Russia's airplanes and artillery widened their assault on Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and a major industrial hub in the east, as Moscow's forces tried to regroup from recent losses and their onslaught fast reduced crowded cities...

Russia’s space agency has sent NASA and other international partners a letter demanding an end to sanctions, saying they could threaten the International Space Station.In a tweet Saturday, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said the letter ...

European Union leaders on Friday agreed to phase out dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports “as soon as possible” and decided to draw up a plan soon to support the continent's economies as they face skyrocketing energy prices ami...

The Labour Party has approved its electoral manifesto, exactly 15 days before Malta goes to the polls on 26 March.The approval came during a party General Council, and comes two weeks after the Nationalist Party released theirs – though the PL ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela spoke about his vision for the future of the country during a speech at the PL General Council meeting on Friday evening."I arrived from the European Council meeting and I came here to present an ambitious plan for the cou...

The Labour Party manifesto presented on Friday has nothing in it which shows a plan how to fix Malta’s reputation, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said in a first reaction.Malta has been grey-listed by the Financial Action Task Force and is fac...

The Curia has announced that applications are being received from people who would like to attend the Mass Pope Francis will be leading on 3 April on the Granaries in Floriana, starting at 10.15am.Whoever would like to attend needs to be there early,...

The President of Malta George Vella and Mrs Vella met with 11 residents currently following a Caritas drug rehabilitation programme – the Prison Inmates Programme – outside the Corradino Correctional Facility. Some residents shared w...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech speculated on Friday whether Prime Minister Robert Abela was involved in the decision-making process to approve a Sannat, Gozo, development of 125 units.Speaking to constituents in Hal Tarxien, Grech said the Labour Pa...

The first ever debate between Robert Abela and Bernard Grech has come and gone.The debate took place at the University of Malta, and went about as one would have expected it to go.  Both major leaders repeated things which we have already heard ...

Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Friday that, as a Member State, Malta will be contributing to the European Peace Facility for Ukraine, but insisted that this money should be used in a way that respects the Maltese constitution and should not be u...

The Maltese government is sending six containers full of medicines and medical equipment to the Ukrainian people. At the same time, it will accept donations from the Maltese public to help those affected by the war.In a statement, the government said...

A police inspector has told a Gozo court that a man accused of murdering his partner last month had confessed to strangling her because he suspected her of cheating on him.This emerged from testimony given by police Inspector Kurt Zahra before magist...

A goal on the stroke of time gave Santa Lucia a win over Balzan and three valuable points in their quest to avoid the drop. As for Balzan this was another set back and things are not looking that bright for them.Balzan and Santa Lucia faced off in a ...

A man died this morning following a crash involving a car and a sulky, the police said.The accident took place in Dingli Road, Rabat, at 9am.It involved a Skoda Yeti driven by a 49-year-old woman of Rabat and a sulky on which there were two men, aged...

European Union leaders said Friday they will continue applying pressure on Russia by devising a new set of “massive” sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine while stepping up military support for Kyiv.Speaking at ...

The Labour Party’s proposal to lower corporate tax by 10% will apply to profits that remain in the company, and any dividends passed on to shareholders will be subject to tax structures, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said Friday.The proposed 2...

The Planning Authority’s decision to grant permission for an enormous block of apartments near the Ta’ Sannat cliffs proves Labour’s “hypocrisy” on the environment and Gozo, the PN said in a statement.It was referring to...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech today presented proposals which incentivize better transport and mobility within the country, particularly with the introduction of a trackless tram, as an alternative to the metro the Labour party has proposed. Speaki...

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations human rights office has received “credible reports” that Russian forces are using cluster munitions in Ukraine, including in populated areas which is prohibited under international humanitarian la...

 Russian strikes hit near airports Friday in the western Ukrainian cities of Ivano-Frankiivsk and Lutsk, far from Russia’s main offensive, possibly indicating a new direction in the war.The mayor of Ivano-Frankiivsk, Ruslan Martsinkiv, ord...

139 cases of Covid-19 have been reported by health authorities, with no new deaths adding to Malta’s pandemic tally.68 people have recovered from the virus, taking the number of active cases up to 1,149.49 patients are currently receiving treat...

The Planning Commission has approved an application by Gozitan Developer Joseph Portelli in Sannat, to add 73 apartments to a block of 125 apartments, Moviment Graffitti said.The proposed development is earmarked to take place around 300 meters from ...

European Union leaders meeting in France on Thursday ruled out fulfilling Ukraine’s demand for a fast-track integration with the bloc, as they discussed ways to help the country that's been invaded by Russia.EU nations have been fully united in...

Mario Azzopardi, poet and theatre director, has died, aged 77.Azzopardi, a teacher by profession, is one of Malta’s leading poets, a theatre director and cultural journalist. For many years he taught at the Sixth Form in Msida.He also wrote sho...

