleja came to visit us at our offices.

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Refugees in Libya, Prisoners in Malta: Nomadic Migration Part 2

Phillip Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Phillip Martin

Malta sits between Africa and Europe. Because of its location, wave after wave of illegal immigrants traveling by boat have come ashore on a regular ...

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Somalia to Libya to Malta: Nomadic Migration Part 1

Phillip Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Phillip Martin

With Libya's inevitable collapse, Europe will likely see a tsunami of black refugees sweeping across the Mediterranean. And Malta and Italy will be t...

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U.S. Embassy In Libya Closes

AP/The Huffington Post | By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States shuttered its embassy in Libya on Friday and readied stiff financial and other penalties against Muammar Gaddafi ...

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Malta Divorce Debate Commences

maltastar.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The divorce debtae kicked off in Parliament yesterday. The motion was moved by Labour MP Evarist Bartolo, who with Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Or...

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Libyan Colonels Piloting Jets Defect To Malta

AP | GEORGE CINI | Posted 05.25.2011

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VALLETTA, Malta — Two Libyan air force jets landed in Malta on Monday and their pilots asked for political asylum amid a bloody crackdown on ant...

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Malta Prime Minister WILL Consider Divorce Referendum

MaltaToday | Posted 05.25.2011

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Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has dramatically changed a position taken earlier yesterday by his Deputy Tonio Borg who was adamant not to accept a deb...

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Malta Divorce Resolution Shelved

MaltaToday | Posted 05.25.2011

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Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has shelved a PN resolution where MPs were reportedly 'forced' to approve by show of hands, rather than a secret vote. ...

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Fishing Crafts of Malta's Bay Make for Eye Candy (SLIDESHOW)

Meg Pier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Change, Tide, Destiny, Customs, Traditions, Slidepollajax, Fishing, Malta, Luzzu, Mediterranean, Marsaxlokk Bay, Seafood, Fate, Travel News
Meg Pier

My visit to Marsaxlokk reminded me that by daring to cast my net in new waters, and being willing to go where the tide takes me. I was moving closer to the life I was meant to live.

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Malta Anti-Divorce Movement Formed

timesofmalta.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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A "pro-marriage" movement opposing the introduction of divorce has been set up and is being launched today. ....

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No Way Out In Malta

Danna Harman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danna Harman

Valletta, Malta In Malta, just like everywhere else in the world, not all marriages work out as planned. Sometimes the couple grows apart. Sometime...

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Weird Divorce Laws: 5 Places to Check the Books Before Divorcing

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

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As if divorce wasn't complicated enough already--what, with the legalese, co-parenting, and divvying up the assets--in some places, there are also law...

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U.S. Ambassador Crashes Car, Killing Nun

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CALABASAS, Calif. — Authorities say a car driven by the U.S. ambassador to Malta crashed into a drainage ditch in Southern California, killing a...

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