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Serbian children whose parents live and work in Malta, including 22 facing eviction, attended Christmas Day’s 11am Mass at St John’s CoCathedral in Valletta.Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Charles Scicluna who greeted them and gave them all a Baby Jesus at the end of Mass. Source: Times of Malta
Besides other workers who offer essential services on Christmas Day, 160 workers woke up early in the morning on this day to continue with their work on the Marsa Junction project. When he visited the project, Infrastructure Malta Chief Executive Frederick Azzopardi explained that a concrete top is presently being laid on the flyover which will be linking Garibaldi Road with Aldo Moro Road. Source: TVM
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat spent Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, after receiving an invitation by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.In a statement, the Office of the Prime Minister explained how Muscat, accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela, paid an official visit to Palestine upon an official invitation by President Abbas. Source: Newsbook
Libya’s forces based in the country’s east said they have released a vessel with Turkish crew members seized over the weekend amid heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over a contentious maritime border deal involving Tripoli and Ankara. Source: The Malta Independent
Police found several irregularities during various roadblocks that were carried out on Christmas eve, and 89 individuals were found to be violating traffic code. Source: Malta Today