The Malta Maritime Forum said that the holding of the traditional regatta on 31 March is the latest challenge that will continue to undermine the recovery of the cruise industry.The country is in the midst of an election campaign – a campaign t...

Wednesday saw yet another blow to Malta’s reputation.This came in the form of a vote at European Parliament level, where MEPs stressed that ‘citizenship by investment’ (CBI) schemes, under which third country nationals obtain citize...

Malta is more than just a collection of islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Despite the fact that it's one of the world's smallest countries, it has become a popular destination for many tech entrepreneurs. Malta has risen to prominence as a European s...

Prime Minister Robert Abela and Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech faced off for the first time ever in characteristically rowdy University electoral debate on Thursday – the first of four expected debates between the two main party leaders...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has once again disappointed by failing to react to the idea of a day-long electoral campaign pause to march for peace in Ukraine, said Opposition Leader Bernard Grech addressing a political event in Għarghur.During Th...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech has called on all political parties to join him in a peace march in solidarity with Ukraine and to pause the electoral campaign for one day.Grech made the proposal during his closing remarks of the first General Electi...

Since parliament was dissolved, the Labour Party has been announcing its proposed measures which have always been costed, said PL president Ramona Attard.During a political event in Pembroke, the PL president said that the PL has been ready for the e...

The Electoral Commission has notified that special arrangements are being put in place so that all those persons who are found to be COVID-19 positive or are in mandatory quarantine related to COVID-19 between the 12th March and the 25th March 2022, ...

The economic effects of the war in Ukraine this week seems to have cost Malta €200 million more in projected price increases this year, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has said.Finance Minister Clyde Caruana and President of the PN Administrative...

An application for a 125 unit complex in the Ta' Ċenċ area in Sannat, Gozo, submitted by developer Joseph Portelli has just had its recommendation changed from refusal to approval, Moviment Graffitti said.The proposed development is earmark...

Barcelona's newfound attacking verve vanished Thursday as the club was held to a 0-0 draw by Galatasaray at Camp Nou in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League.Barcelona is having a miserable season but had shown signs of recovery latel...

It was a tumultuous day off the field but business as usual on it for the club that is swiftly becoming one of the most talked about teams in the soccer world — for all the wrong reasons.Early goals from Trevor Chalobah and Mason Mount set Chel...

The number of active Covid-19 cases continued to rise as there were once again more new cases reported than recoveries.Health authorities said that 153 cases were reported, with 76 recoveries, which meant that the number of active cases is now 1,078....

Concerned that EU citizenship is for sale, the EU Parliament has proposed new common rules to address the many problems linked to ‘citizenship/residence by investment’ schemes.On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a legislative initiative report cal...

An airstrike on a hospital in the port city of Mariupol killed three people, including a child, the city council said Thursday, as Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities, as the top Russian and Ukrainian diplomats met for the...

ANTALYA, Turkey — Ukraine’s foreign minister says talks between the top diplomats of Moscow and Kyiv produced no breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he ...

The Board of Directors of APS Bank plc met on 10 March 2022 and approved the Group Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021.Financial Performance For the year ended 31 December 2021, APS Group registered a pr...

We’re living in eventful times.The Covid-19 pandemic has hit us all hard, and in the last two years we have had to adjust our behaviour while at the same time governments have had to juggle in between controlling the spread of the virus and mai...

When French President Emmanuel Macron picked the lavish Versailles Palace for this week's summit of European Union leaders, he didn't anticipate the grimness of the Ukraine war.With the coronavirus pandemic receding, the two-day meeting starting Thur...

A PL government does not truly care about educators, persons who want to make use of IVF services nor about the sport sector but is only addressing these issues because the election is round the corner, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said at a polit...

Addressing constituents in Siggiewi, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Chris Fearne focused on proposals which effect the pandemic and the health sector by announcing two new proposals from the PL manifesto aimed at aiding long-haul Covid-19 ...

In its judgement, decided on the 30 July 2021, in the names of J&C Properties Limited, bearing Maltese company registration number C 29114 vs. Nazzareno Pulis and Antonia Pulis, the Rural Leases Control Board (the "Board"), delivered by Magistrat...

The government will be doing everything possible to safeguard the Maltese economy from any shocks caused by the Ukraine-Russia crisis, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana said Wednesday.The government had already allocated millions to absorb the increase ...

Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced that as from Monday 14 March, two sets of government cheques will start to be distributed to all those eligible. These two rounds will be including a total of more than 580,000 cheques. The two sets ...

The Institute of Maltese Journalists (IGM) has expressed its concern on the hostility directed towards a Times of Malta journalist while carrying out a vox pop among party supporters after Sunday’s rally.In a video that was posted online, a man...

