Inspector Kurt Zahra resumes his evidence today after a lengthy day on the stand.On Tuesday, the jury was taken through recordings of Yorgen Fenech's police interrogations following his arrest in November 2019.The police interrogations had much to do...

Cartoonist, children's author and academic Ġorġ Mallia has died at the age of 68, leaving behind a decades-long legacy spanning education, illustration, publishing and the Maltese media.Mallia was a professor at the University of Malta and ...

The Gozo Channel has reported a significant increase in ferry traffic during the eight-day Santa Marija period, operating 814 ferry trips while carrying nearly 150,000 passengers and transporting close to 54,000 vehicles...

Yorgen Fenech told police following his arrest in November 2019 that Keith Schembri was behind the plot to assassinate Daphne Caruana Galizia, while naming former prime minister Joseph Muscat, Adrian Vella and Johann Cremona as people he claimed knew...

It flies. It heals all wounds. It can be of the essence, and it can be money. We thrill in the best of it, lament the worst. We're warned not to waste it, since we can't turn it back - even as we try to make up for when it's lost.And probably more th...

There is something deeply unsettling about seeing soldiers deployed on the streets of a peaceful country to deal with the kind of disorder that should ordinarily be handled by the police.The presence of Armed Forces of Malta personnel in Swieqi may r...

The Nationalist Party has called on the government to provide immediate answers in a statement following serious allegations made by former Malta national waterpolo coach Milan Ćirović, who claimed that politically connected individuals int...

The Aquatic Sports Association of Malta has moved to defend its reputation following comments made by former national team head coach Milan Cirovic during a television interview.In an interview on Net TV, the Montenegrin coach spoke of political and ...

The government has opened a new building which will serve as a prison facility for foreigners who are reaching the end of their prison sentence and who would then be deported from the country after it concludes.The Home Affairs Ministry said that thr...

Yorgen Fenech told police following his 2019 arrest that then OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri was behind the plan to assassinate Daphne Caruana Galizia, and claimed that former prime minister Joseph Muscat and two other people knew of Schembri's al...

The Professional Diving Schools Association (PDSA) has expressed concern over the immediate withdrawal of monitoring at the Ċirkewwa Marine Park, warning that any lapse in enforcement could threaten both the marine environment and one of Malta's...

The government and the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) have been urged to explain why the Malta Ranger Unit (MRU) has been excluded from a new management agreement for the Ċirkewwa Marine Park, despite the rangers' record of monitoring illegal act...

A company can only act through its organs. Its board of directors manages it, and the shareholders (through the general meeting) appoint the board. Where a director's seat is vacated, a new director is typically appointed by the shareholders at a gen...

Two people were seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon after a motorcycle accident in Attard.Police said they were informed of the accident at around 4.30pm in Triq l-Imdina.Preliminary investigations found that a 26-year-old Italian man, who lives i...

The government must stop taking educational decisions which affect children without proper consultation, the Nationalist Party said in a statement reacting to findings by the Ombudsman's office.The findings relate to two investigations conducted by t...

Student organisations and environmental NGOs have expressed deep concern over a decision by the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) Board to allow excavation works and the uprooting of hundreds of trees as part of a major development proposed f...

A court has rejected an attempt by former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to force the police to prosecute a Serbian court-appointed expert whose work formed part of the evidence leading to criminal charges against him in the Vitals hospitals case.Musca...

A man from Gambia was arrested in Paceville after being found in possession of several different types of drugs.The arrest was made in the night between Monday and Tuesday, as police officials carried out inspections and patrols in the Paceville area...

There is something particularly troubling about the government's silence over the future of the Birkirkara Police Station.Governments are usually quick to respond when criticism is directed at them, particularly when the issue concerns public safety....

Inspector Kurt Zahra told jurors on Monday that Yorgen Fenech had received an alleged "script" from Keith Schembri through doctor Adrian Vella, who later told investigators that he saw Fenech crossing out parts of it and complaining that Schembri was...

