Centuries of kingdoms and empires have led modern western civilisation to scrap monarchic rule and work relentlessly to create and uphold democracies. Time and again, monarchies proved to be fertile grounds for injustice, social ineq...

The government will spend around €608 million in subsidising energy and food prices next year, an increase of €135 million on this year’s spend, the finance minister said on Friday. Clyde Caruana said that although this large s...

The number of commercial flights passing through Malta in August were finally in line with those registered in the rest of Europe, fresh EU data shows. According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, the number of commercial fli...

Two police officers were stabbed early Friday in central London and were hospitalised and a suspect who was tasered and arrested is also in hospital, the capital's police force said.  "We await further updates on their conditions," ...

At least seven people died when violent storms lashed central Italy and flooded roads and homes, authorities told AFP on Friday. Three people were missing, including a six-year-old child travelling in a car. The mother was rescued bu...

Malta’s environmental lobby groups have expressed strong scepticism over the National Strategy for the Environment, launched last week. The draft document issued by the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) establishes the aims...

EBO has appointed Bob Gilkes as its chief commercial officer responsible for its key sectors and territories. This appointment occurs as EBO, a leader in customer engagement through AI, gears up for continued growth and go-to-market ...

MUSIC FunFestik A three-day music festival in aid of Puttinu Cares is being held at Ġnien l-Istazzjon, Birkirkara, between today and Sunday. Versatile Brass will be performing tonight together with DJ Nate, while Airport Impressions...

Champions Nadur Youngsters bounced back from the Super Cup defeat as they kickstarted their title defence with a 5-3 win over Victoria Hotspurs.  Both sides needed a win to start their league campaign in style and the Youngsters ma...

It is still unclear what has caused ‘quiet quitting’ and its sister idea ‘the great resignation’. It could have been the coronavirus pandemic and the sense of mortality it gave us. It could have been the increased importance ...

Literally millions of words and concepts have been used to describe and analyse the mess that is Malta currently. Although it has been many decades in the making, the scale and depth of that mess has reached new levels since 2013. De...

Girls as young as 12 have “disappeared” from their classroom after being married to older men, according to educators who have reached out to the Women’s Rights Foundation. Its founder, Lara Dimitrijevic said a number of educa...

On September 16, 1864 – 158 years ago – Blessed Pope Pius IX brought to a happy end a 66-year long attempt by the people of Gozo to establish their island into a diocese on its own. The first petition pinpointing the necessity of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West. Sitting across from e...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta leads its front page with an article on the condition of a six-year-old Syrian girl who was rescued while out at sea. The girl is fighting for her life...

Obituary GALEA. On September 13, at Mater Dei Hospital, CHARLES aged 88, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his only son Ian and his wife Nathalie, his granddaughters Francesca a...

The Association Friends of the Crib Gozo – Għajnsielem Section is currently preparing for an exhibition of Maltese cribs to be held in Bergamo, Italy. Titled “The Maltese Crib – Art, Faith and Tradition”, the display will sh...

A six-year-old Syrian girl airlifted to Malta from a sinking boat is fighting for her life at Mater Dei Hospital with serious complications due to severe dehydration and drinking seawater. Sources close to the hospital said the girl ...

Repercussions from construction Recently, I happened to be chatting with a person from Gozo while at a gathering. Our conversation got around to the construction frenzy going on in Gozo with no apparent control or consideration of th...

The prime minister’s mantra for the past two years has been to promote continuity. He has now adopted a new mantra: stability and sustainability. It does not take an expert in political linguistics to conclude that these terms esse...