The trial of Yorgen Fenech continues this morning with the testimony of the accused himself.Fenech started his testimony yesterday, minutes after Judge Edwina Grima turned down a request by the defence to dissolve the trial.On Friday, the accused mur...

The Nationalist Party said Saturday that the decision to deduct €5 from a person's Tallinja Card if it is not used for a year raises an obvious question: if we want to encourage more people to use public transport, why are we penalising those wh...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malta's Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs)at 'A+' with a Stable Outlook. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary.Malta's rating is supported by robust economic growth, high per capi...

Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, have been ordered to pay an initial 9.5 million pounds ($13 million) to the publisher of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper following their failed invasion of privacy case - and could face an additional ...

An 18-year-old man with a sword attacked a school Friday in central Sweden, leaving one person dead and at least two others seriously injured, a police chief said.Police Chief Tommy Alriksson told a news conference that the suspect had been arrested ...

The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the h...

Yorgen Fenech told the jury on Friday that Keith Schembri was the person who drew him into dealings with Melvin Theuma after Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination, including passing on warnings about police investigations.Taking the witness stand in...

Yorgen Fenech is testifying in his own trial after Judge Edwina Grima earlier ruled that there are no grounds for the trial by jury to be dissolved.Judge Grima gave her decree at the start of the afternoon session after the defence requested the diss...

Judge Edwina Grima on Friday rejected a motion filed by Yorgen Fenech's defence to have his trial by jury dissolved over concerns on media headlines that jurors may have seen on their court-provided tablets.The motion centred around a discovery that ...

The past few years have offered little in the way of economic when it comes to Malta having a national airline.First, a few years back, the perennially financially troubled Air Malta folded and was declared bankrupt.  It was replaced by KM Malta...

A rock formation has collapsed along the coast of the Aħrax area near Għadira, prompting Mellieħa Mayor Gabriel Micallef to issue an urgent safety warning to the public, though no injuries have been reported.In a social media announcem...

FIFA banned three Argentina players on Friday, including a 10-match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents after losing the World Cup final.The ban for Paredes - who grabbed Spain's Eric Garcia by the throat and pushe...

A 41-year-old man from Ħal-Qormi has suffered serious injuries after the van he was driving caught fire and crashed into the parapet of a private residence in Ħaż-Żebbuġ.The accident happened at around noon on Friday in Triq ...

A 39-year-old man resident of Żabbar was seriously injured earlier today in a traffic accident on St Francis Street, Cospicua, the police said.The incident occurred at around 7.30am, when assistance was requested. Initial investigations showed t...

 Newcomer Christos Tzolis helped set up two goals as defending champion Arsenal opened the Premier League season by dismantling promoted Coventry 3-0 to spoil the visitor's long-awaited return to the top flight Friday.After ending a 22-year wait...

 George Russell got back to the front of the Formula 1 field on Friday and joked it's because he's no longer carrying an engagement ring.Russell took the fight to his series-leading Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli as he qualified on pole positi...

The Nationalist Party said it is insisting that the accounts of KM Malta Airlines are published, following reports that the national carrier is recording losses amounting to tens of millions of euros, far exceeding the original projections.These repo...

Transport Malta has rolled out a new option for vehicle owners facing space constraints on their front bumpers, allowing them to use an official registration plate sticker instead of a traditional physical plate.This alternative is not open to everyo...

Today, as Charlotte Zammit is laid to rest following her tragic death on 15 August, the Malta Women's Lobby has released a powerful and unsparing statement condemning systemic failures in protecting women from gender-based violence.Highlighting a gri...

 Malta's beaches are many things at once: places to swim, socialise and escape the summer heat, sources of income for businesses and concession operators, and increasingly, spaces which remain busy well after the sun has gone down.But they are a...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Animal Welfare, Alicia Bugeja Said, has announced that she gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday.Bugeja Said shared the news on her social media pages on Friday. Her daughter has been named Maelle, she shared."With our...

The Minister for Housing and Lands, Owen Bonnici, announced three positive changes to the First-Time Buyers Scheme, the most important being the doubling of the assistance provided to persons with disabilities to €20,000.The First-Time Buyers Sc...

