A 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was allegedly stabbed by a fellow student at St Clare's College in Pembroke, the police said.The episode occurred just before school lessons started at 7.45am when a dispute between the two fourth-form...

A new Eurobarometer survey shows that Maltese citizens view growing public distrust toward democratic institutions, foreign information manipulation, and AI-driven political content as the most serious challenges facing democracy in the European Unio...

A planning application for a 13-storey apartment block in Xlendi is set to go before the Planning Authority Board on Thursday.The application is marked as phase 2 of a project following the approval of a planning application for the demolition and ex...

High buildings are a threat to fireworks spectacles, the Malta Pyrotechnic Association said Monday.Traditional fireworks displays are part of our collective memory that identifies a culture and gives authenticity to its people. They have a historical...

One month after losing her son, Nicoletta "Nicki" Farrugia Mangion submitted her dissertation and made a promise that his memory would guide her. Today, that promise lives on in the Wings of Hope Foundation, a space she created for parents or guardia...

While the reach and accessibility of social media has grown, current and former politicians stress that personal contact between candidates and constituents remains essential.The Malta Independent on Sunday spoke to five former politicians, and two c...

There is an urgent need for a governance framework that allows for better coordination in the maritime sector, Malta Maritime Forum chairman Godwin Xerri said. That is why we are calling for a dedicated maritime authority, an entity that owns the nat...

 Pope Leo XIV challenged Lebanon's political leaders on Sunday to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside, as he sought to give Lebanon's long-suffering people a message of hope and bolster a crucial Christian communit...

Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba warned that democracy is being "deliberately undermined" by right-wing extremism and populist "strongmen," and urged progressive parties to confront growing inequalities and reconnect with disillusioned voters, as he addr...

The 2025 edition of the President's Walk in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund was held on Sunday with the participants finishing in St George's Square, Valletta.In a statement, the Office of the President said that the event saw thousands of peop...

An 83-year-old man was taken to hospital after an accident on Triq San Pawl, St Paul's Bay, the police confirmed.Preliminary investigations found that the man was riding a MotoGuzzi motorbike when he lost control and fell turning on a roundabout. The...

The PN said that it is striking that, in the same week a property market study showed how it has become practically impossible for young families and first-time buyers to keep up with ever-rising housing prices, a news report revealed how Minister Ro...

For years, Malta has danced on the edge of a cliff of its own making - testing limits, ignoring warnings, and clinging stubbornly to a narrative that fooled no one but those who wanted to be fooled. Now, after the European Commission launched infring...

Mikel Merino salvaged a 1-1 draw for Arsenal at 10-man Chelsea as the race for the Premier League title tightened on Sunday.Arsenal is five points clear of second-placed Manchester City, with Chelsea a point further back in third.Mikel...

Defending champion Napoli won 1-0 at rival Roma to move level with AC Milan atop the tight Serie A standings on Sunday.David Neres scored in the first half after finishing off an exchange with Rasmus Hojlund on a counterattack.Milan and Nap...

One week after losing all their points from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, McLaren threw away a bunch more in an increasingly tense Formula 1 title race by botching a strategy call at the Qatar GP on Sunday.Red Bull's Max Verstappen took fu...

Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, sheriff's officials said Saturday.The victims included both children and adults, said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin Coun...

The Ġustizzja għal Artna campaign kicked off a tour with its first stop in Birżebbuġa Square on Sunday."Together with Għaqda Storja u Kultura Birżebbuġa, we set up a stand with information about the planning laws wh...

Momentum Leader Arnold Cassola has submitted a formal letter to the Standards Commissioner regarding a potential ethical breach to latch on to the investigation he previously requested into the minister.Cassola had asked the Standards Commissioner to...

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Turkey on Sunday before heading to Lebanon, where he hoped to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East.Leo had two key appointments in ...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Dialogue, Andy Ellul, on Saturday announced a package of social measures intended to support families, particularly prospective parents who experience a miscarriage or parents who lose a minor child.During a pre...

A 31-year-old Colombian man was arrested following investigations on suspicion of drug trafficking, the police said.He was arrested on Friday, at around 9pm, in Sa Maison.This happened after an investigation led to a search on the man, during which p...

Prime Minister Robert Abela used his address to the Socialist International gathering in Malta to argue that his administration's record demonstrates the continuing viability of a centre-left government grounded in economic competence and broad-based...

Malta will continue applying what Home Minister Byron Camilleri called a "fair but firm" migration policy as the European Union approaches the rollout of its new Migration and Asylum Pact. Following the 9th MED5 ministerial meeting in Malta, Camiller...