Police began monitoring Melvin Theuma after information provided by Vince Muscat in 2018, subsequently intercepting calls in which Theuma argued with Yorgen Fenech and said he was secretly recording him, Inspector Kurt Zahra told jurors on Monday.The...

The Yorgen Fenech trial today becomes the second-longest trial in Maltese criminal history involving a killing, as proceedings enter their 48th day.Fenech's trial has now matched in length the jury trial of the so-called "Maksar" gang members, which ...

Roderick Azzopardi, 42, on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges over the killing of Charlotte Zammit after police told the court how they discovered her body inside a Żabbar residence."She came in front of me and made me lose my mind," Roderick ...

Around 15,000 British nationals living in Malta will now be able to donate blood after the authorities lifted a long-standing restriction on people who lived in the United Kingdom during the period 1980 to 1996, the Ministry for Health said in a stat...

A 28-year-old man from St Paul's Bay was grievously injured in a traffic accident in Swieqi on Monday morning.Police said the accident happened at around 11:30am in St Andrews Road. Initial investigations indicate that the man was riding a Suzuki mot...

Two people were hospitalised on Monday morning after the car they were in overturned.The accident happened at around 11am in Triq Burmarrad in St Paul’s Bay, police said in a statement.Preliminary investigations showed that a 65-year-old woman ...

A 27-year-old man from Qormi has admitted to charges in connection with a domestic violence incident in which his former partner allegedly suffered injuries to her leg and hand.Maverick Vella, who works as a sprayer, was arraigned before the court fo...

A 42-year-old unemployed man from Fgura named Emanuel Grech pleaded not guilty to charges linked to an alleged domestic violence case involving his mother, who told police she had become afraid to return to her own home.Prosecuting Inspector Sharona ...

 An American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily's Mount Etna while hiking in an area that was closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity, Italian firefighters said Monday.The 29-year-man from Kansas was rescued by helicop...

One of Belgium's biggest ever wildfires blazed out of control Monday even as cooler weather and rain eased conditions for firefighters, while in Greece a fire briefly flared up near the main airport on the outskirts of Athens.Europe is sweltering thr...

Nature Trust - FEE Malta has described this year's loggerhead turtle nesting season as "very unusual", after Malta recorded 11 nesting attempts but not a single confirmed nest so far this summer.Nature Trust - FEE Malta, together with the Environment...

The government's Tourism Zones Regeneration Agency (TZRA) has completed almost 10 kilometres of public space beautification works across 22 localities in Malta during the first seven months of the year, the Ministry for Local Government and Public Wo...

The Summer Carnival will return from 21 to 23 August 2026, bringing three evenings of colourful parades, dance, music and carnival celebrations to Buġibba and Marsaskala, the Ministry for Arts and Culture said in a statement.Organised by Festiva...

An explosion lasts seconds. Its consequences can linger for months, years, and sometimes much longer.More than two months have passed since the explosion at a pyrotechnics facility in Salini, an incident which affected several farms, properties and e...

A surgical team at Saint James Hospital has performed the first minimally invasive hysterectomy in Malta's private healthcare sector, offering eligible women less pain, no external scarring and a faster recovery, the hospital said Monday.The six-memb...

The post-Pep Guardiola era is getting underway in English soccer amid uncertainty and upheaval - not just at Manchester City but across the whole of the Premier League.Get this: Heading into the new top-flight season beginning Friday, nine clubs have...

Professor of Law Kevin Aquilina has called for the government to establish a commission to undertake an in-depth review of Malta's jury system, arguing that it has become increasingly complex and difficult to manage.In an opinion piece being publishe...

Angèle Zammit wrote a condolence message on Facebook after Saturday's homicide to pay tribute to her sister, Charlotte. She wrote that her sister will always be loved, remembered, and missed.Zammit said that her sister Charlotte never had an e...

In their nearly 250 combined years of existence, no woman has ever been party leader to either the Nationalist Party or the Labour Party - the two major political parties. This is in sharp contrast with the shorter history of smaller parties, which h...

