EU foreign ministers will on Monday discuss extending the bloc's Red Sea naval mission to help reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said. RELATED STORIES Strait of Hormuz crisis could ripple through Malta’s economy, experts warn The Iran war has virtually halted activity in the key waterway, through which
One Battle After Another triumphed at the Oscars on Sunday, winning six awards, including the coveted best picture statuette, besting Sinners in a thrilling finale to one of the most competitive awards seasons in recent years. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle - a wild tale of leftist revolutionaries, white supremacists and immigrant detention centres
Parliament's Permanent Committee on Standards in Public Life has decided not to grant the Standards Commissioner the authority to independently publish decisions on ethics complaints, agreeing instead that this right should remain with the parties involved in each case. On Monday, the permanent committee agreed that the Standards Commissioner should
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg raised Malta's concerns on the developing situation concerning the abandoned Arctic Metagaz LNG tanker and the growing presence of shadow fleet vessels in the Mediterranean, during Monday's EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, a statement said. Borg also encouraged the EU
Parliament on Monday passed a Bill granting legal recognition to the profession of a psychotherapist in Malta, following a parliamentary debate that saw support expressed by both sides. The bill seeks to formally recognise psychotherapy as a distinct profession within Malta's mental healthcare. During the parliamentary discussion on the bill, Social
The Speaker of the House of Representatives today welcomed a group of young participants who visited the Parliament of Malta as part of an international youth participation activity organised by Proutist Universal Malta under the EU Erasmus+ programme. During the meeting, the Speaker explained that Parliament should not be viewed simply as a building
The damaged Russian tanker Arctic Metagaz is 54 nautical miles out from Malta, Prime Minister Robert Abela said, and while stressing that the country has a contingency plan should the need arise, said he wants a permanent solution to be found. Abela spoke to the press following a Cabinet meeting that took place in Hal Far related to security. Asked
The Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge brought by the Malta Association for Professional Engineers (MAPE) against legislative reforms to the engineering profession. The judgment confirmed the validity of amendments made to the Engineering Profession Act and upheld an earlier 2025 judgment delivered by the First Hall of the Civil Court.
A constitutional court has dismissed a legal challenge to Malta's femicide laws, with the defence team intending on moving the case to the European Court of Human Rights. The case was brought by Fabian Eliuth Garcia Parada, who is accused of the 2024 murder of Sandra Milen Ramirez Prieto. Garcia Parada was arrested on 14 January 2024, for a homicide
Earlier this month, International Women's Day was commemorated both in Malta and across the globe. On the occasion - Sunday 8 March - both of Malta's major political parties took the opportunity to organise discussion panels focused on the topic of women's rights and improving conditions for women. That in itself is nothing strange: both the Labour
