Malta Today
Tue,30 Dec 2025 06:59:00 +0100 Looking back 2025 | How Ħamrun brought European football to Ta’ Qali
Finally, a nation obsessed with football could watch a Maltese team play European football well beyond the preliminary stages
Tue,30 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100 Free healthcare: We need to protect Malta’s best asset
I don’t think people realise what it must feel like to go to a hospital and be asked to fill out paperwork to confirm that you are covered by insurance before you are even seen
Tue,30 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100 Looking back 2025 | Podcasts, and rage bait, continued to change Malta’s media landscape
Looking back at 2025, two podcasts stand out among the fold because they elicited emotion and commanded social media engagement. In short, they knew how to outrage the masses and keep the attention on them
Mon,29 Dec 2025 17:20:27 +0100 Looking back 2025 | Israeli drone attack exposed Malta’s defence weaknesses
There was one incident in May 2025, which brought home the stark truth that neutrality on its own is not the magical cloak that shields Malta from calamity. A drone attack on the humanitarian vessel Conscience, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coali...
Mon,29 Dec 2025 14:01:23 +0100 Cold, cloudy start to the new year with isolated showers expected
Mostly cloudy skies, isolated showers and a sharp drop in temperatures are expected to mark the end of the year and the start of 2026, with a brief cold snap giving way to milder conditions by the weekend
Mon,29 Dec 2025 13:45:54 +0100 Smokers caught outside of designated zones in Golden Bay, Ramla l-Ħamra face €150 fines
The measure, announced last September, will allow authorities to fine smokers €150 if they smoke outside of designated smoking areas
Mon,29 Dec 2025 12:35:35 +0100 Campaigners release interactive map showing significance of Manoel Island
The map categorises the island’s features into archaeological and built heritage, terrestrial and marine biodiversity, and social elements such as collective memories associated with specific locations on the island
Mon,29 Dec 2025 11:20:57 +0100 Unprecedented increase in pushbacks from Malta’s SAR zone
Malta Migration Archive records 242 distress calls in first six months of the year • Libyan coast guard allowed into SAR at least 16 times
Mon,29 Dec 2025 10:49:09 +0100 Parts of Upper Barrakka have been cemented over, but don’t panic just yet...
The works are part of a solution to deal with water seepage damaging the Combined War HQ underneath, according to Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna’s executive chairman
Mon,29 Dec 2025 10:06:13 +0100 Trump, Zelenskyy say progress made in Ukraine peace talks, but territory remains sticking point
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say talks in Florida have delivered major progress towards ending the Ukraine war, but deep divisions over territory and security guarantees continue to cloud prospects for a final deal
Mon,29 Dec 2025 06:15:00 +0100 Looking Back 2025 | How the Maksar gang trial exposed Malta’s darkest gangland chapter
The trial began on 24 April, more than four years after the arrests. Over six weeks, jurors heard testimony from 157 witnesses, reviewed CCTV footage, phone data, autopsy evidence and crime-scene reconstruction
Mon,29 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100 The sermon from the dinner table
Often, the discussion was about the good food, the excellent wine, the labrador that puked on the carpet, the time the children spend on their smart phone, the assessments at schools, the university lecturers who did not turn up, the wrong medical d...
Mon,29 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100 Looking back 2025 | Alex Borg: Enthusiasm surges but gravitas lags
Alex Borg’s first 100 days as Opposition leader have been marked by something the Nationalist Party has not experienced in over a decade—a surge in enthusiasm among supporters and a perceptible closing of the trust deficit with the Labou...
Sun,28 Dec 2025 12:29:03 +0100 Actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91
Foundation confirms death of French actress who retired from cinema in 1973 to campaign for animal welfare
Sun,28 Dec 2025 12:17:39 +0100 Labour Party pays tribute to Karin Grech on 48th anniversary of her death
Prime Minister Robert Abela says Grech’s memory remains relevant today as atrocities continue in nearby countries
Sun,28 Dec 2025 06:59:00 +0100 A year of growth, and questions Malta can no longer avoid
Looking back at 2025, Malta can reasonably say it navigated a difficult global environment better than most. But the year also exposed the limits of a model that leans heavily on labour expansion, property-driven capital allocation, and ri...
Sun,28 Dec 2025 06:44:00 +0100 Looking back 2025 | They said it on MaltaToday
Part 1 of 2 | A look back at the best quotes from the weekly interviews with various protagonists from the political, social and cultural spheres
Sun,28 Dec 2025 06:31:00 +0100 Looking back 2025 | The year from our cartoonists pen
We look back at some of the best cartoons that appeared in MaltaToday throughout 2025, drawn by Mikiel Galea
Sun,28 Dec 2025 06:15:00 +0100 Looking back 2025 | Robert Abela: U-turns, balancing acts and hyperbole
Robert Abela still offers a steady pair of hands on the economy but when it comes to foreign affairs, political direction and managing the side effects of growth, Labour is now boiling in its own contradictions as the prime minister is leaving too m...
Sun,28 Dec 2025 06:02:00 +0100 Reflecting on our 2025
To all those people and sources who have trusted us with their stories and comments, we thank you for helping us tell your story to the rest of the country