Infrastructure Malta has called allegations that it is planning to build across farmland in Burmarrad as an "outright lie", saying that it has never had any plans for a new bypass in the locality.The agency was reacting to claims by independent candi...

 Real Madrid fans started the evening by applauding Kylian Mbappé and ended it by cheering Karim Benzema and celebrating another epic Champions League night the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.Benzema responded to another goal by Mbapp&e...

With Manchester City's progress to the Champions League quarterfinals never in doubt, even backup goalkeeper Scott Carson could be brought off the bench for his first appearance in the competition in 17 years.The 36-year-old third-choice goalkeeper r...

The number of active cases of Covid-19 has spiked over the 1,000 mark again, as two more patients have passed away while positive for the virus.Health authorities said that two men aged 90 years old and 80 years old respectively had died while Covid-...

Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice.The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust says the vessel lies 3,000 meters (10,000 fee...

Prime Minister Robert Abela has clarified that there is no LPG supply problem in Malta.Speaking to the press on Wednesday, he said that while there is an importer that has supply difficulties, Malta has a liberalised market for LPG and bulk LPG. &ldq...

The international humanitarian organization, MOAS,  has launched a fundraising campaign for a new program that aims to provide emergency mobile medical care to civilians affected by the war.MOAS will deploy Mobile Medical Units, and ambulan...

Ukrainian forces were bolstering defenses in key cities Wednesday as Russia's advance faltered amid fierce resistance in some areas, the general staff of Ukraine's armed forces said, while the strategic port city of Mariupol remained encircled as a h...

The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has committed €500,000 to six environmental projects supported through the Better Environment in our Local Urban Spaces (BELLUS) programme.This was announced by Minister for the Environment, Climate ...

A PN government will address issues related to the import-export sector to specifically address the high cost of living burdens on families and businesses, PN chief spokesperson Peter Agius said on Wednesday. The PN is proposing a national fund of &e...

A message of support to Ukraine, as it continues to face Russia’s unprovoked invasion, was drawn out in stone at Golden Bay in Mellieha.The message was stumbled upon by environmental activist Camilla Appelgren, who shared a picture of the beach...

McDonald's, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Electric __ ubiquitous global brands and symbols of U.S. corporate might __ all announced Tuesday they were temporarily suspending their business in Russia in response to the country's invasion of...

Opposition Leader Bernard Grech defended the PN's proposal to fix the price of bread, saying the party wants to safeguard the wellbeing of all during this time of crisis.Grech first made the announcement on Tuesday evening. Local producers have warne...

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Ukrainian “nationalists” for hampering the evacuation of civilians from besieged Ukrainian cities.The Kremlin said that Putin discussed the situation in Ukraine in Wednesday’s pho...

On Tuesday 8 March 2022, the Parliament Magazine announced that MEP Alex Agius Saliba has been, nominated for the MEP Awards 2022. Agius Saliba is the only Maltese MEP nominated for this year’s edition of the MEP Awards organised by the Parliam...

A man was arrested by police in Floriana soon after being seen stealing from a car and then subsequently attacking its owner.Police said that on Tuesday at around 3:30pm they were informed that their assistance was required in Triq Emvin Cremona in F...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba has expressed his appreciation for Malta’s commitment to uphold the sovereign rights and territorial integrity of Ukraine in international fora and  for the provision of medicine and humanitarian ai...

Torrent pharma announced a €22 million investment on Wednesday.The €22 million investment in a new production plant in Ħal Far will also include a large pharmaceutical testing lab set to generate around 120 new jobs.Torrent Pharma...

Our readers will probably wonder why once again we’re using our daily space for an editorial to write about Konrad Mizzi.Well, we’re just glad that he is retiring from politics, something he should have done a long time ago, at least sinc...

Prime Minister Robert Abela on Tuesday refused to say whether Malta would seize superyachts belonging to Russian oligarchs if they had to enter Maltese ports.Abela was asked by The Malta Independent whether it would follow the examples of countries s...

The country needs to start a discussion on the subject of euthanasia, said Prime Minister Robert Abela on Tuesday. Abela said as much on Tuesday after being asked by journalists whether such an issue would be mentioned in the PL’s general ...

A group of protestors gathered outside the Russian Embassy on Tuesday, calling for an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine."On behalf of all peace-loving people of Malta, we call once again on the Russian authorities and the Russian military to sto...

Even though Russia has lost influence and friends since the collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989, the nuclear superpower still holds sway over several of its neighbors in Europe and keeps others in an uneasy neutrality.The Russian invasion of neighb...

The Labour Party has pledged to increase the eligibility bracket for energy benefits, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Tuesday.The Energy Benefit is aimed to mitigate the effect of the increase in expenditure on water and electricity bills of low ...

A PL government first creates problems, solves them after being pressured, and then expects to be given praise and credit for doing so, Opposition leader Bernard Grech said at a political rally in Żebbuġ on Tuesday."First, Prime Minister Ro...