This week, the moon briefly got between the Earth and the sun, creating a spectacular solar eclipse. In Malta, the eclipse was only partial. Elsewhere, people were able to witness the extraordinary phenomenon of daylight temporarily disappearing as t...

Authorities are "belatedly treating the symptoms" of years of lawlessness in Sliema while allowing its root causes to persist, the Sliema Residents Association (SRA) said on Sunday, as it welcomed increased security measures but warned that enforceme...

The Foundation for Medical Services will mobilise its workers and contractors at Mater Dei Hospital on Monday evening to begin construction of the extension to the Emergency Department, a "state-of-the-art" acute mental health unit and other healthca...

The new servizz.gov portal represents a major overhaul in how citizens access government services, moving away from a traditional department-based model towards one centred around people's real-life situations.Servizz.gov CEO Massimo Vella said the u...

A bird park in Naxxar remains closed to the public 10 weeks after an explosion at a nearby pyrotechnics facility in Salini killed several animals and caused extensive damage. Recovery efforts continue to this day and staff are working to help traumat...

Joseph Muscat is upset that Opposition Leader Alex Borg has "brought Muscat into the picture" while briefly commenting on the ongoing trial of Yorgen Fenech.We hate to break it to the former prime minister, but he has been in this particular picture ...

A man who was filmed illegally dumping waste in a Marsa street over the weekend is set to face charges after police identified him within 24 hours of the incident.The Malta Police Force said in a statement on Facebook that it has identified the man r...

Enzo Maresca endured a nightmarish first competitive match in charge of Manchester City as Arsenal scored inside 24 seconds before powering to a 3-0 victory in the Community Shield on Sunday.English soccer's annual season curtain-raiser between the r...

Internationally renowned DJ Calvin Harris closed out this year's edition of SummerDaze Malta in Ta' Qali following his sold-out performance on Saturday night.The Malta Tourism Authority said that Harris brought the seventh edition of this festival to...

Moviment Graffitti has launched "Comino Watch", calling on the public to immediately report any demolition, excavation or construction works, tree uprooting or transportation of heavy machinery to Comino following the Environment and Resources Author...

University Professor Carmel Borg argues that while education is widely seen as a pathway to better opportunities, research shows it can also reinforce existing social inequalities. Poor accessibility and inconsistent quality prevent education from fu...

The General Workers' Union has denied that its staff have ever threatened or assaulted residents staying at Dar Emmaus and have called for its industrial dispute with the voluntary organisation to resolve its payment row.On Friday, 14 August, Dar Emm...

The Nationalist Party has paid tribute to the memory of Charles Demicoli, who has passed away at the age of 80.The PN said that Demicoli had dedicated long years of his life contributing to the PN and its cause.The party said that Demicoli will be re...

The Malta Federation of Organisations Persons with Disability (MFOPD) is expecting for persons with disabilities, their parents, and their representative organisations to be consulted in all issues concerning them and for this to become a standard pr...

Momentum is calling on the government to buy back the remaining rights under the 150-year emphyteutical concession covering the Comino Hotel and bungalow area, arguing that the island should be permanently protected from large-scale development.The c...

The group Residenti Beltin have called upon the capital city's local council "to make cleanliness, maintenance, enforcement and the protection of Valletta's urban environment a standing priority; to actively monitor the standards being delivered; and...

A 44-year-old woman from Xgħajra was found dead at a residence in Żabbar on Saturday afternoon, with police arresting a 42-year-old man who was found at the scene.A police spokesperson on site told journalists that they are treating the inc...

Melvin Theuma completed a week of testimony in the Yorgen Fenech murder trial on Friday, with the defence spending much of the final day challenging his credibility, his account of his meetings at Castille and his claim that he acted on Fenech's inst...

Melvin Theuma on Friday completed six days of testimony in the Yorgen Fenech murder trial, after the defence spent the final day attacking his credibility and challenging his account of his meetings at Castille, the assassination plot and his relatio...

