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SvennoJ on 25 May 2025
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Malta to recognise a Palestinian state: PM

Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced his country will recognise the state of Palestine next month, according to local media.

During a political event in Mosta, Abela said Malta would make its position formal after a June 20 United Nations conference, calling the move a “moral responsibility”.

The prime minister said Malta cannot turn a blind eye to the human tragedies unfolding in Gaza, according to the English daily Times of Malta.

While Malta hosts a Palestinian ambassador, it has never formally recognised a state.


Spain hosts European, Arab nations to pressure Israel to halt Gaza assault

The international community should impose sanctions on Israel to stop its war on Gaza, Spain’s foreign minister said at a Madrid meeting of European and Arab nations.

Spain is hosting 20 countries as well as international organisations on Sunday with the aim of “stopping this war, which no longer has any goal”, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said.

“In this terrible moment, in this humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, we aim to … stop this war … [and to] break the blockade of humanitarian assistance that must go in unimpeded,” Albares told Al Jazeera.


Spain pushes for two-state solution: Palestinians ‘have the right to hope’

The war on Gaza must end, Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says after a meeting of the Madrid Group.

“The situation is inhumane and cruel. The Palestinian people have the right to hope,” Albares said. “The two-state path, Palestine and Israel coexisting in peace and security, is the solution. Today in Madrid, 20 countries met to make progress.”