The first time was considered a fluke. The second was treated as a crisis. Now, with Italy failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, it has become almost expected for the once-proud football nation. The four-time champion's penalty shootout loss to 66th-ranked Bosnia and Herzegovina in the qualifying playoffs comes after the Azzurri were
With spring hunting season approaching once again, Malta is heading into familiar and deeply troubling territory. The signs are all there: scientific warnings ignored, legal obligations sidestepped, and political convenience placed above environmental responsibility. By reopening the spring hunting season, the government will be reaffirming a pattern
Magistrate Nadine Sant Lia has reported lawyer Mario Mifsud to the Chamber of Advocates following what she described as “intimidating and offensive” behaviour during a court sitting last week. The magistrate also found Mifsud guilty of contempt of court, fining him €100 and ordering that a video recording of the sitting be preserved and transmitted
The Government has formally requested the Planning Authority to initiate a partial review of the 1995 Marsaxlokk Bay Local Plan relating to the site of the former San Lucjan Oil Depot in Birżebbuġa, together with the preparation of a new Development Brief to guide the future regeneration of the area, the PA said Wednesday. With the former oil depot
A 26-year-old has been handed a four-year effective prison sentence after admitting to robbing an elderly man in Ħamrun earlier this year Farhan Adan Mohammed, who does not have a fixed address in Malta, pleaded guilty to all charges brought against him, including committing aggravated theft on a vulnerable person, living a life of idleness and vagrancy,
The Dutch capital marked the 25th anniversary of the world's first gay marriages with three same-sex couples tying the knot at City Hall early Wednesday. The celebration, conducted by Mayor Femke Halsema just after midnight, came a quarter of a century after one of her predecessors, Job Cohen, married four couples in a landmark ceremony for LGBTQ+
Ethics teacher Luke Fenech has launched a new youth initiative aimed at giving young people a space to be heard and taken seriously, with its first event set to focus on Malta's education system. The initiative, titled 'Żgħażagħ għall-Bidla' (Youths for Change), has been set up as an independent community bringing together like-minded people to debate,
Neutrality has been the cornerstone of Malta's foreign policy for decades now, and today the country commemorates the day that this neutrality was truly put into practice. Freedom Day commemorates when on 31 March 1979 the last of the British military presence departed the country and when the NATO base that there was situated in Malta was shut down
ADPD has criticised the proposed Marsa stadium project for prioritising football over other sports in Malta, the party said in a statement. Baseball, softball, and other sports that have used the Marsa grounds for decades may lose access during the development, ADPD said. It said that there is no evidence that these communities have been consulted
Prime Minister Robert Abela held a meeting with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden in Luxembourg. During the meeting, relations between the two countries were discussed, as well as various areas of common interest, including trade, investment, education and culture. Prime Minister Abela stressed the importance of Malta continuing to strengthen its
