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    Iran sends planes of food to Qatar amid concerns of shortages

    Iran has sent four cargo planes of food to Qatar and plans to provide 100 tonnes of fruit and vegetable every day, Iranian officials said, amid concerns of shortages after Qatar's biggest suppliers severed ties with the import-dependent country. Qatar has been in talks with Iran and Turkey to secure food ...

  • Malta

    ‘Full-time Parliament will help get more women into politics’

    Female MPs from both major parties believe a full-time Parliament will help more women enter politics but disagree on the value of quotas for bringing about the much-needed change. Only eight women were elected to Parliament in last week’s election, although that number could rise after the upcoming casual elections. The last ...

  • Brasile Argentina

    More to come from Argentina, says Sampaoli

    Argentina boss Jorge Sampaoli insists there is more to come from his side after their 1-0 win over Brazil. Gabriel Mercado’s first-half goal earned Argentina victory in Melbourne in Sampaoli’s first game in charge on Friday. Sampaoli is Argentina’s third coach in their World Cup qualifying campaign, with the team currently fifth ...

  • Malta

    Mcast set to boost gaming qualifications

    The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology is planning to extend the courses it offers to those interested in a career in gaming, tying in with the Malta Gaming Authority. Silvio de Bono, the president of the Board of Governors, told the Times of Malta that a memorandum of understanding ...

  • Malta

    50 years of Fra Mudest

    Melisande Aquilina speaks to Charles Casha in the run-up to the release of the sixth book centering around that most iconic of Maltese fictional characters, Fra Mudest. How many of you remember Fra Mudest? The kind-hearted, clum­sy, often mischievous, yet lovable monk created by author Charles Casha half a century ago, ...

  • Qatar Egitto USA Malta Libano

    From assassination attempts to character assassination

    Mahdi al-Harati, who played a leading role in the toppling of former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, has strongly refuted accusations by the governments of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the UAE that he has ever aided or abetted any form of terrorism in any way, shape or form.Speaking to this ...

  • USA Panama

    TMIS Editorial: The people have spoken, but justice has not

    With yesterday’s victory celebration at The Granaries, Election 2017 has officially drawn to an end. The new Cabinet of Ministers will roll up their sleeves and get down to work on implementing the government’s new five-year roadmap, and there will be considerable ground to cover given the proportions of the ...

  • Panama Regno Unito Malta

    Lou Bondi - Setting the record straight

    In 2013, after more than a quarter of a century in politics and the media, you abruptly withdrew from both. What happened?After Bondiplus was dropped from TVM’ schedule, I invited Simon Busuttil to dinner at our house to see whether I could shift my programme to NET. I made the ...

  • USA Malta

    Watch: Memorable moments from the 2017 General Election

    The 2017 General Election was cutthroat to say the least, with both sides going for the jugular on practically any issue.As election frenzy engulfed the islands, and there was many-a-memorable moment; some were funny, farcical, worrying, interesting or depressing. Given that it was a general election, people were bound to ...

  • USA Malta

    Simon Busuttil reconsidering Nationalist Party leadership

    Sources within the Nationalist Party have told this newsroom that outgoing PN leader Simon Busutill is reconsidering his position following the announcement of his resignation in the wake of Joseph Muscat’s landslide victory in last week's snap election.Busuttil admitted that the 35,280 vote deficit had come as a big surprise ...