A group of international media freedom and journalist organisations have welcomed the confirmation of guilty verdicts handed to the Maksar crime gang for their role in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. On Wednesday, Robert Agius and Jamie Vella lost an appeal against lifetime prison sentences handed to them last year, after a jury found
Prime Minister Robert Abela has made major announcements recently regarding some of Malta's forts. The first was Fort Campbell, when he announced plans to restore the dilapidated fort and turn it into a national park for the public. Another announcement regards Fort San Salvatore, where the Prime Minister announced that it will be returned to the public
Dubai's property market concluded 2025 with unprecedented results, recording AED 686.8 billion (€171.7 billion) in total sales across 215,700 transactions. The figure encompasses all real estate categories including residential, commercial, land plots, and buildings, with residential properties accounting for the dominant share. December alone saw
A long-neglected land, formerly an oil depot in Birgu is being transformed into a 1,500-square-metre public garden designed to serve as a green, climate-sensitive community space along the Kalkara Creek promenade. The details of the project were discussed during a visit to the ongoing works on site by Minister for the Environment, Energy and Public
Steward Health Care has been ordered to pay €850,000 to a Maltese company that provided cleaning services at Karin Grech and Gozo General Hospital, after the company ignored repeated reminders to pay for the services. With its limited resources, that cleaning company achieved far more than the government did. When Steward was dragged to court, they
The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday. But it's hardly a clean break. The U.S. owes more than $130 million to the global health agency, according to WHO. And Trump administration officials
Quick fixes can cause more harm than good, The Marsaskala Residents Network said Friday in a statement related to the havoc caused in the locality by Storm Harry earlier this week. The MRN, while expressing its solidarity with all those who were affected by the storm, said social media is full of ideas and suggestions on how such situations can be
Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that workers who, in his assessment, went beyond what was normally expected of them during Storm Harry will be granted a special recognition allowance as a gesture of appreciation for their service. Abela made the announcement in Brussels at the conclusion of an emergency European Council meeting, stating that
An oceanographic buoy positioned south of Sicily, in waters between Malta and Portopalo di Capo Passero, has recorded a wave measuring 16 metres in height during the most violent phase of Storm Harry - the highest wave ever documented in the Mediterranean Sea. The extraordinary measurement was captured by a buoy operated by the Italian National Institute
Jadon Sancho scored his first goal for Aston Villa to lift his new club past Fenerbahce 1-0 and into the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday with a game to spare. Lyon also clinched a last-16 spot with a 1-0 victory over Young Boys in Bern, and Freiburg joined them by beating Maccabi Tel Aviv by the same score. Lyon and Villa are level on points
