The judge that is expected to decree on a bail request by Yorgen Fenech had bought a boat from the alleged murder mastermind’s father, it has emerged.Documents published on social media show that the judge had bought a 50-foot yacht named Spens...

The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring it had beaten "the arrogant of power of the world" in the United States, but challenges to their rule ranging from running the country's frozen government to potentially f...

Three former clients of the late notary Ivan Barbara have asked the courts to launch a magisterial inquiry to look into possible misappropriation and fraud by Barbara and his widow.The request was made in a court application filed by Matthew Sacco, S...

The Attorney General has issued the Bill of Indictment against Yorgen Fenech, which was filed in court this morning.Fenech is indicted for complicity in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia and criminal conspiracy. The first head of indictment reques...

A 49-year-old woman was grievously injured on Wednesday after she was hit by a car in Pembroke.The accident took place at around 6pm in Triq Burma, the police said.The woman, who is from Pembroke, was hit by a Nissan Qashqai that was being driven by ...

The Malta FA recently this week approved the implementation of a protocol to be used when discriminatory behaviour is observed in local football matches.Among other things, match officials will have the power to suspend or even stop matches altogethe...

The Malta Gaming Authority acts in a similar way as any other national gambling regulator, by overseeing the activity of licensed casinos and gambling websites since 2001. Its stated goal is to ensure that gamblers are able to access safe and regulat...

Tensions have been growing over the slow pace of aid reaching victims of a powerful weekend earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people in Haiti and was trailed by a drenching tropical depression.At the small airport in the southwestern community o...

A year on from a brutal double murder in Sliema, family members of one of the victims continue to wish that time could be turned back while continuing to live with their loss.It was on 18 August 2020 that doctor and investment banker Chris Pandolfino...

The Marsascala local council shall participate in the yacht marina decision-making process, Transport Malta has said.Transport Malta recently issued preliminary designs for a marina project in Marsascala, which saw strong criticism. The proposal incl...

The judge assigned to preside over Yorgen Fenech’s trial for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has abstained, citing his previous role in the Egrant inquiry.Being duty judge on roster, Mr Justice Aaron Bugeja had been assigned th...

“Minister Edward Zammit Lewis’ position is now more untenable than ever,” Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said.In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Grech wrote: “It is now official that we have a Minister that seeks the approval o...

Yorgen Fenech had ordered cyanide powder, two hand grenades, two submachine guns and hundreds of bullets in 2018, the prosecution said in arguments against granting him bail.The information came from emails found on Fenech’s devices that showed...

82 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Wednesday, as the number of hospitalisations decreased.71 people meanwhile have recovered, while no new deaths related to the virus were reported in the last 24 hours, meaning that Malta...

A woman accused of murdering her partner had repeatedly complained of domestic abuse and even threatened to commit suicide, the court compiling evidence has heard.44-year-old Mayumi Santos Patacsil, from the Philippines, is charged with the wilful ho...

BirdLife Malta told an ORNIS Committee meeting held today that the proposed hunting bag limit of 500 turtle-doves to be hunted during September is a farce and ignores the warning that the European Turtle-dove is seriously endangered."The European Com...

Dogs can swim at any rocky beach that isn’t marked as one of Malta’s 87 official bathing zones, Animal Welfare Commission Alison Bezzina has said as pleas to increase the current number of nine official dog friendly beaches in Malta and G...

Human rights laws dictate that nation states should not punish refugees for crossing borders illegally, aditus foundation founder and director Neil Falzon told The Malta Independent.“If you look at human rights law and, more specifically, refug...

The head of Corradino Correctional Facility Colonel Alexander Dalli is the person responsible for the dire situation in prison, the Nationalist Party said on Wednesday.PN spokesperson Peter Agius said that the correctional facility is an institution ...

The world watched in disbelief this week as the Taliban completed their take-over of Afghanistan. 20 years of war were undone in the space of a few weeks, as the Islamist group took swift advantage of the pull-out of the last few remaining coalition ...

Work on the four Reuse Centres which will be opening at the Civic Amenity Sites in Ħal Luqa, Ħal Far, Mrieħel, and Tal-Kus in Gozo is moving at a steady pace. The design of these centres, which will offer used and ‘pre-loved&rsqu...

Euro 2024: These Are the Official German StadiumsGermany will be hosting the seventeenth edition of the biggest European football tournament the EUFA Euro 2024. The tournament will start on the 14th of June and last until the 14th of July and this wi...

The Nationalist Party called on the government to take immediate action to get Malta off the Financial Action Task Forces' (FATF) grey list, saying that to date, the situation has not been taken seriously.During a press conference on Wednesday, in wh...

With an investment of around €134,000, the Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri has distributed financial aid to voluntary and sports organisations. This is being done in order to support these organisations and give them the opportunity to carry o...