After seven weeks of hearing testimony about the people, places and events surrounding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the jurors in the Yorgen Fenech trial by jury on Friday and Saturday saw the case move from the courtroom into the real-world...

Four people were safely rescued after a boat capsized in the vicinity of St Paul's Islands on Saturday, the Civil Protection Department said.CPD rescuers from Station 5 responded to reports of the capsized boat and launched a coordinated operation wi...

Human life must never be regarded as disposable, regardless of a person's age, health or ability, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi said on Saturday as he celebrated the pontifical Mass for the feast of the Assumption at the parish church of Santa ...

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake shook the Linguaglossa area in the province of Catania at 12:24pm on Saturday according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).The shallow tremor occurred at a depth of just one kilometer, with its e...

An office at Castille which was used seven years ago was viewed on Saturday as part of court-ordered inspections linked to the ongoing Yorgen Fenech murder trial, with the Office of the Prime Minister stressing that the government is "completely extr...

Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair flight shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man's head to be sucked through the opening before fellow passengers pulled him back inside, U.S. investigators said Thursday.A fan blade...

Floriana Floriana Dispensary,29, Triq Vincenzo Dimech, Ħamrun Thomas' Pharmacy, 796, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp; Qormi Honest Pharmacy, Triq Anici; Birkirkara Pharmaplus, Triq Ganu; San Ġwann Brown's Pharmacy, 92-94, Triq il-Mensija...

As Malta prepares to welcome the absolute peak of the summer tourist season, the nation is rolling out a comprehensive and coordinated security strategy designed to protect both local residents and incoming visitors, the government said Saturday. Wit...

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 38 people, collapsing buildings and homes as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said six people were injured, an...

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City stree...

Ash spewing from Sicily's Mount Etna has forced the closure of the Italian island's largest airport for the fifth consecutive day, stranding hundreds of summer holiday travelers during the busiest travel week of the year.Catania's airport will remain...

Any effort to improve Malta's Family Court system, make it more efficient and ensure that cases are dealt with in a reasonable amount of time should be welcomed.The publication of the Family Court Procedures Regulations 2026, together with the relate...

Malta recorded the largest increase in household electricity consumption in the EU between 2015 and 2024, with consumption rising by almost 66%, according to Eurostat figures highlighted by Mark Anthony Sammut.Sammut shared the figures on social medi...

Two investigations which were being conducted by the Commissioner for Education, Chief Justice Emeritus Vincent A. De Gaetano, concerning matters affecting students with disabilities have been closed following developments during the investigations a...

A hunter was filmed shooting at a flock of protected Squacco Herons along the Żonqor coast yesterday morning, killing three birds BirdLife said Friday. The incident was witnessed and documented by a BirdLife Malta team, which immediately alerted...

The Government has a duty to explain clearly and immediately whether there will continue to be a Police Station in Birkirkara and where this District Police Station will operate from, the Nationalist Party said Friday.It should also explain why matte...

A furious confrontation erupted between convicted hitman George Degiorgio and self-confessed murder middleman Melvin Theuma during Yorgen Fenech's trial by jury on Thursday, with Degiorgio branding Theuma "the biggest liar" before security officers i...

A heated exchange erupted in court between self-confessed murder middleman Melvin Theuma and one of the hitmen, George Degiorgio on Thursday, prompting security officers to intervene as the two men traded accusations during the trial by jury of Yorge...

Swieqi Mayor Noel Muscat has called on Prime Minister Robert Abela to take immediate and decisive action over what he described as an ongoing garbage crisis in the locality.In a letter addressed to Abela, Muscat raised concerns about the management o...

Valletta Empire Pharmacy (Branch), 46, Triq Melita; Ħamrun Darwin Pharmacy, 152, Triq il-Kbira San Ġużepp; Żebbuġ Tal-Grazzja Pharmacy, Triq Franġisk Farrugia; Birkirkara Brown's Pharmacy, 32, Triq Fleur-de-Lys; Ġ&#...

