Israel's army said Sunday it had bombed the home of the political leader of Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as the UN Security Council was to meet amid global alarm about the escalating conflict. The heaviest fighting since 2...

Stock market operators are a superstitious lot. Trained to calculate probable, future outcomes and eager to recognise patterns in random market gyrations they are regularly wacked by happenstance. Seasoned traders therefore fancy sha...

In an effort to monitor the use of the Glacis Park at Manoel Island by small land birds during spring migration, bird ringers from BirdLife Malta’s ringing scheme recently held a series of bird ringing sessions at the island’s Gl...

Two men have been arrested after they were found in possession of five kilograms of cocaine with a street value of €250,000. The police said that after weeks of observations on the men, aged 44 and 49, they were intercepted in St P...

The exhibition Playful Futures currently showing at Valletta Contemporary brings to focus works by Maltese-French artist Laura Besançon which reflect on our changing landscapes, bidding us to refresh our perspectives and attitudes t...

Harley-Davidson has announced its new Icons Collection, an annual programme offering very limited edition motorcycle models designed to elevate traditional forms and celebrate Americana, either by revisiting classic Harley-Davidson d...

Investigations into suspected leaks from the Caruana Galizia murder investigation have been put on hold while Keith Schembri undergoes medical treatment for a serious condition.  Police sources told Times of Malta that Schembri had ...

Research is key to improving social knowledge and the Foundation for Social Welfare Services uses this important tool to develop further services The Foundation for Social Welfare Services (FSWS) is an institution in its own right. I...

ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing has become a central theme across the investment community. This article introduces the three main categories of ESG investing and key considerations to be aware of. Ethical or soc...

Athletics has been present in Maltese sporting history from time immemorial. Our national association is one of the oldest on the island, just seven years short of its first centenary. Athletes have been running under the Maltese f...

Once hailed as a "wunderkind", Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has seen his carefully-built image dented amid coronavirus fatigue and an investigation into whether he lied to a parliamentary committee on corruption. It should have...

Since acquiring the majority of the group in 2016, chairman Paolo Catalfamo has led a transformation that has made its companies profitable and trusted partners for clients and investors alike. As the LifeStar Group focuses on its re...

With the initial spring lockdowns lifting, much remains to be sorted as to what the Maltese book publishing industry is facing. Here are the lessons learned and the upsides to publishing during a pandemic. On the first day, there wou...

The ST Group has inaugurated a €2.5 million investment at their flagship Bayview Hotel in Gżira, upgrading all the three-star hotel’s main facilities, just in time for the much-anticipated re-opening of the tourism market. Thoug...

The following are the main stories in Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Times of Malta says OPM minister Carmelo Abela is facing a fresh police investigation into claims he was one of the inside men who helped facilitate a botched he...

Two men were injured when they were attacked in Marsa early on Sunday. The police said the incident happened in Triq Antonio Doublet at 12.45am. The men, two Eritreans aged 28 and 18, reported the incident themselves at the Ħamrun p...

Monday 9.30am The president inaugurates HSBC Malta’s flagship branch in Qormi. 2pm The president presides over a meeting of the Commission for the Administration of Justice at San Anton Palace, Attard. Tuesday 10am The president re...

This year, Gaulitana: A Festival of Music is coming to its listeners’ homes with a series of online performances. Festival manager Pierre-Louis Attard speaks with Gabriele Spiller about the new classical music experience starting o...

Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rallied his base Saturday, appearing on horseback and even in a helicopter flyover, as his popularity dips and he faces harsh criticism for his handling of the pandemic which has ravaged h...

The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. It is an occasion for the authority to look back proudly at its many milestones over the past  and to focus on the years to...