The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory's south.The toll has continued ...

Tens of children gathered in Valletta today for Malta's first-ever Children's Peace March to voice their concerns in a one loud, unified voice.This national event, organised by the Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, in collaboration with ...

Floriana Floriana Dispensary,29, Triq Vincenzo Dimech;Ħamrun Fra Diego Dispensary, 94, Triq Villambrosa; Żebbuġ De Rohan Pharmacy, Triq Sant' Antnin; Birkirkara Pharmaplus, Triq Ganu;Gżira O'Hea Pharmacy, 128, Triq Manoel; Pembrok...

Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a ...

Joining industry leaders from across the globe, on Friday Deputy Prime Minister Borg addressed the 10th Mediterranean Tourism Forum, highlighting the need for Mediterranean destinations to balance growth with sustainability, embrace digital transform...

 Erling Haaland has finally stopped scoring. Luckily for Manchester City, Phil Foden stepped up with two goals - one very early and the other very late - to rescue a win in the Premier League on Saturday.A wild 3-2 victory over Leeds was sealed ...

Despite being without Christian Pulisic again, AC Milan managed to move to the top of Serie A after beating Lazio 1-0 on Saturday.Rafael Leão scored the only goal early in the second half to see Milan leapfrog Napoli and Roma, who play each ot...

Prime Minister and Labour Party Leader Robert Abela said that socialist parties around the world must continue to stand united, not only by supporting one another but also to lead and guarantee progress for everyone as reflected in the theme "Leading...

The police have mounted a search for two men who were involved in a hold-up in Gzira on Friday night, the police said.The two hooded men entered the gaming shop in Rue d'Argens at 10.30pm and demanded money from the cashier, a 35-year-old woman from ...

Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has announced that following the news that Microtek Medical Malta Ltd will close, resulting in 96 workers losing their jobs, the government is collaborating with the General Workers’ Union (GWU) to help these wo...

"Let us forge a new Mediterranean compact for economic and human partnership," stated the Speaker of the House of Representatives Anġlu Farrugia as he opened his keynote address at the PA-UfM Forum and Summit of Speakers in Cairo. He reflected o...

Malta's national debt continues to grow month after month, reaching new record levels, the Nationalist Party said."The latest government finance figures published today by the National Statistics Office (NSO) for the period January to October 2025 sh...

 Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous steps for Eastern and Western churches to be united.Leo took hi...

Oscar Piastri won the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race from pole position Saturday to move 22 points behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris heading into Sunday's main Formula 1 race.Piastri's sprint win gave him eight points with seven going to M...

ADPD-The Green Party Chairperson Sandra Gauci on Saturday called for an investigation into the current operations of Malita plc, as to how the company 80% owned by the government has, over the space of a few months, gone downhill seriously risking le...

The Maltese Parliament is the top democratic institution in the country. It is where laws are debated and passed, where issues of national importance are brought up for discussion.But there are a number of things which can be done to improve the proc...

The Minister for Justice and Reform of the Construction Sector, Jonathan Attard, addressed the Annual General Meeting of the Malta Chamber of Construction Management (MCCM), an event that "celebrated the sector's growth and commitment to excellence,"...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday, once again shunning efforts by his European Union partners to isolate Moscow over its invasion of neighboring Ukraine ne...

Astrid Vella, on behalf of the NGO Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar, and 95 other residents, mostly from Rabat, have filed a judicial protest against the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH), and the Environment and Resources Authority (ER...

According to the latest evaluation report by the Council of Europe's GRECO Commission, Malta remains significantly behind in the fight against corruption and in promoting integrity within governance and law enforcement, with the report calling for st...

A historic wartime shelter currently administered by the Land Authority has been leased to the Kalkara local council for a five-year period. The property, located at the San Ġużepp steps in Kalkara and measuring about 330 square metres, wil...

Heritage Malta has entered the final and most revealing phase of its four-year excavation project at Xrobb l-Għaġin, one of Malta's most precariously positioned prehistoric sites.The safe relocation of key architectural elements away from t...

Malta's participation in two major international art platforms in 2026 has been announced: the Venice Art Biennale and, for the first time, the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, a leading contemporary art event in Asia. The announcement was made durin...

At the premises of Servizzi Ewropej f'Malta in Valletta, the publication "Islands in a Continent" was launched. The book, produced by SEM together with Europe Direct Valletta, offers an artistic and reflective perspective on Malta's experience within...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights, Alicia Bugeja Said, announced the first eight approved projects from six beneficiaries under the Aquaculture Fund, representing an investment of eighty thousand euro. The signi...

