Julia Farrugia Portelli

Malta: 933 persons with disability and their care workers will be vaccinated by end of March

Malta: 933 persons with disability and their care workers will be vaccinated by end of March

The Minister was speaking this morning during the beginning of the inoculation of persons with disability, who reside in homes run by Aġenzija Sapport in Mtarfa. Eight residents and seven…

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Malta: PD insists Tourism Minister must resign

Malta: PD insists Tourism Minister must resign

Partit Demokratiku is insisting that Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli has no option but to resign immediately, holding her responsible for the bad handling of the Covid-19 crisis which has…

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Malta: 20,000 passenger movements in first week since airport reopening

Malta: 20,000 passenger movements in first week since airport reopening

20,000 tourists have visited Malta after just one week of the airport reopening, Tourism Minster Julia Farrugia Portelli revealed on Thursday. Source: The Malta Independent Updated 17:25pm

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Malta: Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli emphasized the importance of the protocols which establishments need to follow

Malta: Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli emphasized the importance of the protocols which establishments need to follow

During the second virtual Ministerial Meeting of the Croatian Presidency of the European Union, the Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Julia Farrugia Portelli expressed Malta's position on tourism where…

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Polish PM questions US loyalty in case of Russian attack

Europe's "biggest, most important question" is whether the United States is ready to be a loyal NATO...

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO

An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes ...

Global hunger crisis to worsen in 2026 as war, drought and aid cuts bite, United Nations report warns

Conflict, drought and shrinking aid will keep global hunger at critical levels in 2026, with food i...

Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Trump seeks ‘best deal’ with Iran

Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire for three weeks at a meeting at the White House brokered...

Malta News Briefing – Friday 24 April 2026

Morning Briefing €2.8bn rail project to reshape Malta’s transport network Malta plans to build...

ICC confirms trial against former Philippine President Duterte

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed all three counts of murder as ‌cri...

Pope Leo heading back to Rome after outspoken Africa tour

Pope Leo returns to Rome on Thursday after wrapping up ‌an ambitious four-nation Africa tour in whic...

Leader of Russia’s Communists warns parliament of risk of revolution due to faltering economy

The veteran leader of Russia's Communist Party has warned parliament that the country's faltering e...

U.S. navy chief resigns amid Pentagon infighting

Navy Secretary John Phelan abruptly left his job on Wednesday in part because a hugely expensive new...

Mass rescue operation by Libyan authorities: over 400 migrants saved from 10 boats

Libya's eastern-based coast guard of the Libyan National Army rescued at least 404 migrants on boar...