TMID Editorial: A war with no winners
Saturday, 11 April 2026, 10:15
Last update: about 8 months ago
The Iran War has settled into what is a very tetchy and tenuous ceasefire. The war, which started on 28 February when US and Israel bombed military and government sites in Iran and assassinated...
Italian Cuisine Enters UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage
Saturday, 11 April 2026, 08:05
Last update: about 8 months ago
Marie Benoît
There are evenings that feel like a collective embrace - moments when culture, memory, and conviviality gather around a single table. Such was the atmosphere at the Picasso restaurant, where a dinner...
AFRICA CALLS
Saturday, 11 April 2026, 08:00
Last update: about 8 months ago
Marie Benoît
Following the successes achieved here in Malta by our "adopted" Sicilian artist Salvatore Montanucci, specifically last May and June 2024 at an art gallery in Senglea, on the 6th October of the same...
Bomb in haste, repent at leisure
Saturday, 11 April 2026, 07:48
Last update: about 8 months ago
'Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.' Thus wrote Niccolò Machiavelli in his Florentine Histories, five centuries ago. It is not known whether Fordham University,...
TMID Editorial: An island too far
Friday, 10 April 2026, 10:31
Last update: about 8 months ago
The latest in environmental concerns and controversies is surrounding a makeshift 'island' - which is actually a towable barge - that has been turned into an entertainment venue. Noma Island...
MICAS: Malta’s new lighthouse of contemporary art
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 09:18
Last update: about 8 months ago
Marie Benoît
The MICAS book which has just been published, is edited by Marco Mulazzani. The two forewords are by Minister Owen Bonnici and Executive Chairman Phyllis Muscat. There are essays by Konrad...
Gaulitana celebrates Verdi
Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 15:37
Last update: about 8 months ago
The 2026 edition of Gaulitana pays homage to Giuseppe Verdi as commemorations around the world tribute the 125th death anniversary of Italian opera master. Aptly, the festival joins the celebratory...
TMID Editorial: Another road gives way, another warning ignored
Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 08:28
Last update: about 8 months ago
The collapse of part of Triq is-Simar in Xemxija should have shaken the country. It should have dominated the national conversation. It should have triggered outrage, urgency and accountability....