Ministers Anton Refalo and Clifton Grima launched the fourth edition of the Let's Talk Farming programme while presenting awards to schools that participated in the previous year's edition.The programme, now a key element of agricultural education in...

Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi's announcement that he will not contest the next general election was presented as a personal decision - one rooted in a desire to return to his legal career and spend more time with his family. That explanation is neat, respe...

 Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey's tiny Catholic community to find strength in its small size as he embarked on the key day of his first trip that is meant to bolster Christians and pursue their centuries-old quest for unity.Shouts of "Papa ...

During a meeting in Castille with EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that the implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact must be complemented by further actions, including accelerat...

Malta has been re-elected to Category C of the International Maritime Organisation Council at the 34th IMO Assembly in London, securing an excellent voting result among the candidate countries and further reinforcing the country's standing as a globa...

Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race on Friday, pushing his McLaren teammate Lando Norris into third place. A disgruntled Max Verstappen qualified only sixth.Norris holds a 24-point lead in Formula 1 over both men, an...

Six months after the new MCAST collective agreement was signed, educators are still waiting to receive what is rightfully theirs, the Nationalist Party has said."Despite the Government's promise that by the end of October it would settle all payments...

Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday in an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a high-rise complex where a massive fire engulfed seven buildings. The death toll in one of the city's deadliest blazes rose to 128, and...

Malta International Airport reduced landfill waste by 20 per cent even as passenger numbers grew by 23 per cent between 2019 and 2024, underscoring the company's commitment to minimising its environmental footprint, MIA said Friday.The introduction o...

The Ministry for Culture, together with the Parliamentary Secretariat for Youth, Research and Innovation, have launched a new €160,000 funding scheme for youth cultural organisations participating in Carnival 2026.The scheme aims to support and ...

The Jake Vella Volunteer Centre in Paola has expanded with the inauguration of a new second floor, providing additional space and facilities for voluntary organisations operating in the South of Malta.The extension, which forms part of the fifth Volu...

Three people were injured in separate traffic accidents, the police said Friday. A man and two women were taken to Mater Dei Hospital after being hurt in two unrelated traffic incidents.The first accident occurred yesterday at around 2pm in Triq San ...

At the Parliamentary Assembly Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) committee meetings in Cairo on Fridau morning, Speaker Angelo Farrugia participated and addressed those present during several committee meetings, mainly outlining the need for concre...

The Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment will host the MED5 Ministerial Meeting in Cottonera this weekend.The meeting will bring together the ministers responsible for interior, migration, and asylum from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, a...

Hamrun Spartans continue to write the history of a Maltese club in Europe with a historic victory.The Maltese champions, Hamrun Spartans, have done it once again. In a season that is already historic for them, having become the first Maltese club to ...

The Parliamentary Secretariat for Active Ageing has announced that the government has selected its Christmas card designs for this year's Christmas and New Year's greetings.All designs it considered were submitted by elderly people from Active Ageing...

A new chapter begins for the residents of Dar Warda with the official inauguration of Ġnien il-Ward in Pembroke; an inclusive sensory garden designed to empower individuals through hands-on participation, sustainable gardening, and meaningful co...

 President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the suspect, who had worked with the CIA in his native country, a "savage monster."...

Rainy weather is expected to bring November to a close and usher in the meteorological winter, the MET office said.The Meteorological Office is forecasting further isolated showers, possibly thundery and even with hail, between today (Thursday 27th N...

Retired Judge Toni Abela is expected to become the inaugural Commissioner for Standards in the Judiciary, a position established earlier this year, MaltaToday reports. The appointment, understood to have been accepted by Abela, is being made by the C...

State Advocate Chris Soler informed the Criminal Court on Thursday that he was unable to take the witness stand in the ongoing proceedings concerning the hospitals concession, stating that the government had not released him from his obligation of pr...

Daniel Galea, a council member on the Malta Chamber of Commerce, has been as the new Chairperson of Trademalta.Galea brings with him extensive experience and a clear vision that will support the organisation's continued growth and engagement with the...

 Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza.The American p...

The Planning Authority on Thursday granted approval for significant height extensions to the two DB Group towers, authorising the addition of seven and six floors, respectively.With this decision, the towers will reach 25 and 23 storeys. The permit a...

The government has introduced a comprehensive set of measures intended to reform the admission and management of non-EU workers, forming the next stage in the implementation of the Malta Labour Migration Policy.This reform programme follows a public ...