The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women's rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists as part of a publicity blitz aimed at reassuring world powers and a fearful population.Following a lightn...

Regulations on the implementation of a protocol to be used when discriminatory behaviour is observed in local football matches has been approved by the Malta FA Executive Board earlier today.Discussions on the matter had already started last season, ...

A prisoner who had attempted suicide days ago has died in hospital.Colin Galea died at Mater Dei on Tuesday, some of his family members wrote on Facebook.Galea becomes the 13th prisoner to have passed away in the last three years.The 30-year-old was ...

The police are investigating an incident where racial insults were allegedly hurled at a goalkeeper in the first weekend of Premier League fixtures last Saturday, The Malta Independent is informed.Santa Lucia goalkeeper Julani Archibald was allegedly...

The Notarial Council said Tuesday that any matters related to pending files and deposits held by a recently deceased notary are a civil matter and those affected should seek legal advice.It was reacting to the news that clients of the late notary Iva...

Two people have passed away in the last 24 hours while positive for Covid-19, health authorities said in their daily update on Tuesday.A 62-year-old woman and a 91-year-old man passed away while Covid positive, taking Malta’s death toll as a re...

Melvin Theuma returned to the stand on Tuesday, exhibiting a copy of the contract of a Mosta property allegedly used as a safehouse from where the 2010 HSBC heist was planned. He was summoned to testify in the compilation of evidence against Vince Mu...

A Libyan man has been charged in connection with the alleged attempted murder of a 21-year-old Englishman.On Sunday evening, the man wanted in connection to the alleged attempted murder that occurred in the locality at the beginning of the month was ...

The Nationalist Party is demanding that Transport Malta withdraw the Marsascala yacht marina plans.On Friday, Transport Malta released a call for tenders for the construction of a yacht marina sprawling across Marsascala Bay. The 52-page tender docum...

The Maltese Islands are expected to experience winds reaching up to Force 7 on Wednesday, with the sea expected to become rough in several areas.Bathers are being advised to avoid swimming at beaches situated along the affected coastline.The Maltese ...

Chief Notary to Government to collect wills and contracts published by Ivan Barbara for conservationThe Chief Notary to Government Keith Francis German has been appointed as the Notary Delegate of all deeds appertaining to Notary Ivan Barbara with ef...

The Marsascala local council voted on Monday against the project proposed by Transport Malta (TM) for the construction of a yacht marina sprawling across Marsascala Bay.A motion approved during a council meeting condemned the publication of the pre-q...

Alleged drug kingpin Jordan Azzopardi has been granted bail after spending two years in preventive custody.31-year-old Azzopardi has been held in preventive custody at Corradino Prisons since his arrest in 2019. He is accused of masterminding a natio...

The Central Bank of Malta has revised its economic projections for the coming years, with prospects looking slightly better than previously envisaged.The Central Bank of Malta said that it expects that Malta’s gross domestic product (GDP) will ...

Malta has donated 40,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Libya, Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne announced on Tuesday.The Maltese authorities have also donated 40,000 Rapid Covid Kits to the North African state.Fearne tweeted a number of photos of the va...

The University of Malta has launched a crowdfunding campaign on online crowdfunding platform Zaar, offering supporters the opportunity to be part of Project Maleth, Malta’s first mission to outer space.The historic project, which begins in Augu...

The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government Tuesday, trying to calm nerves across a tense capital city that only the day before saw chaos at its airport as people tried to flee their rule.The comments b...

A defiant President Joe Biden rejected blame for chaotic scenes of Afghans clinging to U.S. military planes in Kabul in a desperate bid to flee their home country after the Taliban's easy victory over an Afghan military that America and NATO allies h...

Last week news broke that there was a high SEC failure rate in core subjects – Maths, English and Maltese.Figures show that this year, 17% of students who sat for Maltese, 18% who sat for Maths and 14% who sat for an English language exam only ...

Hibernians emerged winners from a direct encounter against Gżira United following another solid performance from the Paolites. They were marshalled by a fantastic Jake Grech who was dominant all the way through, scoring two goals and providing a...

43 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported by health authorities, along with the death of an elderly woman who was positive for the virus.Health authorities said in their daily update that an 86-year-old woman had passed away while positive for Covi...

Amidst a debate about a controversial yacht marina project, a Labour Party general election candidate has suggested that a pedestrian and cycling bridge should be built across Marsascala Bay.Architect Audrey Demicoli, who is contesting under the PL b...

Despite the recent overloaded demand for electricity across the island, the uptake of electric cars and thus the ensuing further increased electricity demand has been “taken into consideration”, a spokesperson for the Ministry for Energy,...

As the Santa Maria feast passed, people across the Maltese islands were treated to immaculate pyrotechnic displays in various localities.Throughout the weekend, the localities of Mosta, Mqabba, Qrendi, Gudja, Attard, Hal-Ghaxaq and Victoria, Gozo dra...

