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Our morning briefing for today covers news in Malta, the Mediterranean, Syria, the US, Turkey, the Korean peninsula and the Sun.
Tag: Syria
Al-Mismari : Libya needs a Russian intervention like in Syria to get rid of foreign players in the country
According to the Libya Observer, the Spokesperson of Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled army, Ahmed Al-Mismari, has requested a Russian intervention in Libya similar to the one in Syria “to get rid of foreign players in the country.”
Speaking to Sputnik, Al-Mismari said Libya’s situations need Russia and President Vladimir Putin’s personal intervention “to directly eliminate foreign players in Libya such as Qatar, Turkey and Italy.”
“We are very confident that Russia is a superpower and its words will be heard if it holds talks with Italy, Turkey and Qatar or other countries such as Sudan, regarding the smuggling of terrorists into Libya,” he said.… Be Informed
Reuters: Despite tensions, Russia seeks U.S. help to rebuild Syria
An exclusive story by Reuters says that Russia has used a closely guarded communications channel with America’s top general to propose the two former Cold War foes cooperate to rebuild Syria and repatriate refugees to the war-torn country, according to a U.S.… Be Informed
Saturday Morning Briefing
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As expected the death of Shannon Mak is the lead story on Malta’s Newspapers. Various happenings take different priorities around the world. As we go through 40 major international and local news portals, your Morning Briefing provides you with the salient news as reported in Malta, Europe and the World.… Be Informed
Friday Morning Briefing
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Your Morning Briefing provides you with the salient news of the main happenings in Malta, Europe and the World.
Wishing you a good day.
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Greece has “serious indications” that a fire that killed at least 83 people near Athens earlier this week was started deliberately.
Russia thanks Israel for hitting IS launcher in Syria
Times of Israel: The Russian Defence Ministry said it thanked the Israeli army for destroying an Islamic State missile launcher that fired two rockets Wednesday that landed in the Sea of Galilee.
While Israel’s assessment was that the rockets were a case of errant fire in the conflict between Assad regime forces and Islamic State jihadists, Moscow contended that the rockets were fired deliberately by Islamic State at Israel in a bid to draw the Jewish state into the conflict, and have Israel open fire on Syrian regime targets.… Be Informed
Thursday Morning Briefing
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From Malta to Washington, from Pakistan to Brussels, from Syria to France, from Italy to Mars and back… here are the main news as reported by main news outlets around the world.
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The Egrant Publication Inquiry aftermath entered its third day with the significant highlights being the request from the PN leader for the publication of the entire document, the Attorney General’s refusal and the reiterated commitment by the Prime Minister of having it published.
Over 212 dead in suicide bombing in Syria
Attacks in the Syrian province of Sweida killed 215 people on Wednesday, the director of health in the southwestern province told the pro-government Sham FM.
Islamic State said it had carried out the seemingly coordinated attacks, which included suicide bombings, in several villages and the provincial capital, also called Sweida.… Be Informed
Netanyahu defends downing of Syrian fighter jet
The Times of Israel reports that two Patriot missiles fired at Sukhoi aircraft that penetrated two kilometers into Israeli territory, military says; one of the pilots reported killed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the downing of a Syrian fighter jet that traveled into Israeli airspace on Tuesday afternoon, warning that Israel would continue to take similar action against any incursion into its territory.… Be Informed
Wednesday Morning Briefing
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The apocalyptic scenes from Greece, the deaths and the drama related to the wildfires dominate European headlines. In Malta the Egrant inquiry publication remains the main story, though as time is passing the internal dissent within the Nationalist Party takes the front stage of the whole drama.… Be Informed
Israeli jets said to strike Iranian-run missile production facility in Syria
Israeli fighter jets attacked parts of western Syria yesterday on a military site in the Masyaf countryside. A military source said in a statement to Syrian news agency SANA that a “military site in Masyaf in Hama countryside was targeted by an Israeli aerial aggression, causing only material damage”.… Be Informed
Tuesday Morning Briefing
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This is our morning briefing, bringing you the highlights of the main news as reported in Malta, Europe and the World.
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Two women were killed early yesterday morning in a residence in Gharghur in what appears to have been a domestic incident.
Syria slams ‘criminal’ evacuation of White Helmet rescuers by Israel
The Times of Israel reports that the foreign ministry in Damascus condemned on Monday the evacuation of hundreds of trapped White Helmets rescue workers and their relatives from Syria’s south through its foe and neighbour, Israel.
More than 400 rescue workers and family members from Syria’s southern provinces of Daraa and Quneitra were ferried into Israel on Sunday, then taken into Jordan for resettlement in Western countries.… Be Informed
Russian Foreign Minister meets Netanyahu in talks over Iranian presence in Syria
YNEWS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in talks focusing on the Iranian presence in Syria.
Netanyahu announced earlier at a Cabinet meeting that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a few days ago requested the meeting with the high level delegation that includes Russia’s chief of the military’s General Staff, Gen.… Be Informed
Monday Morning Briefing
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The saying ‘a week is too long in politics’ keeps being challenged. While the past few weeks we saw this saying being challenged in the international world, yesterday this came under test in Malta.
We try to synthesise all the happenings of the past hours in Malta and abroad in our Morning Briefing.… Be Informed
800 White Helmets rescuers and their families evacuated from Syria to Jordan by Israeli forces at the request of USA and EU
Al Jazeera: Israel has evacuated 800 White Helmets rescuers and their families from Syria to Jordan overnight at the request of the United States and European countries.
On Twitter, the Israeli military said it had “recently completed a humanitarian effort to rescue members of the Syrian civil organisation and their families” after a “request of the United States and additional European countries”.… Be Informed
In Syria there’s a new feeling of hope that the civil war is nearing its end
AP: Crossing into Syria from neighboring Lebanon, visitors are greeted by giant posters of President Bashar Assad.
The signs proclaim: “Welcome to victorious Syria.”
In the capital of Damascus, many of the checkpoints that for years have snarled traffic are gone.… Be Informed
Sunday Morning Briefing
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The conclusion of the Egrant inquiry dominates the front pages of the Maltese newspapers. The developments in the US following a hostage situation in Los Angeles is currently the most viewed item in the world.
Our Sunday morning briefing brings you a digest of the happenings that characterised the headlines as reported by the newspapers, news websites and agencies from Malta, Europe and around the world in the past hours.… Be Informed
Syrian rebels and families evacuated from southern Syria has arrived in country’s northwest
Al Jazeera: The first group of Syrian rebels and their families evacuated from southern Syria after a deal was struck with the government has arrived in the country’s northwest.
A total of 55 buses carrying rebel fighters and members of their families departed the strategic area in Quneitra province that adjoins the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday, Syria’s official SANA news agency said.… Be Informed
Saturday Morning Briefing
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From Malta to Kazakistan via Italy, to the UK and Brussels, from Libya to Singapore and our obvious stop in the US our morning briefing presents you how the major news agencies and outlets reported the salient happenings of the past 24 hours.… Be Informed