Man arrested over armed robbery at Ta' Xbiex gaming shopPolice arrested a man...
A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery of a gaming shop in Ta' Xbiex. At around 9.30am on Friday, a man armed with a knife entered the store on Princess Margaret street, demanding...
View ArticleWomen take star role in African movies on jihadist bloodshedBurkinabe...
Few movies have been made about jihadism in Africa and even fewer have focused on the plight of women at the hands of extremists. But a slew of films showcased in the continent’s biggest movie...
View ArticleVan Dijk excited by Liverpool’s new-look attackLiverpool's Virgil van Dijk...
Virgil van Dijk says he is excited by Liverpool’s new-look forward line after the 7-0 hammering of bitter rivals Manchester United. January-signing Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez, who arrived last June,...
View ArticleThe Busker release remaster of their Eurovision entry Dance (Our Own...
Malta’s Eurovision 2023 contenders The Busker have released a remastered version of their song Dance (Our Own Party). The new release presents a crisper, cleaner sounding version of the track that...
View ArticleApplication fee for students' bus card waived for two monthsThe application...
Malta Public Transport has waived the €15 fee for applications for the Student Tallinja Card. "The aim of this special offer is to make public transport even more affordable and accessible for...
View ArticlePSG’s Neymar needs ankle surgery, out for up to four monthsPhoto: AFP
Neymar is set to be sidelined for the rest of the season after Paris Saint-Germain said on Monday the forward will undergo ankle surgery and be out of action for three to four months. The Brazilian,...
View ArticleCocaine, viagra and prostitutes: Spain's Socialists rocked by corruption...
A scandal involving drugs, prostitution and kickbacks for public works is rocking Spain's ruling Socialists ahead of a year-end general election which polls suggest the party will struggle to win. At...
View ArticleHouse controversially nominates Standards Commissioner by simple...
A motion for former chief Justice Joseph Azzopardi to become the new Commissioner for Standards in Public Life was controversially approved by parliament with a simple majority on Monday. The House...
View ArticleTwitter suffers major outage disabling external linksThe Twitter logo is seen...
Twitter on Monday suffered a major outage with users worldwide reporting they could no longer read links to articles from outside websites. "Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right...
View ArticleAbela highlights Sofia inquiry delay, in rebuke to magistratesPrime Minister...
Robert Abela has called out magistrates responsible for “unacceptable” delays in concluding inquiries, using the death of 20-year-old Jean Paul Sofia as a case in point. During a sharply worded...
View ArticleTraveller gets hefty fine for carrying undeclared cashFile photo. A traveller...
A passenger who was travelling to Italy on Saturday evening, ended up in police custody and was ordered to pay a hefty fine after he was caught carrying over €40,000 in cash, well in excess of cash...
View ArticleToney strikes as Brentford beat London rivals FulhamPhoto: AFP
Ivan Toney extended his hot-streak as the Brentford striker’s 15th Premier League goal this season helped clinch a 3-2 win against west London rivals Fulham on Monday. Toney has shown no signs of...
View ArticleLetters to the editor - March 7, 2023Image: Times of Malta
What half of €400 million can do If dreams come true and we ever manage to recover some of the €400 million taken from the Maltese population much can be done to address current pressing health...
View ArticleChanges to media impartiality laws ‘could impact Church stations’‘The...
The impact of a recent court ruling on the Broadcasting Authority’s role in ensuring impartiality in the broadcast media could extend beyond party-owned stations to those run by the Church or other...
View ArticleOpinion: The great Labour betrayal - Desmond Zammit MarmaràBoth Joseph Muscat...
“Malta Tagħna Lkoll” (“Malta Belongs To All Of Us”) was a beautiful slogan. 2013 was the year of hope for so many Maltese. Idealistic youths flocked to the Labour Party banner, mesmerised by the...
View ArticleFrance faces 'standstill' in protests against pensions overhaul In this file...
France's trade unions head for a crucial face-off with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform he has championed. Unions...
View ArticleAnnouncements – March 7, 2023File photo: Times of Malta
Obituaries CASSAR TORREGIANI. On March 5, MARK ANTHONY, of Ta’ Xbiex, passed away peacefully at the age of 82. He leaves to mourn his loss his beloved wife Myriam, née Bellizzi, his sons and their...
View ArticleEditorial: BOV’s role in the Vitals hospitals scandalImage: Times of Malta
One of the things that students studying for their banking diploma or degree must learn are sound lending principles, a universally accepted set of criteria to ensure that losses through bad debts are...
View ArticleToday's front pages - March 7, 2023The newspaper front pages.
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday. Most of the newspapers lead with the nomination by parliament of the new Ombudsman and Standards Commissioner. Times of Malta...
View ArticleMaltese don't want transformation. Just ask Eddie or Joseph – Aleks...
Lately I’ve been very much engaged reading Antistoria degli Italiani, a mammoth of a book written by Italian intellectual Giordano Bruno Guerri. Taking a rather hermeneutic approach, Guerri tries to...
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