Photo Story: Cold snap in the Middle East

Frozen chair lifts following a snowstorm as the ski season opens at the Mount Hermon Resort, at the intersection of the Israeli-Lebanese-Syrian border in the north of the Golan Heights.

Via EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI

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EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid NATO doubts

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EU leaders have asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how the bloc's previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work, host Cyprus said at a ‌summit on Friday, amid doubts ov...

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Europe's "biggest, most important question" is whether the United States is ready to be a loyal NATO partner in case of a Russian attack, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the ‌Fin...

Malta News Briefing – Friday 24 April 2026

24th April 2026

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EP Approves Stronger Rules For Managing Failing Banks Across Bloc

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EU lawmakers have approved new rules aimed at strengthening how failing banks are managed, extending protections to a wider range of institutions and depositors across the bloc. The p...

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Porsche, under pressure to cut costs, divests from iconic Italian sportscar maker Bugatti

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Porsche has agreed to sell its stakes in sportscar makers Bugatti and Rimac to a consortium led by a U.S. fund ‌co-founded by a scion of Egypt's billionaire Sawiris family, one of the c...

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What Talexio’s “Employee Approved Workplace” Certification Reveals About Workplace Culture in Malta

14th April 2026

“A company’s workplace culture praised by management, needs to be taken with caution. But when the recognition comes directly from employees, that carries greater weight,” says JONATHAN ...

EP Approves Stronger Rules For Managing Failing Banks Across Bloc

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Malta Public Transport to Provide Extra Trips for Nadur Fireworks Display

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GO Introduces Giga-Speed Internet as Standard for Maltese Businesses

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In line with its mission to drive a truly digital Malta, GO plc is making giga-speed internet the entry point for all business customers, with six months completely free for new Business...

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