UPDATE: All passengers released in Malta hijacking
Dec 23 Michel Cousins

UPDATE: All passengers released in Malta hijacking

By Libya Herald correspondent.Malta, 23 December 2016:All passengers and crew have been released from an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus which was hijacked t...

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BREAKING: Afriqiyah plane hijacked and forced to land in Malta
Dec 23 Sami Zaptia

BREAKING: Afriqiyah plane hijacked and forced to land in Malta

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 December 2016:An Afriqiyah Airbus A320 plane on an internal Libyan flight has been diverted and forced to land at Malta's In...

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Malta helps secure freedom for hostages held in Libya
Jan 13 Michel Cousins

Malta helps secure freedom for hostages held in Libya

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 13 January 2016:Two Europeans hostages, kidnapped nine months ago, have been released and were flown to Malta last yes...

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Maltese hospital doctor seized in Tripoli
Dec 15 Nigel Ash

Maltese hospital doctor seized in Tripoli

By Ajnadin Mustafa. Dr Pierre Baldacchino of St James Hospital (Photo: social media)Tripoli, 15 December 2015:A Maltese doctor working at Tripoli’s St...

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Sep 4 Michel Cousins

Maltese captain freed

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 4 September 2015:Retired Maltese fisherman Carmelo Grech, arrested last month at Labraq airport after allegedly being f...

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Libyan diplomatic passport holders must now have visas says Malta
Mar 1 Michel Cousins

Libyan diplomatic passport holders must now have visas says Malta

By Libya Herald reporter. Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (Photo: Kurt Sansone, Times of Malta)Tunis, 1 March 2015:The Maltese government has sus...

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Feb 10 Sami Zaptia

New Malta-Misrata flights launched by Maltese 4seasons Travel

By Libya Herald reporter.Malta, 10 February 2015:The Maltese travel agents, 4seasons Travel, has announced that it is launching 2 weekly flights from...

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Nov 29 Michel Cousins

Daewoo evacuates more Libya staff

By Libya Herald staff.29 November 2o14:South Korea’s Daewoo Corporation has evacuated many of its remaining employees in Libya. A catamaran took the s...

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Turkish Misrata flight diverts to Malta “because of weather”
Nov 28 Nigel Ash

Turkish Misrata flight diverts to Malta “because of weather”

By Libya Herald reporters. (Photo: Tom Westcott)Tripoli, 28 November 2014:A Turkish Airlines plane from Istanbul to Misrata was forced to divert to Ma...

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Malta shuts Tripoli embassy
Nov 24 Nigel Ash

Malta shuts Tripoli embassy

By Libya Herald reporters. Maltese ambassador Mannie Galea (file photo)Tripoli, 24 November 2014:Malta has pulled its two remaining diplomats out of T...

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