Aid flotillas like the one preparing to leave for Gaza would not be necessary if governments upheld international law, rights activist Greta Thunberg told AFP Saturday. "It should not have to be up to us," said the 22-year-old Swedish campaigner, who will join the flotilla when it sets off from Barcelona on Sunday. "A mission like this should not have
Early voting for the new Nationalist Party leader continued on Saturday with a total of 40 per cent of eligible voters casting their votes in the first two days of polling. After 15 per cent of eligible voters cast their vote on Wednesday August 27, a further 25 per cent of voters took to the polls on the second day of early voting on Saturday. A total
Thousands protested Saturday against Israel's siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world trauma. Organised by left-wing political groups in northeast Italy, the demonstration began in the early evening a few kilometres from the festival where George Clooney, Julia Roberts
The quick action of watersports operators, swimmers and waterpolo club staff saved a French tourist from drowning off Sliema on Saturday. The man, believed to be around 30 years old, got into serious difficulty while swimming between Ferro Bay and the Preluna Hotel area. He was spotted struggling in the water by operators from Oki-ko-ki Banis Watersports,
Residents in Xemxija have reacted with fury after controversial developer Charles Polidano – known as ‘ic-Caqnu’ – moved heavy machinery onto Triq Raddet ir-Roti, erecting a wall that has blocked some 40 parking spaces despite not holding the necessary permits. Polidano’s works have also closed off part of a scheduled road between Triq Raddet ir-Roti
Residents of Tigné, in Sliema have filed a judicial protest against a beach club and the Malta Tourism Authority over what they say is excessively loud music. The 21 signatories of the protest, who own flats and businesses close to Manta Lido on Tigné Seafront, say that, since 2023, the volume of the music being played by the establishment has caused
The European Union is quietly advancing the surveillance policy known as Chat Control, which would require scanning all private communications for “suspicious” content. Officially titled the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating child sexual abuse (bill number 52022PC0209), this proposal, introduced by
YMCA and Caritas are raising funds for Gaza. The funds collected by the Maltese chapters of the two NGOs will be administered by YMCA Gaza, YMCA East Jerusalem, Caritas International and Caritas Malta's existing Gaza operations. That means the funds raised in Malta will support families in Gaza through “colleagues who are physically present and actively
Two men ended up in the dock after stealing a can of tuna and one of sardines from a mini market in Gżira. Police inspector Elton Buckingham explained that one of the suspects, Abdell Raouf Mohfoudi Ali Hassan, 43, entered the shop at around 12.30am on August 28, followed by 42-year-old Rami Abidi. CCTV footage from the shop suggests Abidi could have
Bulgarian national Yoana Valentinova Gatt, 44, involved in the Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq accident that left a motorcyclist with serious injuries has been granted bail. Gatt, who’s currently residing in St Paul’s Bay, admitted to causing serious injuries to the victim through negligence, damaging his motorcycle and drunk driving, and denied the charge for reckless