As golden passport programmes are under heavy fire, Henley & Partners said that Malta secured 1st place in the Global Citizenship Program Index for the seventh consecutive year.“The top three places in the Global Citizenship Program Index a...

Liverpool could cope with its first Anfield loss in a year to still overcome Inter Milan and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.Leading 2-0 from the last-16 first leg in Italy, Lautaro Martinez’s swerving shot that reduced the defi...

Striking harder at Russia’s economy, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a ban on Russian oil imports in retaliation for Vladimir Putin’s onslaught in Ukraine. The major trade action, responding to the pleas of Ukraine&r...

A Bulgarian rider who was injured in a traffic accident on Sunday has died in hospital on Tuesday, the police said.The biker, Yani Kuzmanov from Bulgaria aged 38, was riding a Honda 600 Hornet which was involved in a collision with a Mitsubishi L200 ...

The Qattara project, which saw €10 million invested, has been completed, leading to better quality of water and less dependency on groundwater, the government said.During a press conference at the Qrendi reservoirs, Minister for Energy...

PN chief spokesperson Peter Agius has written to the European Commission asking it to investigate breaches of EU law by some Member States that are affecting the supply of basic foodstuffs to Malta. In a letter to the Commissioners for the Internal M...

159 new cases of Covid-19 were reported by health authorities on Tuesday, a significant spike in the number of cases which have been found when compared with previous weeks.An 82-year-old man has also died while Covid-19 positive, taking Malta’...

The PL has clearly shown that all it is doing is 'spinning' the PN's proposals in a negative light, PN candidate Ivan J Bartolo has said.Bartolo, while addressing a PN press conference today, said that the PL's politics landed the country on the FATF...

A Nationalist Party government will force a new tax upon businesses in order to finance private pensions, Economy Minister and PL candidate Silvio Schembri said on Tuesday.Speaking during a PL press conference which largely centred on the economy, Sc...

WASHINGTON — President Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. is “targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy” by banning imports of Russian oil, the latest sanction intended to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.&ldqu...

The Electoral Commission has received 304 nominations from 173 candidates for the 26 March General Election. The period for submissions closed on Sunday. As expected, the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party have fielded the largest number of nomin...

The mass exodus of nurses from the profession and the controversial VGH hospital deal were the main topics of discussion in a meeting Opposition leader Bernard Grech had with the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) at their new premises in...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what the country condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submissio...

Visa has announced that it is suspending all operations in Russia with effect from Thursday 10 March 2022 at 12:01am, Moscow time.In this regard, Visa cards issued in Russia will no longer work outside of Russia whereas any Visa card issued by f...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights Anton Refalo announced the allocation of €4.5 million for financial aid from the national funds of Malta towards farmers and farm animal breeders, due to the rising costs caused by the ...

A six-car crash in Santa Venera tunnel has caused a traffic jam in this major thoroughfare.Police said that the accident took place just after 11.15am.Six cars were involved, but none of the drivers or passengers was injured.The crash took place in t...

Opposition leader Bernard Grech said today that it is not true that Malta is at the forefront for IVF success rates, in fact, the success rate is quite low, amongst the lowest in Europe, he said.Speaking on a special programme for Women’s Day o...

Green walls set up at the Mosta Technopark last year have not last long.Most of the plants that formed part of the project have died or are in the process of dying, employees who work there told The Malta Independent.Pictures they sent us show a leve...

A 56-year-old partially blind man from San Gwann has been remanded in custody after being accused of sexually abusing his niece in 2018 when she was just five years old.Inspector Kylie Borg, together with prosecutors Nathanial Falzon and Yvette ...

It is hard to believe that two years have gone by since the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Malta.To many, it feels as though the last two years were a nightmare. Shops were closed for periods of time, as were restaurants, bars, gyms, social g...

Malta and the Vatican have appealed for a ceasefire in Ukraine and called for a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian tragedy, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo said following talks on the telephone with Archbishop Paul Gallag...

“It is evident that the PL has no plan and is copying the PN’s electoral program, and all it has left to do is attack and lie,” Nationalist Party Leader Bernard Grech said on Monday.Speaking in Birkirkara, Grech saidthe business mea...

Addressing constituents in Marsaxlokk, Prime Minister Robert Abela assured Malta that work on removing the country from the infamous grey list is at an advanced stage and a visit by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected in the coming wee...

The magistrate assigned to preside over a libel case filed by former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat over a Facebook comment made by lawyer Christian Grima, has recused herself, explaining that she was friends with the defendant, whom she had also atten...

The Russian government has issued a list of ‘unfriendly’ countries, which include all Member States of the European Unions, including Malta.Moscow said it has approved a list of foreign states and territories “that commit unfriendly...