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Your morning briefing and newspaper review for Sunday. For more stories visit www.corporatedispatch.com
The Review
The Sunday Times says that PN insiders are divided over claims by Adrian Delia’s wife of domestic abuse. While some dismissed the accusations, others within the party felt that Delia should step down. The PN Leader said that he would not allow private matters to be turned into a political issue.
It-Torċa follows the story too and quote Adrian Delia that he will stand by the court agreement not to comments about the separation process in the interests of their children.
Il-Mument says that the PN Leader is aware of the allegations spreading on social media but said that he will not give in to ‘malign attempts’ to make a political issue out of a private one.
The Malta Independent on Sunday leads with a reaction by the PN about the proposed Corinthia Group development in St George’s Bay. In a statement the party said it is unconvinced by the government’s argument that the deal involves an extension of land use and considers it an outright sale of public land on the cheap.
The Sunday Times speaks to parliamentary secretary for EU Funds Aaron Farrugia who said that Malta is likely to see a decrease in the next batch of funding. The country is in a different situation than when the last funding package was negotiated, added Farrugia.
Another story in The Malta Independent on Sunday says that the police are ignoring a request for protection by MEP David Casa. The PN Head of Delegation in the European Parliament said that he received threats including suspicious calls from Azeri lines.
It-Torċa reports on ‘mysterious disturbance’ in the GPS systems of vessels that were sailing just off Malta’s Search and Rescue zone to the east of the Mediterranean. A captain of a ship told the newspaper that they had been warned of possible disturbance by NATO and the US Coast Guard Navigation Centre.
Kulħadd looks back on the ending year and says that 2018 continued to transform the country, the economy continued to flourish, and the Nationalist Party took no lessons from the Egrant saga.
MaltaToday reflects on 2018 which it calls ‘a year in the shadow of Daphne’. The paper says that despite the international attention drawn by the unresolved assassination, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat shows no sign of weakening.
Il-Mument leads with a story about plans at Castille to introduce abortion. The paper says the government is determined to present a bill in parliament during this legislature and intends to nominate a President that would have no qualms about such legislation.
Illum features 140 personalities from different fields of life who made the news in Malta throughout this year and analyses who among them had a good year and a bad year.
The Headlines
There’s a 50-50 chance that Brexit may be stopped if the government rejects the European Union withdrawal deal next month, trade minister Liam Fox said.
Flights have been suspended at Hannover airport in central Germany after a man tried to drive onto the facility’s apron, also known as the tarmac.
A Swiss national has been arrested in connection with the murders of two Scandinavian women hiking in Morocco.
The man, who has not been named, was allegedly associated with the killers and taught them archery and social media skills, according to the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ).
Several US newspapers suffered major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday following a cyber-attack, US media report.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama replaced eight cabinet ministers on Friday amid a wave of student and anti-corruption protests, and urged his year-old government to think harder about how to make its term “one of achievements”.
Serbians protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade on Saturday.
Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Iranian regime, stressed that the satisfaction of the people is the foundation of any society, warning Iranian officials to observe the principles of human behavior, and stressing that otherwise “there’s no guarantees for them (Iranian officials) to stay in power.”
