Josette Zammit, a resident in a Mosta care home for the elderly, can’t wait for the day she can hug her “little sister”, 73-year-old Georgette, again. The sisters have not been able to meet,...

Following a strong fourth quarter performance across equity markets, the month of January kicked off with a slow start. Despite the procyclical support that is expected to pave the path to an econ...

The nurses' union has appealed to the government to remedy long-standing issues which are contributing to the exodus of medical staff. It is also calling for a meeting with the prime minister 'to ...

French police are holding a man under arrest after discovering a severed head in a box that had been thrown out of a window in the centre of the southern port city of Toulon. Local police said the...

Valletta FC managed to register one defender in the final hours of the January transfer window, Serbia’s Ivan Maric, the Times of Malta can confirm. Reports on Monday night had claimed that the...

Yorgen Fenech is back in the dock on Tuesday when the case against him for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia continues.  Caruana Galizia was assassinated on October 16, 2017 in an e...

Heritage Malta is extending its discount scheme this month while introducing new combo tickets and marking Valentine’s Day with a special offer. The 50 per cent discount on the Multi-site Ticket...

In October 2019, Iranian dissident Ruhollah Zam was running a widely followed news site based in France, accompanied by his family and benefitting from refugee status as well as security in his co...

The advertisement posted on an app that lists meet-up spots for single Orthodox Jews might, before the pandemic, have seemed bizarre. “Terrace with a view of Jerusalem,” it read. “Bring warm...

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.

BNF Bank held a virtual ceremony to award employees, based on the evaluation of performance, nominations by peers and endorsement by management. The ceremony concluded yet another year of achievem...

The law speaks clearly of maintaining “high standards in public life”. The people expect and deserve no less, particularly as they continue to learn about the disdainful manner in which politi...

The health authorities are no longer advising women to avoid pregnancy if getting vaccinated but say that those at high risk of severe complications from COVID-19 should discuss the matter with th...

US President Joe Biden met Monday with a group of Republican senators who are pushing an alternative to his massive Covid-19 relief plan, but no agreement was reached. Biden, who campaigned on res...

During my stay in Africa many years ago, I came across a curious custom. At the beginning of every year, locals would scribble their wish on a small piece of paper and place it in a small woven ba...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday. The front pages are dominated by evidence in court on Monday by Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma in the compilation of evidence against t...

Eight months ago, I wrote an article on tourism bubbles and Malta’s plan to open up. The prime minister, in his yellow shorts from his boat deck in Sicily, believed then, and still believes (or ...

A Maltese-British man who recovered from a gambling addiction more than 10 years ago, is leading a campaign to force the UK government to ban betting firms from football shirt sponsorship. Matt Za...

Obituaries D’ALESSANDRO. On January 30, at Mater Dei Hospital, LINA née Farrugia, sadly passed away. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband Josie, her children Rinaldo, Roma and her husband ...

ECB monetary operations On January 25, 2021, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the seven-day Main Refinancing Operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on January 26, 2021, and attracte...