Malta expressed support for a structured, EU-level framework to ensure the proper, responsible and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in the creative sector. Speaking in Brussels during the Council of EU Ministers responsible for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport, Minister for Culture, Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici stressed the importance
The strength of socialist parties across the globe is in their broad appeal, Prime Minister Robert Abela told a gathering of international socialist parties in Malta. Addressing a gathering of Socialists International, an organisation that brings together 132 political parties and organisations, Abela warned against the “dead-end” approach of socialists
Malta is obliged to show solidarity to other Mediterranean countries under pressure from irregular migration, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri has said. “Malta, along with other member states, does not have a choice [but to engage in solidarity according to the EU Migration Pact]. And this was a good decision that Europe made,” Camilleri said
Welcome to The Money Coach, a Times of Malta column where readers can ask questions about life's money issues. Send your questions about personal finances, inheritance, gifting or other personal finance topics to [email protected] I recently started investing. Things were looking great until the end of summer: everything was up despite the
Some exhibitions gently invite you in. Antler Cry , which opens today, 29th November at the National Museum of Archaeology, does the opposite. Maltese artist Anthony Catania delivers a show that confronts you head-on, drawing its power from the ancient myth of Actaeon – the hunter punished for seeing what he shouldn’t. But Catania isn’t retelling the
Maltese architects and civil engineers have denounced attempts to use Gaza’s reconstruction for speculative reasons unrelated to its population’s needs. The Kamra tal-Periti called on all architects, planners and built environment professionals worldwide to “uphold their ethical obligation to refrain from participating in projects that contribute to
The Maltese Parliament is the top democratic institution in the country. It is where laws are debated and passed, where issues of national importance are brought up for discussion. But there are a number of things which can be done to improve the process, which have been mentioned in the past. Firstly, one must highlight the length of time MPs speak
Major Maltese Premier League clubs could soon be privatised, paving the way for foreign investors to take control. In an interview with Lovin Malta, MFA President Bjorn Vassallo confirmed that the Malta Football Association has presented the relevant ministry with a bill to eventually be debated in Parliament. “This will involve the corporate restructuring
KM Malta Airlines has insisted it did everything by the book when it chose a company linked to its chairman to clean its planes. In a counter-protest submitted on Friday, the airline said chairman David Curmi had disclosed his directorship in Aviation Services Handling Limited and played no part in selecting the company for the cleaning contract. A
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's religious leaders and a Mass for the country's tiny Catholic community. The head of Turkey's Diyanet religious affairs directorate showed Leo the soaring tiled domes of the 17th-century mosque and the
While many content creators spend hours editing photos and post flawless images of their bodies, Danae Mercer Ricci does just the opposite. Her Instagram page , with over two million followers, features cellulite and tummy fat – physical characteristics many women would prefer to hide. While working as Editor-in-Chief of Women's Health Middle East
Ministers Anton Refalo and Clifton Grima launched the fourth edition of the Let's Talk Farming programme while presenting awards to schools that participated in the previous year's edition. The programme, now a key element of agricultural education in Malta, involved sixty-one schools with approximately eighteen thousand five hundred students, offering
At the premises of Servizzi Ewropej f'Malta in Valletta, the publication "Islands in a Continent" was launched. The book, produced by SEM together with Europe Direct Valletta, offers an artistic and reflective perspective on Malta's experience within the European Union. Minister Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi praised the initiative for helping to deepen public
The Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Animal Rights, Alicia Bugeja Said, announced the first eight approved projects from six beneficiaries under the Aquaculture Fund, representing an investment of eighty thousand euro. The signing ceremony followed the call for applications issued earlier this year, which closed at the end of
Malta's participation in two major international art platforms in 2026 has been announced: the Venice Art Biennale and, for the first time, the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, a leading contemporary art event in Asia. The announcement was made during an event at the Malta International Contemporary Art Space. In his address, Minister Owen Bonnici
A historic wartime shelter currently administered by the Land Authority has been leased to the Kalkara local council for a five-year period. The property, located at the San Ġużepp steps in Kalkara and measuring about 330 square metres, will now be maintained and conserved by the council as a site of historical and cultural significance. The intention
Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial aircraft after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month. Airbus said Friday that an examination of the JetBlue incident revealed that intense solar
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli continues to block the release of information linked to a €60 million shortfall in carbon credits purchased by Enemalta through a Swiss intermediary – a transaction that has left a sizeable hole in the state utility’s finances. Enemalta incurred losses amounting to millions in a carbon trading deal that has collapsed following
Senior representatives of socialist parties from across the world are gathering in Malta this weekend as the country hosts a council meeting of Socialist International. Robert Abela met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who presides over the global organisation, on Friday evening ahead of the Council meeting. In a brief speech to the Socialist
These are the leading stories making headlines in local newspapers this Saturday. Times of Malta leads with an interview with EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner, who said Malta’s good relationship with Libya is a key part of the EU’s broader migration plan. The newspaper also gives prominence to an assessment report by anti-graft body GRECO which