Malta Today

Tue,18 Nov 2025 10:41:26 +0100
Jury clears man of drug trafficking but is jailed for simple cannabis possession
Criminal Court acquits Omar Bah of conspiracy and aggravated possession but sentences him to fourteen months in prison and a €2,000 fine after jury finds him guilty only of simple possession of cannabis

Tue,18 Nov 2025 10:40:03 +0100
Maltese artist unveils new exhibition at Teatru Salesjan
Maltese painter Nickie Sultana will launch a solo exhibition titled Valletta Abstracted at Teatru Salesjan, running from November 2025 through January 2026

Tue,18 Nov 2025 09:31:53 +0100
Junior Eurovision AI music video ‘a slap in the face’ by PBS, creatives say in open letter
Over 220 artists and organisations sign open letter criticising Public Broadcasting Services for opting to use generative AI for this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest music video

Tue,18 Nov 2025 09:03:36 +0100
Ryan Callus will not contest coming general election, will join PN campaign team
Opposition MP Ryan Callus will not be contesting the coming general election, confirming with MaltaToday he will be joining the Nationalist Party campaign team

Tue,18 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100
Over 20,000 have licence to keep firearms
​There are 21,133 people who are licensed to keep firearms, according to information tabled in parliament by Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri

Mon,17 Nov 2025 18:04:19 +0100
15,000 submissions filed in euthanasia consultation, but none from PN, junior minister says
More than 15,000 people took part in the government’s euthanasia consultation, but Junior Minister Rebecca Buttigieg told parliament that the Nationalist Party failed to file a single submission

Mon,17 Nov 2025 16:45:13 +0100
Court hands suspended sentence, treatment order to man who admitted stealing phone and cards in Floriana
Man is handed two-year prison sentence after admitting to stealing mobile phone, cash and several bank cards

Mon,17 Nov 2025 16:28:58 +0100
Beyond the swings of the two-party system
What we learn from the Mamdani phenomenon and other recent political twists is that the odds are not destiny. Surveys are simply a snapshot of the present,and what surveys hide is the scale at which each of us has the power to influence the future

Mon,17 Nov 2025 16:14:02 +0100
Airport passengers taken to court for carrying undeclared ammunition, entering restricted area
Two passengers in court over separate airport security breaches, one involving undeclared ammunition and the other an attempt to enter a restricted zone

Mon,17 Nov 2025 15:45:53 +0100
Man dies after falling four storeys into shaft in St Pauls Bay
41-year-old man pronounced dead after plunging four storeys into a shaft in St Paul’s Bay early Monday morning

Mon,17 Nov 2025 15:27:59 +0100
Man accused of domestic abuse granted bail under strict conditions
Business manager is charged with causing fear, slight bodily harm, and making threats against his wife

Mon,17 Nov 2025 15:04:04 +0100
Speaker orders PN, Net News to correct ‘misleading’ statement on Byron Camilleri
Speaker Anġlu Farrugia directs Nationalist Party and Net News to correct statement suggesting Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri blamed a magistrate for a raid in which armed police detained four Swieqi residents who were not suspects

Mon,17 Nov 2025 13:19:33 +0100
Taxi driver acquitted as court finds private driver sparked pepper-spray dispute
Taxi driver acquitted over parking dispute after court finds private driver, who said he acted out of fear linked to his brother Hugo Chetcuti’s murder, had instigated the confrontation and sprayed a substance that injured the driver and alarm...

Mon,17 Nov 2025 12:01:07 +0100
Warm weather typical for November, but cold temperatures forecast by Friday
Malta’s current warm spell is entirely normal for this time of year, but conditions are set to shift sharply as colder air and strong winds move in later this week, Met Office spokesperson says

Mon,17 Nov 2025 11:52:09 +0100
Driver handed suspended sentence, €1,000 fine for insulting police officer near Mosta polling station
Court finds twenty-nine-year-old guilty of disobeying orders and insulting police during 2022 voting day incident

Mon,17 Nov 2025 11:43:03 +0100
Court rejects Lidl bid to annul competition ruling over two-year director general vacancy
Court rules decisions taken by the MCCAA’s Acting Director General remain valid despite a prolonged vacancy, dismissing Lidl’s argument that its transaction should have been automatically approved • Court slams MCCAA administration ...

Mon,17 Nov 2025 09:26:34 +0100
Momentum submits Freedom of Information request for details on proposed Marsaskala fast-ferry
Momentum says government should not withhold information that could affect citizens on Marsaskala fast-ferry project

Mon,17 Nov 2025 06:30:00 +0100
Julia Farrugia and Omar Farrugia stand to gain from Zrinzo Azzopardi calling it quits
Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi’s decision not to contest the next general election is likely to benefit Labour Cabinet members Julia Farrugia and Omar Farrugia on the 5th District

Mon,17 Nov 2025 06:30:00 +0100
The fuller story behind the 1985 hijack in Malta | Malcolm Scerri Ferrante
Beneath his composure, I sensed a man still burdened by the weight of that tragedy—a leader who believed he had acted rightly for his country, yet who knew, deep down, that some part of the outcome would always rest on his shoulders

Mon,17 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100
Restricting heavy polluting vehicles in harbour regions being studied but experts warn it’s time to act
A study on the feasibility of having restrictive low emission zones in the congested harbour areas is being carried out by the environment authority

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