Azerbaigian
Vai alla Scheda Paese »He who searches for his beloved is not afraid of the world.
— Nizami Ganjavi
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A year of the Panama Papers
22 February 2016 – Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia posted the first major hint that the biggest scandal in Maltese history was about to break. “It’s traditional to eat lamb on Easter Sunday, so Konrad Mizzi and his estranged wife Sai Mizzi Liang will be getting theirs from New Zealand, courtesy ...
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EXCLUSIVE: 'I could not fly home to bury my mum, police took my passport at request of Pilatus Bank'
I am Russian and my husband is Greek. We were living in his country but decided to come to Malta to live here and work, with our two young children. We arrived in December 2015 and both found work more or less immediately. On 15 January 2016, I began work ...
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Scope of magisterial inquiry may be widened to include Keith Schembri kickback allegations - PN
Nationalist Party Deputy Leader Beppe Fenech Adami today said that the magisterial inquiry headed by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja on whether the Prime Minister’s wife Michelle Muscat is the owner of Egrant Inc could be widened to investigate kickback claims made by Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil against the PM’s chief of staff ...
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Watch: Tight-lipped Pilatus bank chairman skirts around questions; sticks to his guns
Pilatus Bank Chairman Seyed Ali Sadr Hashemineja remained tight-lipped when faced with many questions surrounding the serious allegations that his bank was used as a vehicle for corruption and kickbacks during an interview with The Malta Independent, still refusing to confirm or deny whether OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, ...
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31 Mag Caspian oil & gas Exhibition
Caspian oil & gas Exhibition si svolgerà a Baku (Azerbaijan) presso il Baku Expo Exhibition and Convention Center dal 31 maggio al 3 giugno 2017. L’Agenzia ICE sarà presente con un Punto Italia, dotato di area incontri e servizio catalogoteca per le aziende interessate. La Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition di Baku è ...
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The Malta-Azerbaijan connection - chronology of a saga
Azerbaijan, along with Panama, has become the most talked about foreign country in the wake of allegations by journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia that the South Caucasus country has been funnelling money, through a company owned by the dictator’s daughter Leyla Aliyeva, to companies owned by Minister Konrad Mizzi, the Prime ...
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Corruption protest: Busuttil calls on President to tell Prime Minister Muscat to resign
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil today called on the President of the Republic to intervene in what he termed as a constitutional crisis and call on prime Minister Joseph Muscat to resign.Dr Busuttil's call came during a speech in Valletta during a protest march against corruptions following revelations that the Prime ...
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Muscat says 'fabricated' documents contained data from 'some' electoral registry
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this morning reiterated claims that transcripts of documents linking his wife to Panama company Egrant had been falsified, insisting more than one piece of information did not tally. Fielding questions from journalists following a press conference this morning, Dr Muscat said that declarations of trusts would have ...
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Heated debate between PM and PN Leader ends as proof remains scarce
A fierce debate between Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and PN Leader Simon Busuttil over allegations that the former's family is involved with Egrant Inc - the third company named in the Panama Papers scandal - has ended, as proof by both sides was scarce.The debate was held on Xarabank on ...
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Azerbaijan Minister in Malta to ‘renew relationship, discuss EU agreements'
Azerbaijan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Elmar Mammadyarov this evening arrived in Malta together with members from the board of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR).The delegation met with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat at the Auberge de Castille. Dr Muscat emphasised the importance of strengthening the relationship between ...
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Azerbaijan foreign minister, Socar vice-president visiting Malta
The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, will arrive in Malta today for talks with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Foreign Minister George Vella. He will be accompanied on the three-day visit by Elshad Nasirov, vice president of oil company Socar and Azerbaijani ambassador Mammad Ahmadzada. The minister is also expected to ...
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Election: The great election guessing game
The question everyone has been asking publically, behind closed doors or to themselves is when, exactly, the next general election will be held. And truth be told, the answer is not an easy one and quite possibly the only sure bet is that the man who holds the prerogative to ...
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July snap election not excluded
Reliable sources within the government have cautioned this newsroom that the prospect of a snap election in July should not be discounted too easily by the media, which seems to be focusing on one in November.Amongst the signals that a July snap election could be in the offing is the ...
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Azerbajan, Ethiopia Promoting Amicable Ties
[Ethiopian Herald] Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson said that his nation is committed to lay strong foundation to bolster its overall bilateral and multilateral relations with Ethiopia. He made the remark during a recent exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald.
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TAP, Consiglio di Stato dice sì al gasdotto
(Teleborsa) - Alta tensione nel cantiere Tap-Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) di Melendugno (Lecce) dove è in costruzione il gasdotto per importare il metano dall'Azerbaijan. A scatenare la...
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Germany, England, Poland stay on course in World Cup qualifying
Germany, England and Poland all took another step toward World Cup qualification but the Netherlands' failure to do the same cost national coach Danny Blind his job on Sunday.The Dutch football association fired Blind one day after his team's humiliating 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria in Sofia — a result that ...
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Editorial: Government's bill on online news services - Back to the 1970s
It seems to be Labour’s fate: doomed to repeat its mistakes over and over again.In times of stress, it chooses the way of confrontation, thereby opening the way for an equal confrontation not just from the party in Opposition but also from civil society not enclosed in the government’s wide ...
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Turkey condemns Armenian attacks against Azerbaijan
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Armenia for committing “heavy weapon attacks” against Azerbaijan early on Feb. 25.
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Updated: PANA Committee Greens quiz Nexia BT on identity of Egrant, replies expected by Monday
The Greens party at the European Parliament (EP) has contributed a set of questions to the inquiry committee on money laundering, tax avoidance and evasion, including questions to Nexia BT about who the ultimate beneficial owner of Egrant is.Nexia BT has given assurance that the extensive questions, which can be ...
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Turkey, Azerbaijan agreed to make preferential trade deal, technical works underway: Minister
Turkey and Azerbaijan have agreed to make a preferential trade deal and its technical negotiations are underway now, a top Turkish official has said.
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Simon Busuttil tears up Electrogas contracts in criticism of the amount of redactions
Today's fiery Parliamentary debate over a PN motion relating to government contracts related to the Delimara power station saw both sides take quite an aggressive stance, with Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil, who was the last to speak, tearing up the contracts because the redacted parts were the most important, and members ...