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Rhodes and of Malta

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05/05/2003

The international hospitaller committee of the Order of Malta

The Sovereign Council of the Sovereign Order of Malta has approved the creation of the International Hospitaller Committee of the Order of Malta, a public law entity of the Order,…

15/04/2003

50th postal agreement signed

The Sovereign Order of Malta and the Republic of Seychelles jointly signed a document instituting the exchange of postal services between the two states. This brings to 50 the number…

07/04/2003

Argentinian President Eduardo Duhalde visits the Grand Master

The Grand Master of the Order, Fra’ Andrew Bertie, today received an official visit from the President of the Republic of Argentina, Eduardo Duhalde. The president was accompanied by his…

02/04/2003

Ambassador Felice Catalano di Melilli died

Ambassador Baron Felice Catalano di Melilli, Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion in Obedience of the Order of Malta, who was Grand Chancellor of the Order from 1984 to…

20/03/2003

Iraq crisis: action by the emergency corps of the Order of Malta (ecom)

Today, the Secretary General of Emergency Corps of the Order of Malta left for Amman, Jordan, accompanied by an expert in emergency aid from the French Association of the Order….

13/03/2003

Unhcr appoints Order of Malta Germany (mhd) to Afghanistan aid task

Following a successful support operation in Bosnia, the Order of Malta Germany-MHD has been elected by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to take over responsibility for the…

07/03/2003

Washington: white house talks between Papal Envoy and President Bush

Extracted from the March 7, 2003 edition of Osservatore Romano. HE Cardinal Pio Laghi yesterday met with the President of the United States, George W. Bush, at the White House,…

28/02/2003

Water supply preparations in case of war

The Order of Malta’s emergency corps has set up two water purification systems, together with an Emergency Health Kit, in Silopi, Turkey, which is located 30 km from the Iraq…

25/02/2003

Investiture makes history on the Asian mainland

Another historic step for the Order was taken with the celebration of the first investiture of members on the Asian mainland. In Singapore, ten new knights and one dame of…