Mental health care and services in our country are facing serious difficulties, to the detriment of patients and their families, the Nationalist Party said Friday.The absence of an Acute Psychiatric Unit at Mater Dei Hospital is leaving patients with...

Malta has reached the limits of what its infrastructure can sustain as tourism continues to affect residents' quality of life, ADPD-The Green Party chairperson Sandra Gauci has warned.Gauci said the high volume of tourists visiting Malta throughout t...

 Nigel Farage beat trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked special election.Farage received 22,239 votes and Binface, who finished in second, won ...

Yesterday was World Organ Donation Day - a day dedicated towards raising awareness about the life-saving act of organ donation.Locally, the day was marked by Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ian Borg as he registered to be an organ donor him...

Moviment Graffitti has announced a crowdfunding campaign to appeal the ERA permit for the uprooting of trees and construction works on the Comino Nature Reserve, as well as to finance future actions aimed "at saving Comino from greed.""ERA's shameful...

A former Malta ambassador to Libya charged with rape and a string of sexual and domestic violence offences allegedly committed against a subordinate, including at the Maltese embassy in Tripoli, has been released on bail.Franklin Aquilina, 51, who to...

A man who admitted possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material, including material depicting children under nine and children subjected to extreme abuse, has been handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for four years.He cannot be named be...

Nationalist Party MPS Adrian Delia and Julie Zahra have called for clarity over the future of the Birkirkara police station after plans were submitted for the building currently housing the station to be converted for touristic purposes.Zahra has wri...

The NGO Repubblika has criticised the use of Armed Forces of Malta soldiers in Swieqi to deter anti-social behaviour, questioning what powers the soldiers have been authorised and why the police has not been able to dedicate the necessary resources t...

On World Organ Donation Day, Thursday 13th August, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Ian Borg encouraged more people to register their willingness to become organ donors after death, noting that a single donor can help save up to eight l...

The latest figures on road traffic accidents on our roads should be a cause for serious concern and require immediate, coordinated action to ensure that road safety truly becomes a national priority, the Nationalist Party said on Thursday.In a statem...

Gharghur residents have raised concerns about what is taking place in their locality, with a country road being covered in cement before works were stopped and a sign next to the Madliena bridge needing to be replaced.It was yesterday that Ramblers M...

There are few sights more predictable in a Maltese summer than politicians appearing at village feasts. Scroll through social media from late June until September and the pattern becomes impossible to miss. One evening they are in Mosta, the next in ...

The final phase of works is underway on an approximately 7,000-square-metre site bordering Mqabba and Qrendi, known as Tal-Mitħna, the Environment Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.The area, which was used as a quarry for many years, is b...

Young people gathered at Kennedy Grove in St Paul’s Bay to celebrate creativity, talent and volunteering during a festival marking International Youth Day.The event, held on Wednesday, was organised by a group of young volunteers with the suppo...

The OASI Foundation has welcomed the opening of Seba’ Sema f’Kull Staġun, a new early childhood education centre that places screen-free learning and real-life experiences at the core of its educational philosophy.In a statement, the...

A structure fire broke out in a street-level garage in Żebbuġ on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents as firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control.The Civil Protection Department said firefighters from Stations ...

Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness.The crowds brought lawn ...

Large parts of western Europe will be sweltering once again on Thursday, with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on record.Forecasters are predicting the mercury to rise as high as 38 Ce...

Tens of thousands of voters are heading to the polls Thursday in a special election in a small seaside resort just outside London that will pit a potential candidate to be the next U.K. prime minister against a collection of independents, jokers and ...

Melvin Theuma admitted under cross-examination on Wednesday that he had lied when he implicated former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, as defence lawyer Gianella De Marco repeatedly challenged the self-confe...

Melvin Theuma's credibility came under sustained attack on Wednesday as defence lawyer Gianella De Marco confronted him with his own contradictions, forcing the self-confessed middleman to admit that he had lied about Keith Schembri's alleged involve...