Iran on Sunday warned countries against getting involved in its war with the United States and Israel, after President Donald Trump urged world powers to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint in the Gulf. Tehran also sent a stern message to its Arab neighbours, telling them that the Islamic republic has what its foreign minister
Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's second-youngest race winner with a composed drive to victory for Mercedes in an eventful Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. The 19-year-old Italian was the youngest pole position starter and briefly lost the lead to Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari at the start but retook it soon after and was in control after that. "We did it
The financial situation at the University of Malta should concern anyone who cares about the country's future. An institution that sits at the centre of Malta's intellectual, professional and scientific life cannot be allowed to drift into financial instability. Yet the figures emerging from its latest accounts paint a troubling picture that demands
The Malta Baseball and Softball Association's (MBSA) greatest challenge is that it lacks its own ground, MBSA president Andrew Bajo told this newsroom. Malta's baseball and softball community has been playing on a plot of land at the Marsa Sports Village since baseball was first introduced in the country in 1981, though this land does not belong to
The ground trembles. A bulldozer inches forward, gathering fallen stones. A loader follows, picks up soil and gently lays it on a mound. A transformation is underway. A year down the line, this once-neglected ground will become Malta's first indoor-outdoor learning centre, designed to place nature at the heart of the learning experience. This is Dinja
A young imperial blackfish, known in Maltese as “ħuta tal-bram,” has been spotted swimming around Maltese waters, and the footage is pretty cool. The tiny fish was filmed by Alessio Minelli , with the video later shared by ocean expert Alan Deidun . Professor Deidun used the clip to highlight an interesting fact about many marine species: juvenile
There was a time when driving was a pleasure. Families would pile into the car on Sundays and say: "Ejja mmorru dawra" (Let's go for a ride). Roads were rudimentary, yes, but that was part of the fun. Many of the roads we go through today did not exist, and some "major routes" were basically farm lanes with ambitions, but there was space to breathe
The government's economic model aims to incentivise economic growth, Minister Silvio Schembri said, and labelled the argument that the model was built on the importation of foreign labour as not correct. "This argument that our economic model is built on the importation of foreign labour is completely misleading. The economy is something dynamic."
The Malta Food Agency's CEO, Brian Vella, said that "it is impossible for someone to enter agriculture from scratch" in Malta if they don't inherit fields from family. He was being interviewed by The Malta Independent on Sunday regarding what major challenges loom over the farming and fisheries sectors, such as barriers for young people to enter farming,
Parliament does not operate as it should and the institution lacks seriousness, Opposition Whip Robert Cutajar said. Speaking to The Malta Independent on Sunday , Cutajar said that the House of Representatives' standing orders are antiquated and need to be updated. He said that he has been pushing for reforms for the past four to five years, and has
