More than half of firms in Malta say they will invest less as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with around one-third delaying or cancelling planned investments, a European Investment Bank survey has found. The EIB survey was carrie...

Volt Malta has been officially accepted as a political party with the intention of fielding candidates in future local, national and European elections.  The party is an offshoot of Volt Europa -a European Party currently represent...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda announced on Monday they are divorcing after a 27-year marriage. One of the world's wealthiest couples – with a joint fortune estimated at $130 billion –...

An elevated metro line collapsed in the Mexican capital on Monday, leaving at least 20 people dead and dozens injured as a passing train came crashing down, authorities said. Security camera footage broadcast by local media showed th...

Knisja u Mafja is a new book by Robert Aloisio to be launched on the occasion of the beatification of Judge Rosario Livatino on May 9. When the Italian police arrested Bernardo Provenzano on April 11, 2006 after 43 years on the run, ...

The front pages of Times of Malta from 25 and 10 years ago.  Become a Times of Malta premium member to gain full access to our archive dating back to January 1930.

The compilation of evidence against four men facing charges of involvement in two murders, including that of Daphne Caruana Galizia, continues on Tuesday. Adrian Agius, his brother Robert, and their associates Jamie Vella and George ...

Thierry Henry has warned Arsenal supporters that a potential takeover by Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek could take a “very long” time as the club’s all-time record goalscorer confirmed his role in the bid. Ek has gone public with...

Six environmental NGOs on Tuesday came out in support of a private member’s bill for a reform of the legal framework governing the Environment and Resources Authority. Nationalist MP Robert Cutajar presented the bill to the clerk o...

Australia's prime minister fended off accusations of racism and having blood on his hands Tuesday, as he retreated from a threat to jail Australians trying to escape COVID-wracked India. Scott Morrison's government moved to ban trave...

AMSM (Alf Mizzi & Sons Marketing Ltd) has concluded an agreement with Melita Business to provide all telecommunication services. In addition to covering fixed telephony, mobile and internet services, the agreement includes beneficial...

Mark Selby won a fourth world snooker title as he held off a stirring fightback from Shaun Murphy to win 18-15 in front of a capacity crowd at the Crucible. Selby punched the air after sinking the final black under immense pressure t...

NGOs are urging President George Vella to take a national stand against overdevelopment, after he expressed “shock and disappointment” at plans for a new apartment block in his own street in Żejtun’s historic centre. Vella too...

The Manoel Theatre has commenced structural works on the Priory of Navarre and the theatre while it is closed due to the restrictions brought about by COVID-19 pandemic. Since mid-October 2020, the Manoel has hosted more than 50 diff...

This year, just like last year, May Day was very different from what it used to be in the past. Workers traditionally thronged the largest open spaces in the country to celebrate the day dedicated to them. For many years, political p...

Buyers of Aston Martin’s ultra-exclusive V12 Speedster models will be able to choose a specification that pays homage to its legendary Le Mans-winning DBR1 race car. The model debuted in 1956 and took multiple honours en route to b...

The limited SARS virus epidemics of the past were not even a foretaste of the widespread calamity borne of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the toll in human tragedy, the tourism industry and all its dependencies must surely rank second ...

This is how UN, EU and national sanctions are applicable in the ordinary course of business. To what extent are sanctions applicable in the non-financial sector? A Maltese businessman chartered a vessel he owned and agreed to hand ov...

The French government on Monday lashed out at new regulations which Britain has declared for fishing in its waters near the Channel Islands, deeming them "null and void" in a deepening post-Brexit row. France and Britain have increas...

The following are the main stories in Tuesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says Joseph Muscat’s bank deposits shot up by €191,000 in the year he quit as prime minister, a comparison of his asset declarations to parliament shows...