Thousands of prisoners were crammed into a squalid prison to the east of Kabul last month until the Taliban set them free as they closed in on the capital. It was a strategy the hardline Islamists used across the country during their...

Ronald Koeman is adamant Barcelona will be better soon but he heads to Granada in La Liga on Monday under pressure, with his team accused not just of losing but of losing their identity. Barca were outplayed in a 3-0 defeat by Bayern...

Two major business lobbies have added their voices to warnings that the government is poaching workers from the private sector. The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry and the Gozo Business Chamber both said that membe...

Milan bounce straight from one massive game to another on Sunday when they travel to fierce rivals Juventus still reeling from defeat in their first Champions League match since 2014. The seven-time European champions came away from ...

Think of Aston Martin and what springs to mind? Luxurious grand tourers, perhaps, or maybe even the vehicle of choice for a certain spy? Certainly when the firm announced its DBX – Aston’s first-ever SUV – it raised a few eyebr...

The Emmys honouring the best in television return Sunday for the first in-person ceremony since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the return of a (small, socially distanced) audience, there are plenty of potential...

A 19-year-old was taken to hospital with grievous injuries on Friday night after he was involved in a two-car collision in Naxxar. The crash happened on Triq il-Fortizza tal-Mosta at around 10.30pm, the police said in a statement.  ...

Jurgen Klopp says Thiago Alcantara has “much more” to offer Liverpool after coronavirus and a knee injury restricted his appearances during his first season with the Premier League club. The 30-year-old Spain international arrive...

Nationalist Party deputy leader Robert Arrigo has said that he is slowly getting better after spending 10 days in intensive care in hospital.  In his first public statement since being admitted, Arrigo said that he was left speechle...

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The MSE Equity Total Return Index lost 1.8% during this week’s trading and ended at 8,005.685 points. Thirteen equities were active, as nine were in the red, two gained, while another two equities remained unchanged. The equity ind...

These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with news that Keith Schembri’s wife, Josette Schembri Vella, has been charged with money laundering offences related to her company.  The newsp...

Spencer Garden in Marsa is to be regenerated with tree nurseries, and a ‘green wall’ that will act as a sound barrier, in a project that is to be dedicated to late naturalist Guido Lanfranco.  The €2 million project, which is ...

On September 21, Heritage Malta is opening four of its museums and sites which would otherwise be closed on Tuesdays, namely Fort St Angelo, the National Museum of Archaeo­logy, St Paul’s Catacombs and the Palace Armoury. St Paul�...

Valletta coach Jose Antonio Cardoso Mendes has told his players to put behind them their derby debacle against Floriana as the Citizens look to relaunch their league campaign when they face Gżira United at the National Stadium on S...

Maltese sailors Antonia Schultheis and Victoria Schultheis endured a difficult day at the European Sailing Championships in Thessaloniki, Greece, as they slipped to second place in the overall standings of the 49ERFX. The Schultheis ...

Pre-budget documents should be a realistic assessment of what needs to be done in the year ahead to balance the public finance books, encourage economic growth and deal with the various challenges facing the country. When such a docu...

While diving schools across the island are welcoming back eager divers this month, the industry is yet to fully recover, especially having suffered a ‘massive’ number of last-minute cancellations due to vaccination travel entry r...

The Nationalist Party is in overdrive. It has smelt an election on the horizon and with this has started issuing ideas to entice the electorate into believing in the conservative party’s relevance in today’s modern age. As someon...

Google blocked new downloads of a Russian opposition voting app under "extraordinary duress," sources close to the matter said Friday, as international outrage and concern built over the decision. The company faced public threats fro...