Six Italian nationals were arrested at Malta International Airport on Thursday evening in connection with a spate of car vandalism in Swieqi, Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield said.In a Facebook post, Bedingfield said the six men, all Italian n...

A 47-year-old man from Ħamrun was granted bail on Friday after pleading not guilty to charges of domestic assault and damaging his former partner's phone.The accused appeared before the court following an incident that took place between 4am and...

A donkey on the loose in northern Germany attacked two motorists by jumping into their van on Friday, kicking and biting them along with a third woman who tried to help restrain the aggressive equine, police said.The incident south of the coastal cit...

Five Maltese people were arrested by police on Wednesday as they allegedly formed part of an organised drug trafficking ring, the force said in a statement on Friday.Police said that the arrests were made after simultaneous searches at four different...

VisitMalta has become the main shirt sponsor of Ars et Labor Ferrara Calcio, formerly known as SPAL, it was revealed during the club's kit unveiling on Thursday, 20 August. The football club was acquired by Gozitan construction entrepreneur Joseph Po...

The St George Primary School in Qormi is undergoing a €15 million transformation that will see the decades-old school converted into a modern educational facility, with the first phase expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027, the E...

A summer of extreme heat has left many Tunisians short of water and electricity - and full of anger at the country's leadership. Protesters rallied in the capital Tunis on Thursday, many calling on President Kais Saied to leave power.Mobilized by a n...

The court handed a 15-year prison sentence to an Italian man found in possession of 54kg of cannabis worth around €800,000.Santo Arena initially pled not guilty following a 2023 arrest tied to drug trafficking and possession charges. However, he...

Daphne Caruana Galizia's son Andrew told jurors about his mother's investigative work, her fears in the weeks before her assassination and the devastating impact her death had on the family, as his testimony brought the prosecution's case in Yorgen F...

The morning session of the Yorgen Fenech trial was dominated by a sustained challenge from the defence over what Inspector Kurt Zahra knew about allegations involving former government officials, what investigators recorded during their questioning o...

The animal hospital in Ta’ Qali has been renovated and equipped with modern equipment so that, in the near future, it can also be used by MCAST students who are following the veterinary course, which is now being offered in Malta, while also co...

25 student organisations welcomed the public consultation on the reform of the planning appeals system which concluded on Thursday, but highlighted a loophole which allows the Cabinet to allow – at its sole discretion – a development to p...

 A woman died and at least two other people were injured as severe storms caused extensive damage overnight across parts of Germany. Further southeast, in the Balkans, firefighters continued to battle wildfires that have been raging across Europ...

St Vincent de Paul has strengthened its diagnostic imaging services with the introduction of a third ultrasound machine, this time dedicated to musculoskeletal imaging, following an investment of €85,000.In a statement, the Health Ministry said ...

A 24-year-old man from Balzan suffered grievous injuries after being struck by a car in Birkirkara on Thursday morning.Police said they were informed of the incident at around 8:45am and were called to Mdina Road, where a person had been injured in a...

During the second quarter of 2026, a total of 3,126 new dwellings were approved, registering an increase of 3.3 per cent when compared to the same quarter of 2025, the NSO said Thursday.Approved residential building permits and dwellingsBuilding perm...

The government has officially concluded the public consultation process on its proposed reform of Malta's planning appeals system, marking what it described as the first step towards introducing new legislation aimed at making the appeals process fai...

In an emotional Facebook tribute, Ġorġ Mallia's wife, Shirley Cauchi, remembered Mallia not only as a respected public figure but as a devoted husband whose greatest concern, even in his final hours, was her wellbeing.Cauchi recounted how M...

This year's edition of Rockestra, in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund, will take place on Saturday, 26 September, and will commemorate the memory of Maestro Aurelio Belli, who organised the event with great passion and dedicated significant effo...

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won't resume their roles as working members of the royal family, The Associated Press learned Wednesday.The couple's chi...

