Tag: Malta
Dozens of migrants land in Malta after sea rescue
A group of around 70 migrants, all men, landed in Malta on Tuesday after they were rescued in the Mediterranean.
The Home Affairs Ministry confirmed...
US imposes Libya-related sanctions on individuals, company
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three individuals and a Malta-based company, accusing them of acting as a network of smugglers and...
Malta exits EU Mediterranean patrols
Malta told its European Union partners it would no longer take part in a new Mediterranean mission to stop arms reach warring factions in...
Malta refuses migrant ship permission to port
Malta plans to keep 57 rescued migrants aboard a private ship anchored outside territorial waters until the European Union finds a way to rehouse...
Malta wants EU aid for Libya
Malta is calling for a 100 million euro European Union aid package to avert a humanitarian disaster among people fleeing Libya, where violence worsend...
Quarantine for migrants in Malta
A thousand African migrants were placed under mandatory quarantine on Sunday after an outbreak of COVID-19 and their camp in the south of Malta...
Malta rescues migrants
A group of 112 North African migrants was rescued from a sinking dinghy and landed in Malta supervised by troops in protective clothing against...
Malta and Libya co-operating on migrants
Malta’s armed forces are co-operating with Libya’s coastguard to turn back migrant boats heading to Malta’s search and rescue zone, a newspaper reported, citing...
Malta to take 90 migrants
Malta will accept 90 migrants rescued by an Italian coastguard vessel in its search and rescue zone, defusing a stand-off with the new Italian...
Migrants can disembark in Malta
Malta will let five Tunisian migrants stranded on the migrant rescue ship Alan Kurdi disembark after two European Union countries agreed to take them...
Migrants make it to Malta
A group of 40 migrants rescued by a German charity ship landed in Malta and will be taken care off by European Union member...
Migrants rescued by Maltese armed forces
Malta’s armed forces rescued nearly 400 migrants in four separate sea operations and brought them ashore on the small Mediterranean island, the military said.
A...
Malta rescues migrants
A Maltese armed forces patrol boat picked up more than 200 migrants from two dinghies in the Mediterranean and brought them to Malta on...
Migrant ship’s master fined by Malta court
The German captain of a migrant rescue ship was fined 10,000 euros (8,679 pounds) by a Maltese court after being found guilty of entering...
UN wants Malta to drop terrorism charges against teenage migrants
The United Nations human rights office called on Malta to drop terrorism charges against three African teenage migrants arrested for hijacking a small commercial...
Mediterranean migrant stand-off
Four European Union countries agreed to take 64 African migrants rescued by German ship Alan Kurdi and stranded at sea for almost two weeks,...
Teenagers charged with ship hijacking
Three teenage migrants were charged in a Maltese court with hijacking a small commercial tanker that rescued them and others off Libya.
The three, who...
Migrant rescue off Lampedusa
Eighty-seven migrants on a wood boat were rescued off the Italian island of Lampedusa and are due to go to Malta, officials said.
Malta armed...
Bail for Libyan arrested for 2016 hijacking
A Maltese court granted bail to one of two men arrested ibn 2016 for hijacking after a passenger plane was forced to land in...
Migrants disembark in Malta
Forty-nine migrants disembarked in Malta after spending over two weeks on board rescue ships, ending a stand-off in which European Union countries had refused...
Migrants at sea wait for safe port
Germany could take in some of the 300 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean in recent weeks, but dozens - including five children - remained...
Malta rescues 249 migrants in 24 hours; NGO boats held offshore
Malta's armed forces saved 180 migrants in two rescue operations in the Mediterranean on Monday, less than 24 hours after picking up another group...
Stand-off ends – migrants brought to Malta
Eleven migrants stranded on a Spanish fishing boat for more than a week after being rescued off Libya were brought to Malta...
Migrants make it to Malta
A group of 120 migrants arrived in Malta after being rescued from a small inflatable boat in the Mediterranean by the island's...
Migrant rescue ship berths in Malta
The Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius arrived at Valletta harbour in Malta on Wednesday to allow 141 migrants off, ending a five day...
Malta lets rescue ship dock after EU states agree to take...
Malta said on Tuesday it would allow the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius, which has been barred for four days from several coastal...
Migrant rescue vessel back at sea after international dispute
The migrant rescue ship Aquarius, at the centre of a dispute between Italy and Malta in June after both refused to accept...
Malta stops migrant spotter aircraft flight
Malta stopped a small aircraft used to search for migrant boats in the Mediterranean from operating out of the country, the German...
Italy and Malta in fresh migrant stand-off
A rescue boat saved 59 migrants at sea off Libya and Italy immediately said it would not welcome them, setting up a...
Malta to take migrant ship
Malta will allow the rescue ship Lifeline dock after Italy refused it entry, ending the vessel's near-week-long wait in the Mediterranean with...
EU should pay more to return African migrants home from Libya,...
The European Union should step up funding for the United Nation's migration agency to return migrants stranded in Libya to their home...
Italian fund to help African countries stop migrants
Italy has set up a fund to help African countries better seal their borders in a bid to keep migrants from boarding...
Malta rescues 80 migrants, 20 feared dead
A Maltese patrol boat rescued about 80 migrants in a drifting dinghy off the island early on Thursday, but another 20 people...
Malta receives second maritime patrol King Air
Malta's Armed Forces have taken delivery of a second Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft for maritime patrol duties.
The aircraft was flown...
Libyan F1s in Malta symbolically handed back
Two Libyan Mirage F1s that were flown to Malta by defecting pilots in February last year have been symbolically handed over to...
Libyan pilots, technicians prepare to return Mirage F1s in Malta
Libyan pilots and technicians have arrived in Malta to return to Libya two Mirage F1 fighters that were flown to the island...
Malta appeals at UN for sharing of asylum-seeker burden from North...
Malta has urged United Nations Member States to help the Mediterranean island country cope with an influx of refugees and other immigrants...
Suspected Libya rebels seize fuel tanker off Malta-sources
Suspected Libyan rebels have seized a gasoline tanker off Malta, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters and the vessel was sailing...
