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Local News | Tourism

Maltese Tourists Stuck on Danube Cruise Highlight Travel Safety Concerns
ByHot Malta 1 January 2026

### 46 Maltese Stuck on Danube Cruise for New Year After Ship Ran Aground As the clock struck midnight and fireworks illuminated the skies across Europe, a group of 46 Maltese holidaymakers found themselves stranded on a Danube River cruise ship that had run aground. The incident, which occurred just before New Year’s Eve, has…

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Community | Foreign

British Pensioners’ Afghan Prison Nightmare Strikes Chord with Malta’s Expat Community
ByHot Malta 20 September 2025

# From Kabul to Sliema: British Pensioners’ Prison Ordeal Resonates with Malta’s Expat Community The dramatic release of 73-year-old Peter Blaken and his wife Diana, 72, from an Afghan prison has sent ripples through Malta’s tight-knit British expatriate community, many of whom watched the unfolding crisis with a mixture of horror and recognition. The couple,…

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