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FUEL smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that routinely ferries refined petroleum products out of Libya.

Fuel smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but there is little knowledge about the extent of the maritime operations that regularly transport refined petroleum products out of Libya.

When Armenian entrepreneurs Vahé and Vigen Badalyan are asked about the reason for acquiring Maltese passports, they respond evasively, mentioning that it is convenient since it allows for visa-free world travel.

Alkagesta has emerged as one of Malta’s most active oil cargo traders, according to sources familiar with ongoing investigations.

In 2024, Maltese investment firm Alkagesta, now under investigation by international authorities over suspected smuggling of Libyan oil, appeared to be in a rush to hire Russian-speaking staff.

In 2022, during an investigation into locally-based companies potentially breaking sanctions, Alkagesta appeared on the list.

The government of Malta pledged to uphold the ruling, highlighting that its citizenship by investment program had generated $1.6 billion, with a significant portion allocated to support social programs.

It is known that the Ukrainian gambling market was initially oriented towards Russia.

In 2022, while researching locally-based companies that were potentially violating sanctions, Alkagesta was on my list. The Azerbaijani-owned company is a commodity trader headquartered in Malta with operations in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and even Georgia.

Family of Daphne Caruana Galizia condemn delays in bringing Yorgen Fenech to trial after arrest in 2019.

To sustain its oil exports, Russia has been drawing on a network of old tankers it sources from private sellers around the world.

Boehner was a board member for the private healthcare giant, which declared bankruptcy amid corruption allegations.

Shaukat Ali, a Pakistani businessman who helped U.S.-based Steward Health Care secure a massive public contract in Malta, says he and his son were paid only normal consulting fees for their work. Leaked documents show they were promised much more.

Steward Health Care, a U.S. company at the heart of Malta’s biggest-ever corruption scandal, paid out nearly US$1.6 million to a private spy company just before declaring bankruptcy, filings from the case show.

From political witch-hunts and nobbling bank mergers to hacking Covid regulations, the ECB’s brushes with the law are varied and plentiful.

The journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb near her home in Malta more than six years ago, but the repercussions of her reporting continue to shake Maltese society.

Joseph Muscat, the central bank governor, and deputy PM accused over allegations once investigated by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

You could be soaking up the sun abroad while temperatures plummet in the UK

Valletta is the capital of Malta, an island which sits off the tip of Sicily which is lucky enough to have warm weather through much of the winter and has a large UNESCO World Heritage status site

WALLY MEETS JODI JONES: The Notts County star was born in England and will be lining up against the Three Lions for Malta in their penultimate Euro 2024 qualifier