A man believed to be behind two hold-ups in less than 24 hours has been caught and arrested by the police’s major crimes unit. The suspect, who is 38 years old, was caught in Qormi after police received a report that he was seen fo...

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich must reshuffle their starting side – with five players in quarantine – before hosting struggling Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday in a final tune-up ahead of their top-of-the-table clash at Dortmund....

Dutch health authorities said Saturday that 61 passengers from two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 and the results were being examined for the new Omicron variant. The people who tested positive were now being ...

Napoli will pay tribute to Diego Maradona on Sunday when they host Lazio hoping to put two painful and costly consecutive defeats behind them. The football world honoured Maradona on the anniversary of his death on Thursday but Napol...

The performance of innovative and entrepreneurial companies plays a vital role in the growth of their respective industries as well as of the Maltese economy as a whole. In pursuit of consistent excellence, while raising the industry...

The Malta Netball Association announced in a statement this week that it had reconfirmed its National team’s technical staff for the upcoming term. This comes following the first international commitments for the squad in a number ...

War. There’s a word associated with bombs and soldiers. But what about those women who played a key role during those difficult times? Actress and writer Kim Dalli has been collecting the stories of these unsung wartime heroines to...

The 12-point gap between Premier League leaders Chelsea and Manchester United after just 12 games finally cost Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his job as the Red Devils manager, but the Blues provide the inspiration for what United could still ...

The Munxar local council, in collaboration with the JP2 Foundation and the Munxar parish, are tomorrow, November 28, organising a vocal and harp recital by soprano Rosabelle Bianchi and harpist Lydia Buttigieg to commemo­rate those ...

Balzan FC face their first real test since the appointment of Paul Zammit as first-team coach on Sunday when they take on Premier League leaders Hibernians at the National Stadium (kick-off: 6pm). It has been almost a month since Pau...

      These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with news of Malta banning travel from six southern African nations to prevent the spread of the new WHO variant of concern ‘Omicron’....

Snippets of opera from the most renowned arias and duets ever written by Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni and Bizet will feature at A Little Bit of Opera concert to be held at Kempinski Hotel, San Lawrenz, on Saturday at 8pm. Sopranos Stefan...

Mark Anthony, while eulogising the assassinated Julius Caesar, said that “the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones. So let it be with Caesar”. Quite naturally, he wanted exactly the opposit...

There does not seem to be any undue opposition to a measure that will decriminalise the carrying and personal leisure use of cannabis in a moderate controlled manner. A Labour legislation proposal includes such a measure and moderate...

Legendary Broadway songwriter Stephen Sondheim, widely recognized as having revolutionized American musical theatre, died Friday at age 91, his lawyer told The New York Times. F. Richard Pappas said Sondheim -- known for musicals inc...

Poor ‘invisible’ Pakistanis I would like to express my gratitude to the Mission Fund for their donation of €3,500 for our mission here in Pakistan. This money will go to our crises intervention fund. These last two years have b...

Obituaries RAMSAY SCICLUNA. On November 25, MARIE CHRISTIANE RAMSAY SCICLUNA PERGOLA, Baroness of Tabria, known to all as Muffy, passed away peacefully. She leaves to mourn her loss, her daughter Justine, partner Anthony Miceli Demaj...

The United States, Brazil, Canada, and Saudi Arabia became the latest countries Friday to restrict travel from southern Africa, where a new COVID strain labelled a "variant of concern" has been discovered in a potentially heavy blow ...

 The Civil Protection Department rescued at least 15 people caught in dangerous situations after Thursday’s floods, CPD director Emanuel Psaila said. After a month’s worth of rain came down over the island and streets became ove...

Politicians do not miss an opportunity to claim that their mission is to serve the country and its people. Yet, notwithstanding such declared lofty ideals, it is not uncommon to realise that quite a few are, in fact, there to see wha...