Live: Maksar gang trial - Jurors hearing evidence about Carmel Chircop murder It's the ninth day of proceedings in the trial by jury of four men accused of murdering journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and lawyer Carmel Chircop. The four men on trial are Robert and Adrian... Comments (0) Share
Dinner parties, listening and lobbying. What goes on behind closed doors to elect a pope Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of dinner parties, coffee klatches and private meetings as cardinals in town to elect a... Comments (0) Share
Comino booking system put on hold after court decree The booking system to visit Comino has been put on hold by the Malta Tourism Authority after a court decree upheld an application filed against the system, the MTA said Saturday. Team Blue... Comments (0) Share
Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation after losing a court case that caused a split with his dad Prince Harry said that he wants to reconcile with his family after losing a court battle Friday over his publicly funded security that he said led his father, King Charles III, to stop... Comments (0) Share
Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to... Comments (0) Share
20 new correctional officers, 5 of them women, complete 16-week training course Twenty new correctional officers have joined the Correctional Services Agency after completing a 16-week intensive training course. A quarter of the new recruits are women, the government said... Comments (0) Share
Man from Pakistan dies after five-storey fall on construction site A man from Pakistan died on Friday evening after he fell five storeys on a construction site, the police said. The accident took place in Salvu Astarita Street, Zabbar, at 6pm. The man, aged... Comments (0) Share
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organisers say, in latest confrontation over assistance Drones attacked a vessel carrying aid to Gaza on Friday in international waters off Malta, the group organizing the shipment said, in the latest confrontation over efforts to send assistance... Comments (0) Share
Press freedom requires free and protected journalists – IGM On World Press Freedom Day, the Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) said it stands with journalists around the world who continue to report truth to power in the face of growing threats. These... Comments (0) Share
Birkirkara primary school to undergo full modernisation project Birkirkara Primary School is set to undergo a complete modernisation under the government's €91 million EDU Infrastructure Programme, launched earlier this year. The transformation is part of a... Comments (0) Share
ADPD calls for change in the economic direction Whilst government propaganda in Malta has focussed on the belief that we are living in the best times that the country has ever seen, with significant wealth and money flowing around the country,... Comments (0) Share
Darren Carabott Francis Zammit Dimech: ‘It’s not about me, politics is a mission of service to others’
Biker seriously injured in Mgarr collision A biker was critically hurt on Friday afternoon following a collision with a car, the police said. The accident happened in Mgarr Road, Mgarr, at 3.30pm. The biker, a 63-year-old man of... Comments (0) Share
25 cultural events planned across Malta and Gozo through €500,000 government scheme A total of 25 cultural activities will take place across towns and villages in Malta and Gozo this summer, through the €500,000 funding scheme launched by the Directorate for Local Government.... Comments (0) Share
New One-Stop-Shop platform simplifies festival permit process for local organisers A new digital One-Stop-Shop platform has been launched to simplify the process of obtaining permits for traditional festivals, making it easier for voluntary organisations and other individuals... Comments (0) Share
No aircraft or vessel in Gaza aid ship attack entered Maltese airspace or waters – government The Maltese government has said that no aircraft or vessel which has been named by local and foreign media in connection with an attack on the NGO ship ‘Conscience’ entered Maltese... Comments (0) Share
TMID Editorial: Is Comino’s capping much of a cap at all? For years Comino has come under the microscope as being the destination in Malta which has fallen victim to over-tourism the most. In the summer months, the small island - which is a Natura... Comments (0) Share
Three injured in Xaghra crash Two men and a woman were injured following a crash between two cars in Xaghra on Friday afternoon, the police said Saturday. The accident took place in Xaghra Road at 5pm. It in volved a... Comments (0) Share
Maksar trial: Matthew Caruana Galizia describes moments after blast that killed his mother The pardoned middleman in the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder will continue testifying on Friday during the trial of four men accused of the murders of Caruana Galizia and lawyer Carmel... Comments (0) Share
Malta ranks 67th in latest World Press Freedom Index, remains one of the worst in EU Malta has ranked 67th in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index 2025, with a global score of 62.96. This placement in the 2025 index is an improvement over the 2024 index,... Comments (0) Share
Antonelli becomes youngest pole winner in F1 history by taking top stop for Miami sprint race Kimi Antonelli became the youngest pole-winner of any Formula 1 event in history when the 18-year-old Mercedes driver won the top starting spot Friday for the sprint race ahead of the Miami... Comments (0) Share
De Bruyne not finished yet as he gives Man City crucial win over Wolves Kevin De Bruyne scored and gave Manchester City a crucial but barely deserved 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and a lift into third place in the Premier League on Friday. The Belgian is... Comments (0) Share
Grant Freedom Flotilla coalition vessel a Maltese flag, Graffitti says The NGO Moviment Graffitti has called on the Maltese government to grant a Freedom Flottila vessel which suffered a drone strike just outside Maltese waters a Maltese flag as an act of... Comments (0) Share
Government must immediately publish carrying capacity study on Comino, PN says The Nationalist Party is calling on the government to immediately publish the carrying capacity study for Comino, "which, according to the Government itself, has been completed for some time but is... Comments (0) Share
PN government would put €30 million in the pockets of workers through tax removal measure The Nationalist Party in government would put €30 million in the pockets of Maltese and Gozitan workers through its proposed measure to remove the tax on the first €10,000 earned by... Comments (0) Share
Updated: Gaza aid ship suffers drone attack just outside Maltese waters, AFM vessel sent on site A fire on board a passenger vessel outside Maltese territorial waters was brought under control earlier this morning, with no one reported injured, the Department of Information said Friday. Just... Comments (0) Share
Late penalty for Torino scuppers Venezia hopes of escaping Serie A drop zone Kike Pérez's first Serie A goal was not enough to lift Venezia out of the relegation zone after Torino scored late to secure a 1-1 draw at home on Friday. Visiting Venezia had already seen... Comments (0) Share
Updated: Maritime Security Committee investigating the alleged drone attack on vessel A military aircraft left Israel on Thursday and hovered around Malta, The Times of Malta reports, saying that this happened hours before Gaza Freedom Flotilla said that it had been the subject of a... Comments (0) Share
Man injured in stabbing incident in Gozo, alleged aggressor arrested A man was injured early this morning when he was stabbed in Ghajnsielem, with the police saying that his aggressor was arrested. The incident took place in Fuq il-Ghajn Street at around... Comments (0) Share
These papal tailors aren't expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next pope Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the... Comments (0) Share