Malta Today

Sat,22 Nov 2025 10:11:43 +0100
Marsa scrapyard firefighting continues as Triq Garibaldi opens for traffic
Civil Protection Malta says fire crews remain on site as operations continue, urging the public to stay away from the industrial area

Sat,22 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100
50 animals serve the police and civil protection
There are 50 working animals that serve with the Police Force and the Civil Protection Department but no animals serving with the Armed Forces of Malta

Fri,21 Nov 2025 19:45:36 +0100
Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns of breaking point as US pushes peace deal favouring Russia
A 28-point proposal circulating in Washington and Moscow would cap Ukraine’s military, halt its NATO bid and recognise Russian control of occupied regions

Fri,21 Nov 2025 19:01:59 +0100
EU opens new infringement case against Malta over finch-trapping derogation
The European Commission has launched new infringement proceedings against Malta, saying the government’s latest finch-trapping derogation amounts to recreational trapping disguised as research

Fri,21 Nov 2025 18:51:34 +0100
Murder victim’s sister: ‘PM avoided my questions on justice delays’
The sister of murder victim Chantelle Chetcuti wrote to the prime minister about her concerns on justice delays. He gave her a one-sentence reply.

Fri,21 Nov 2025 17:24:29 +0100
Loan shark victim denied bail after chaotic plea over electronics misappropriation
A 43-year-old NGO worker who had fallen victim to loan sharks has been denied bail after allegedly misappropriating electronic devices to settle another debt

Fri,21 Nov 2025 17:06:54 +0100
WATCH | Delia questions €600 million spend by Steward
Xtra on TVM | In an animated discussion Owen Bonnici asks Adrian Delia to explain why he continues to insist that the money paid to Steward were not against services

Fri,21 Nov 2025 16:32:15 +0100
Man admits to 24 theft charges across four localities
24-year-old man with no fixed address, pleads guilty to a string of thefts, damage and fraudulent payment-instrument offences committed over three weeks in St Julian’s, Qormi, Luqa and Valletta

Fri,21 Nov 2025 16:31:46 +0100
Traffic collision in Luqa leaves one woman critically injured
Police say crash on Triq San Tumas involved a DAF 85 truck and a Toyota Yaris carrying three people

Fri,21 Nov 2025 15:58:30 +0100
Msida council not consulted on new pedestrian bridge in creek project
The Msida local council laments that it only learnt about a new pedestrian bridge that will be integrated in the ongoing Msida Creek project after the transport minister announced it on Facebook

Fri,21 Nov 2025 14:33:03 +0100
Ongoing fire in Marsa industrial zone prompts public health warning
Health authorities are urging the public to avoid the Marsa industrial zone and for nearby residents to stay indoors as a persistent fire releases smoke that may cause respiratory and other health symptoms

Fri,21 Nov 2025 14:25:07 +0100
Court rejects eNGO representative’s bid to block removal from Planning Board
Court rejects application by environmental activist Jorge Spiteri for a prohibitory injunction that would have prevented Planning Authority from excluding him from the Planning Board

Fri,21 Nov 2025 14:19:33 +0100
Two asylum seekers admit to forged-document offences in separate airport cases
A woman was jailed for six months and a teenage boy now faces sentencing after admitting to using forged passports in two unrelated cases at Malta International Airport

Fri,21 Nov 2025 13:48:00 +0100
Court rules life prisoner Andy Calleja must be eligible for parole review after twenty-five years
Civil Court finds excluding life prisoners from parole breaches prohibition on inhuman treatment, ordering Andy Calleja may seek a parole review after serving twenty-five years from his 2005 definitive sentence

Fri,21 Nov 2025 13:22:30 +0100
Buskett elderly home: Case officer recommends approval despite ERA objections
Planning application seeks demolition of vacant Buskett Forest Aparthotel and its replacement with a three-storey, 54-room old people's home

Fri,21 Nov 2025 13:16:46 +0100
Malta to offer training to Palestinian Authority civil servants
Foreign Minister Ian Borg says Malta will provide capacity-building programmes for Palestinian Authority officials through its public service institute

Fri,21 Nov 2025 12:25:17 +0100
Court throws out Gordon Debono family’s human rights appeal in money laundering case
First Hall of the Civil Court in its Constitutional Jurisdiction rules Gordon and Yvette Debono, together with their companies, did not suffer violations of liberty, property, movement or fair-hearing rights arising from their 2020 money-laundering ...

Fri,21 Nov 2025 12:13:33 +0100
Court acquits man of 2007 aggravated vehicle theft after key testimony deemed unreliable
Court of Magistrates clears Ismael Habesh of charges relating to the 2007 theft of a Peugeot 405, ruling the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt

Fri,21 Nov 2025 10:58:40 +0100
102 apartments proposed in new plans for Balzan Dolphin supermarket site
Developers present new plans for 102-apartment complex instead of the former Dolphin Supermarket in Balzan after original permit had been struck down by the planning tribunal and the law courts

Fri,21 Nov 2025 10:42:43 +0100
WATCH | Marsa scrapyard fire contained, but firefighting operations still in progress
Civil Protection Malta is still working to put out the massive fire in Marsa • Public advised to avoid the area

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