A 16-year-old girl from a Middle Eastern country has been found guilty of using a stolen passport after fleeing to Europe to escape persecution.The girl, who is not being named on account of her age and whose country of origin and particular circumst...

The Hamid Karzai Airport in the Afghan capital city of Kabul was the scene of panic, as crowds tried everything they could to get onto jets to escape the country after it fell to the Taliban on Sunday.A video shared to Twitter showed crowds scaling a...

For all the words and pomp in favour of the environment and of having open spaces for the community to enjoy, sometimes it really doesn’t feel like there’s any willingness to transfer these words into action.Even when there is some action...

No public officials have been charged with obstruction of justice, or corruption that led to the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a joint statement by Repubblika, Occupy Justice and ManuelDelia.com read.200 weeks ago, journalist Da...

An elderly man was seriously injured on Monday after he fell into a well in Zebbug.The accident took place at around noon in a field in Triq tal-Ħandaq, the police said.The man, 75, is from Qormi. He was brought up to the surface by members of t...

Local organisations are criticising the “inaction, irresponsibility and inconsistency” in the government’s approach to climate change. Precious time has been wasted by past and present policy-makers while repeatedly missing targets ...

The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly two-decade U.S. campaign to remake the country.Heavil...

Hibernians have filed a protest at European footballing body UEFA calling for an investigation into the refereeing team in their Conference League fixture against FC Riga last Thursday.The Maltese team was eliminated from the UEFA Conference League i...

While Malta has reached a herd immunity level of just under 90%, many countries are still way off the mark, and the world may never manage to reach herd immunity. As a result, Covid might turn from a pandemic into something endemic, which means that ...

51 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Sunday, as the number of new recoveries continued to outweigh the number of new cases being found.In fact, 100 new recoveries were reported on Sunday – meaning that the number of a...

Transport Malta’s proposed Marsascala yacht marina concession could have a value of around €183 million across 50 years, The Malta Independent on Sunday can reveal.Calculations and research by Transport Malta placed the estimated procureme...

It was bound to happen, and it did.And each time it does, it exposes a Nationalist Party that is in despair and trying to cling to the last straws of relevance.Leader Bernard Grech fell into the trap when he addressed the PN general council’s m...

The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm....

Before Malta considers passing legislation on euthanasia, there needs to be an improvement in palliative care, Professor of Family Medicine and Bioethics Pierre Mallia told The Malta Independent on Sunday.  “It would be tragic to introduce...

Two men were remanded in custody on Sunday after they were caught with what was allegedly cocaine on Saturday.The duo, a 41-year-old and a 58-year-old who both live in Mellieha, were arrested in Valletta after surveillance by the police’s anti-...

It is a decisive decade for planet Earth, but we are not too late to tackle climate change, the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen said. In an interview on the European Green Deal, Von der Leyen speaks of a green transition tha...

Transport Malta has responded to criticism for its proposal for a yacht marina in Marsascala Bay after severe backlash to plans which emerged on Friday.In a statement responding to public statements about the pre-qualification questionnaire for a con...

Roger Federer is going to miss the U.S. Open and be sidelined for months because he needs a third operation on his right knee, a procedure he said will leave him with “a glimmer of hope” that he can return to competition.Federer announced...

The Nationalist Party is calling for the withdrawal of the Marsascala marina project which it described as “disproportionate and hasty”.On Friday, Transport Malta released a call for tenders for the construction of a yacht marina sprawlin...

A kitchen fire in a restaurant in Gozo left two people in hospital with significant injuries, police said on Sunday.Police said that at around 11am on Sunday they were informed of an incident at a restaurant in Triq Giorgio Borg Olivier in Rabat, Goz...

Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining thousands of his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking the country.T...

Gerd Müller, the Bayern Munich and former West Germany forward who scored 566 goals for the club and still holds the record for the most goals scored in the Bundesliga with 365, has died. He was 75.The Bavarian club announced his death on Sunday...

If this was a first taste of life without Harry Kane for Tottenham, maybe that prospect isn't so terrifying after all.At least not while Son Heung-min is still at the club.Son netted a second-half winner Sunday as Tottenham opened the Premier League ...

The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured.The updated figures from Haiti’s Office of Civil Protection follow a previous count of 304 dead. T...

Italian actor Ginafranco D’Angelo has died, a few days short of his 85th birthday, Italian media report.D’Angelo died in Rome after a short illness, his press agency said.He took part in several films, theatre productions and television s...

Summer used to be a relatively quiet time in terms of news. Journalists used to jokingly refer to the Santa Marija period in August as the ‘silly season’ because nothing much would happen during that time – Parliament would be in re...