The Labour Party presented its audited accounts for the year 2024 to the Electoral Commission, which show that the party had a deficit of €1,098,777 for that year.The statement also shows that the party has just over €40 million in assets."...

The Opposition members on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) together with the Shadow Minister for this sector on Thursday formally submitted a request to the Auditor General to investigate allegations related to Malita Investments plc and the compa...

The financial mismanagement of Robert Abela's Government - which has severely missed its own fiscal targets and burdened the country with record levels of debt - has driven Malta into a dead end, the Natiomalist Party said Thursday.After the Labour G...

Britain's unpopular center-left Labour government sought to seize the political narrative Wednesday with a tax-raising budget that it hopes will boost economic growth, reduce child poverty and ease cost-of-living pressures.But the budget's contents w...

Donyell Malen scored twice for Aston Villa in a 2-1 win over Young Boys on Thursday in a Europa League game that was temporarily halted because of crowd trouble that included the forward being hit by an object thrown from the stands.Malen appeared to...

A creativity competition has been launched across primary, middle and secondary schools as part of the We Have a Dream: A Future Without Violence campaign, organized by the Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence, the Parliamentary ...

The Malta Chamber on Thursday reiterateds the urgent need for governance overhaul in public procurement processes.Noting the latest developments concerning Malita Investments plc, the chamber reiterated its call for Public Procurement Reform. Such si...

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Special Advisor to the European Commission on Children's Interests, issued a stark warning today about the rise of extremist narratives increasingly targeting children's rights and the organisations working to defend them....

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza.The American pope em...

The Court of Criminal Appeal has upheld the 20-year prison sentences imposed on Kurt Grech, 31, known as in-'Nemes', and his father Joseph Grech, 61, after a jury found them guilty of the 2017 murder of 21-year-old Brandon Pace in Ħamrun.The app...

An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation's capital and other cities around the ...

Provisional estimates indicate that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2025 amounted to €6.3 billion, registering an increase of €343.4 million, or 5.7 per cent, when compared to the same quarter of 2024, the NSO said...

The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, authorities said Thursday.They said 51 people had been found dead on the scene, bringing the death toll to 55 including four others who...

The University of Malta Academic Staff Association has issued a series of directives to academic employees after negotiations with the government over a new collective agreement failed to yield progress. According to the association, academic staff h...

Malta has now witnessed two major scrapyard fires in quick succession - first in Għaxaq, then in Marsa - and while investigations are ongoing, the timing and scale of these incidents demand more than passive observation. They demand scrutiny. Ev...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anġlu Farrugia, departed Malta this morning for Cairo, Egypt, where he will participate in the Forum and Speaker's Summit on "Promotion of Economic Cooperation between the Two Shores of the Mediterran...

Malita Investments' Board of Directors "categorically refutes" any allegations that its decisions and actions were influenced by ministerial intervention.The board said that it has acted independently at all times.The company issued an announcement o...

The court has acquitted Keith Schembri, Yorgen Fenech and three former government officials in the criminal proceedings tied to the phantom job allegedly given to state witness Melvin Theuma.The ruling was delivered on Wednesday morning, which found ...

A Siġġiewi stationery owned by former PN councillor Francine Farrugia is in "complete disorder" and impossible to run due to the accused's lack of cooperation, a court-appointed administrator told a court on Wednesday.Francine Farrugia is c...

Marvin Gaerty, the Former tax Commissioner, has been appointed the executive chair of Malita Investments plc.He will be replacing Johan Farrugia, who handed in his resignation on Monday. Farrugia had taken up the post last April.Malita has faced incr...

While discussing the general budget estimates of the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation in Parliament on Wednesday, Minister Clifton Grima stated that Budget 2026 has increased his Ministry's annual budget by 16% from last ...

18 Local Councils recorded a negative working capital in the Statement of Financial Position, the National Audit Office has said.Auditor General Charles Deguara presented to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anġlu Farrugia, the annual...

The new increases in Medicines Authority fees, "quietly introduced by the Government through a legal notice," will ultimately hit consumers, the Nationalist Party said."In other words, it is patients, vulnerable people, and the elderly who rely on he...

On a wild Champions League night with stellar teenage scorers, Kylian Mbappé also struck four including the second-fastest Champions League hat trick ever to show the old guys have still got it.Arsenal took Bayern Munich's top spot i...

The Minister for Health and Active Ageing, Jo Etienne Abela, announced that with an investment of €1.5 million, a new Double Balloon Enteroscopy service is being introduced at Mater Dei Hospital.Double Balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) is an advanced en...