Hong Kong security police on Thursday raided the museum that houses exhibits commemorating Beijing's deadly crackdown on Tiananmen Square in 1989, a day after they arrested four members of the group that ran the venue. Officers from ...

Two men accused of assaulting two brothers in a late-night fight at Marsa, leaving one of the victims in his underwear howling in pain, were cleared of all criminal responsibility.  Francis Farrugia, 36, and Dylan Mifsud, 26, had be...

BMW has revealed its concept for the car of the future, which focuses on the ‘circular economy principle’. Called BMW i Vision Circular, it’s made from recycled materials and bio-based raw materials. Completing the circular mis...

Asian equities retreated on Thursday on growing concerns about the impact of the Delta coronavirus variant, while Hong Kong’s tech giants led a sharp sell-off after China further tightened its grip on the gaming sector. After enjoy...

Chinese authorities have ordered gaming giants Tencent and NetEase to end their focus on profits and cut content perceived to be breeding "effeminacy", as Beijing tries to direct youth culture, gender ideals and the reach of big tech...

Christian Dior's hit exhibition tracing the history of the legendary French fashion house opens in New York this week with an American twist after record-breaking attendances in Paris and London. Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams p...

Winemakers in northern Greece are diving into the unknown by plunging hundreds of bottles of their wine into the depths of the local river. Far from the sea or any lakes, producers in the town of Naoussa have decided to age some of t...

A growing number of Facebook users selling items on ‘Malta Marketplace’ are being targeted by people posing as buyers and trying to con them out of money. Times of Malta spoke to six people in July who were selling items on Faceb...

At the beginning of last month, I published an article providing an overview of the financial results published by a number of companies at the start of the interim reporting season. I had explained that the 2021 interim reporting se...

Twenty years since the deadliest terror attacks on the US, Television Malta will be featuring real life stories through interviews with Maltese and US citizens who lived the attacks in an exclusive documentary titled 9/11 Il-Maltin l...

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.

Who's going to pay for Spain's motorways? Debate is raging over the funding of its 12,000 kilometres of motorways after the government made some roads toll-free after the concessions expired.  "Don't stop!" Since September 1, that h...

A woman was killed in a traffic accident in Gżira on Thursday morning. The police said the accident happened in Triq ix-Xatt at 2.15am. The woman, whose identity has not yet been established, was hit by a Kymco driven by a 43-year-o...

Floriana FC President Johann Said said that the club has embarked on a very ambitious project aimed at building a very competitive side that aims to challenge for the main honours in Maltese football in the next five years. This summ...

  The 1982-83 football season was a season when tradition was completely thrown overboard.  It also saw the revival of Ħamrun Spartans after many years in the doldrums and the emergence of Rabat Ajax and Żurrieq.  These two club...

Novak Djokovic moved within two matches of completing the first men’s calendar-year singles Grand Slam in 52 years on Wednesday, rallying to defeat Italian Matteo Berrettini in a US Open quarter-final. Top-ranked Djokovic stretche...

British 18-year-old sensation Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to reach the US Open semi-finals by defeating Tokyo Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday. Raducanu, only the fourth qualifier to reach a Grand S...

As Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning, Paceville nightclub Havana was heaving. Mask-free revellers crowded on the dancefloor in front of the DJ booth or at the bar to order shared pitchers of drinks. People had to shout in e...

FinXP, the award-winning fintech based in Malta, has announced the beginning of a strategic partnership with Mastercard to expand its innovative payment and banking services as a new principal member and card issuer. As a principal m...

All towns and cities evolve as time goes by. Towns that treasure their heritage may at some point see their economic, social or religious importance diminish but remain proud of their past historical or cultural roles. After all, cul...