Spain set a new provisional heat record of 47.2 degrees Celsius (116.96 Fahrenheit) on Saturday as Southern Europe sweltered under a relentless summer sun. Italy put 16 cities on red alert for health risks and Portugal warned 75% of its regions that ...

Heavy rains have flooded broad areas in southern Russia, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,,500 people, officials said Saturday.Authorities in the Krasnodar region said more than 1,400 houses have been flooded following storms and heavy rains tha...

The Taliban on Sunday seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's increasingly isolated central government, cutting off the capital to the east and tightening their grip on the nation as tens of thousands fled their rapid advanc...

 Valletta: Chemimart City Gate Pharmacy, City Gate; Ħamrun: Remedies Pharmacy, 678, St Joseph High Road; Santa Venera: Lantern Pharmacy, Misraħ il-Kebbies; Swatar: Collis Williams – St Mark's Pharmacy, P. Borg Olivier Street c/w&...

The number of Covid-19 cases stood at 94 on Saturday, while an elderly woman became the latest victim of the virus, health authorities said.The woman who died was 85 years old, and she became the 430th person to die with Covid-19 in Malta.There were ...

Matsec O Level, A Level and Intermediate exam results were published on Friday for thousands of students, but results show that hundreds again failed their Maltese, English and maths exams.A breakdown of figures provided by the Education Ministry sho...

A fight that broke out between a driver and a Gozo Channel employee at Mgarr Harbour on Friday in being investigated by the police.A video sent to The Malta Independent shows the two of them having a verbal exchange as the driver is about to board th...

The Nationalist Party said Saturday that large scale projects, like the one planned by Transport Malta for a Marsascala yacht marina, need to start with a proper impact assessment and consultation of residents.On Friday, Transport Malta issued a call...

A man who was hit by a glass bottle was treated for injuries while his aggressor was arrested, the police said.The incident took place, ironically, in Peace Square, Zabbar, at 12.30am Saturday morning.The police said a 27-year-old man from Zabbar was...

Birkirkara started their campaign with a bang when in their first task they beat Mosta by three goals to nil. It was a well deserved win for the Stripes who were the better team all throughout.Both teams were involved in the Uefa Conference League wi...

 A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake added to the misery in Haiti, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum of 1,800 others and destroying hundreds of homes. People in the Caribbean island nation rushed into the streets to seek safety and...

Two drivers were injured on Friday evening in an accident involving a bus and a car which led to a huge traffic chaos in the Mellieha area.Malta Public Transport said in a statement that a bus operated by Malta Public Transport was involved in a traf...

A maximum air temperature of 38°C reached on the last day of July brought the hotter-than-average and completely dry summer month to a close, the Met Office said in a statement..The air temperature on 20 days in July, in fact, surpassed the clima...

The return of near-capacity crowds fueled a barrage of goals and a bunch of home wins on the first Saturday of the English Premier League season.Fans at Old Trafford particularly enjoyed themselves.More than 72,000 spectators — Britain’s ...

The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan's capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on a major city in the north defended by powerful former warlords, Afghan officials said.The insurgents have captured much of northe...

A new project on the Għallis landfill will see its capacity maximised through vertical expansion without increasing its footprint or taking up more land. Visiting the site, Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning Aaron Far...

Malta’s first space balloon, the Stratos-1, was let off into the skies to capture never-seen-before aerial and space photos of the islands that will enable scientists to carry out studies of the Mediterranean stratosphere, the government said.A...

On the occasion of the 79th anniversary of Operation Pedestal, a memorial wreath-laying service was held at the Grand Harbour on Friday evening to remember those lost at sea during World War II in a bid to save Malta. During the ceremony, which ...

Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced.As extreme heat waves struck parts of the United States and Europe, the globe averaged 62.07 degrees (16.73 degrees Cels...

Intense heat baking Italy pushed northward towards the popular tourist destination of Florence Friday while wildfires charred the country's south, and Spain appeared headed for an all-time record high temperature as a heat wave kept southern Europe i...

The farming industry is, in many ways, one of the oldest industries on the planet.Agriculture has helped the world develop – from the early days of cultivation thousands of years ago, which enabled a shift from a nomadic, hunting-based society ...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, with the epicenter about 125 kilometers (78 miles) west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey said.Haiti’s new prime minister, Ariel Henry, said on Twitter that the &Pr...

Gino Strada, an Italian surgeon who co-founded the humanitarian group Emergency to provide medical care for civilian victims of war and poverty in many countries, and was a fierce critic of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, has died. He was 73.Hi...

A young man who killed five people, including his mother, and then took his own life in Britain’s first mass shooting in over a decade had complained online about difficulties meeting women and being “beaten down” by life.Police sai...

One of the much anticipated matches of the entire season, the clash between rivals Ħamrun Spartans and Valletta was one of the matches of the first day calendar season 2021/22. So it was a baptism of fire for both sides. And it was the Citizens ...