Malta Today
Wed,04 Mar 2026 10:29:42 +0100 Court hands 21-year-old two-year prison term for drug driving, bail breaches
Stoyan Gafa admitted to charges related to a four-vehicle collision that occurred shortly after midnight on 11 February
Wed,04 Mar 2026 09:53:47 +0100 Joseph Portelli reaches agreement to buy Nocerina Calcio
Portelli has long signalled his intention to get into Italian football and has recently been linked with a number of lower-division clubs
Wed,04 Mar 2026 09:47:20 +0100 Elderly woman dies after being hit by car in Mgarr
Preliminary studies show the victim was hit by a Ford Transit in Żejtun
Wed,04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100 Iran strikes bring unpredictable situation for Maltese in Gulf states
Iran’s retaliatory strikes have brought about an unpredictable and tense situation for Maltese nationals living in the Gulf states
Wed,04 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100 War in Iran, energy and the election clock
James Debono asks how escalating conflict involving Iran could reshape Prime Minister Robert Abela’s calculations on when to call the next general election
Wed,04 Mar 2026 06:15:00 +0100 Momentum: Let us build an alliance for change
Let us ultimately come together to be the driving ethical and moral force that this country so desperately needs so that we may all emerge victorious together as one people
Wed,04 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100 The ayatollah is dead. What’s next?
The ayatollah is dead but what’s next? We just hope that the man in Washington has an answer before the Gulf region and the world enter into a dangerous downward spiral of no return
Wed,04 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100 The Iran dilemma: Can bad motives still have a good outcome?
Labour MEP Daniel Attard confronts the risks of US and Israeli manoeuvres in Iran, voicing distrust of their agendas, yet acknowledges that the outcome may still be beneficial for the Iranian people
Tue,03 Mar 2026 19:17:37 +0100 PA approves zoning of massive Mosta site, paving way for residential and commercial development
Massive Mosta site, which presently consists of agricultural fields and was added to the development zone in 2006, gets zoning green light for residential and commercial development
Tue,03 Mar 2026 19:05:53 +0100 Russian shadow fleet LNG tanker ablaze southeast of Malta after suspected drone attack
Updated • A Russian-flagged LNG tanker is struck in a suspected drone attack in international waters southeast of Malta • German military marine patrol aircraft circling over the vessel
Tue,03 Mar 2026 17:20:47 +0100 France, Greece, UK move military assets to Cyprus amid Iran conflict spillover
Cyprus is already set to receive a warship and anti-drone systems from France, Greek jets, and a British warship
Tue,03 Mar 2026 16:27:47 +0100 Two-year suspended sentence after Rabat field confrontation involving alleged ‘revolver’
Man handed two-year prison sentence suspended for three years after admitting to charges linked to a confrontation in Rabat in which a farmer believed a gun had been pointed at him
Tue,03 Mar 2026 16:00:59 +0100 Gozos Qbajjar Battery to be given to Din l-Art Ħelwa
Constructed by the Knights in the early 18th century, the Qolla l-Bajda Battery formed part of a chain of coastal defences. It remains the only surviving artillery battery of its type on Gozo
Tue,03 Mar 2026 14:33:41 +0100 Two young men handed probation after stabbing, mugging man in Floriana
The accused, aged 19 and 20, stabbed a man in the leg, stole his bag, and tried to use his Revolut card
Tue,03 Mar 2026 14:32:24 +0100 Guerrilla Girls to take part in Malta Biennale
The Guerrilla Girls are joining the list of internationally acclaimed artists who will be taking part in the Malta Biennale, which will open in the coming days
Tue,03 Mar 2026 13:40:52 +0100 Police investigating death of 11-month-old baby
The baby was found dead at around 11:30pm on Monday in a home in St Julian's
Tue,03 Mar 2026 13:32:01 +0100 Fgura United captain in induced coma after mid-air clash as teammate discharged
One of the two players who were hospitalised following a serious head-on collision in Fgura United FC’s Challenge League match on Sunday has been discharged, while captain Dylan Caruana remains in an induced coma, according to reports
Tue,03 Mar 2026 13:13:15 +0100 Evarist Bartolo must pay €5,000 in libel damages to former EU agency head
Magistrates’ court finds 2016 comments by the former education minister about “good governance” and “legal issues” defamatory and not substantially true
Tue,03 Mar 2026 12:08:06 +0100 Government says 215 Maltese nationals in Middle East sought assistance from Consular Directorate
During a meeting on the latest updates in the Middle East, government said that evacuation plans for Maltese nationals were discussed to prepare for when authorities in the region reopen their airspace
Tue,03 Mar 2026 11:47:09 +0100 Court hears how accused slammed partner’s small dog twice before killing it in domestic argument
Man arraigned after being accused of slamming his partner’s small dog to the floor twice during a domestic argument at their Marsaskala home • Court hears how dog was not originally the victim’s but had belonged to someone else and ...