A 67-year-old man from Valletta sustained grievous injuries yesterday afternoon following a traffic collision in Paola.Police said they were informed of the incident on Triq Ħal Luqa at around 4pm.Preliminary investigations revealed that the col...

A traffic accident on 13 December Road in Marsa is causing a major mayhem in the area.A car has overturned on the lane heading towards Valletta.According to the Maltese Roads Traffic Updates Facebbok page, there is huge traffic along most of the Isla...

According to the Central Bank of Malta's latest forecasts, the outlook for economic growth is expected to remain robust with GDP growth projected at 3.8% in 2026, 3.6% in 2027 and 3.8% in 2028.Growth is expected to be led by private consumption which...

Cristian Chivu's brand of brotherly love could be just what Serie A champion Inter Milan needs to dominate Italian soccer again this season.More than a few eyebrows were raised when the inexperienced Chivu was hired last year to replace Simone Inzagh...

Malta cannot seriously aspire to build a more competitive, productive and resilient economy while treating research and development as a peripheral concern. The latest figures published by Eurostat should therefore serve as a wake-up call to governme...

Opening a Premier League season away to the defending champions and title favorites would be something to fear for most promoted teams.For Coventry, it's purely something to celebrate.Over the past 15 years, the club from central England has had to d...

Max Verstappen says he seriously considered leaving Formula 1 before the four-time champion instead committed to four more years with Red Bull on Thursday.The announcement of his contract extension ahead of Verstappen's home Dutch Grand Prix this wee...

A legal dispute over whether jurors could have been exposed to news headlines on their court-issued tablets opened Wednesday morning's sitting of the Yorgen Fenech murder trial, before proceedings moved into a tense examination of Inspector Kurt Zahr...

A 74-year-old man accused of shooting two police officers admitted firing in their direction after warning them not to enter and that he would defend himself, because he believed they had sided with a contractor with whom he was in dispute, a court h...

Former PL MP and Authority for Integrity in Maltese Sport CEO Jean Claude Micallef has questioned the seeming lack of an investigation into the content of remarks made by the now ex Malta waterpolo coach Milan Cirovic.Cirovic said in an interview on ...

The Yorgen Fenech murder trial descended into a series of legal skirmishes Wednesday morning, with the defence raising concerns about jurors potentially accessing news headlines on their tablets and later accusing Inspector Kurt Zahra of giving false...

In the second quarter of 2026, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased by 3,086 over the previous quarter.At the end of June 2026, the stock of licensed motor vehicles stood at 463,734. Out of this total, 73.1 per cent were passenger cars, 14....

Johann Vella, the police officer who narrowly survived critical gunshot wounds sustained during the St Julian's armed standoff has returned home after being discharged from Mater Dei Hospital.Special Intervention Unit officer Johann Vella was serious...

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 ...

A car crash involving a prison van on Wednesday afternoon has resulted in six persons being hospitalised, a police spokesperson told The Malta Independent.On Wednesday, at 2:45pm, a Renault Trafic prison van and an Isuzu Elf 250 collided in Triq ...

The Ministry for Health has started providing a new treatment, through the medicine Emicizumab, to people with Haemophilia A, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.  Patients with this rare blood condition have a deficiency of Factor VII...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published an overview of the work undertaken by its Enforcement Function in 2025, highlighting its continued focus on regulatory compliance, market integrity and consumer protection.During the year, t...

The autonomous bus project in Gozo commenced its public testing phase after the completion of the commissioning phase, marking another important milestone in the rollout of this innovative EU-funded mobility initiative, Malta Public Transport said We...

The Nationalist Party praised a pilot project started in Gozo which will see an autonomous bus operating in the streets of San Lawrenz and Gharb, saying that this is the type of innovation that Malta should be exploring.“The pilot project invol...

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...

The Police have issued an urgent warning following a sharp rise in reports regarding deceptive text messages being sent in the name of the Malta Taxation and Customs Administration.These messages lure the public with a supposed tax refund and contain...

Tributes have poured in for beloved author, cartoonist and academic Professor Ġorġ Mallia following his death aged 68, with people remembering him as a man whose work influenced generations of readers, students and media professionals.Prime...

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...