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Yorgen Fenech trial: Camilleri testifies Joseph Muscat told him: 'It's best that I don't know'

Friday's sitting in the trial of Yorgen Fenech was dominated by explosive testimony from two witnesses, with Johann Cremona accusing one of the defence lawyers of meeting Keith Schembri on the eve of...

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Two officers trapped in yard as police reveal new details of St Julian's shooting siege

Two police officers were trapped inside the yard of a St Julian's residence for around 20 minutes during Friday's shooting siege, Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà revealed, as he disclosed fresh...

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Watch: Two police officers shot, one seriously, before armed suspect surrenders in St Julian's

Several police cars and Civil Protection Officers are dealing with "a situation" in Birkirkara Hill St Julian's. Scanty details are available at present. Armed officers have been seen trying...

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Watch: St Julian’s shooting incident - The moment of surrender

After a tense two hours of shootings and negotiations, this is the moment that a St Julian's man surrendered to the police. The bottom part of Birkirkara Hill today was the scene of drama as two...

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Bedingfield, PN leader, PL express support for injured police officers after St Julian's incident

Home Affairs Minister Glenn Bedingfield has expressed his support for police officers who were injured in an incident in St Julian's on Friday morning, saying his thoughts are with them and their...

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Malta Police Union appeals for blood donations of type O- after officer seriously injured

The Malta Police Union (MPU) has issued an urgent appeal for blood donations following an operation in St Julian's in which police officers were seriously injured after an armed man opened fire on...

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81% of catering establishments open to using EU funds for future investments, study finds

The Association of Catering Establishments (ACE) has published that, according to a PwC study it commissioned, in the first quarter this year, just over four fifths (81%) of catering establishments...

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Two officers injured in St Julian's shooting named

The two police officers who were injured in St Julian's this morning have been identified as Omar Sharif and Johann Vella. A police spokesperson reported that one of the officers is in a very...

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Yorgen Fenech trial: Witness accuses defence lawyer of meeting with Keith Schembri

The jury hearing the trial of Yorgen Fenech is set to resume today after another day dominated by secretly recorded conversations in which murder middleman Melvin Theuma repeatedly implicated the...

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Elderly man dies after falling into sea in Buġibba

An elderly man aged over 80 has died after falling into the sea in Buġibba on Friday morning. Police said the incident occurred at around 10:30am while the man was sitting by the water's...

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Church commission calls for serious long-term plan to tackle power cuts

The Interdiocesan Commission for the Promotion of Integral Human Development on Friday expressed deep concern over the widespread electricity disruptions, warning that they are far more than an...

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Criminalising the malicious use of deep fakes

Emmanuel J. Galea

A treasure worth protecting

Frans Camilleri

Fridamania

Alfred Sant

Past and future

Kevin Aquilina

Lowering human rights and equality protection

Katya De Giovanni

National examinations must serve the country, not a single institution

Emmanuel J. Galea

Gozo: The concrete nobody ordered

Frans Camilleri

The orgy of capitalism

Deputy Prime Minister meets 138 newly graduated doctors starting clinical training

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Ian Borg welcomed 138 newly graduated doctors on Friday who are starting to work and train in government hospitals and other healthcare facilities, as...

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Opposition Leader Alex Borg calls for urgent MCESD meeting on the electricity crisis

Leader of the Opposition and Partit Nazzjonalista Alex Borg has written to the Chairperson of the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD), requesting that an urgent meeting of the...

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Elderly man rescued, pets saved as fire hits Zebbug apartment block

A fire in the common area of an apartment building in Żebbuġ led to a swift emergency response from the Civil Protection Department, local police, and medical personnel. Thick smoke...

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EU Commission approves €931,014 advance payment to Malta for Storm Harry recovery

The European Commission has approved an advance payment of €931,014 to Malta from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to support recovery efforts following the damage caused by Storm Harry...

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Abner Aquilina jailed for attacking psychiatrist at Mount Carmel, acquitted of attacking patient

Abner Aquilina has been jailed for one year and fined €4,000 after being found guilty of attacking a psychiatrist at the Forensic Unit of Mount Carmel Hospital. Meanwhile, in a separate...

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Visitors fined €200 or more could be removed from Malta before their holiday ends

Visitors who do not reside in Malta and are issued fines totalling €200 or more could have their permission to remain in the country withdrawn and be removed before the end of their holiday under...

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TMID Editorial: The deterrent that isn't

The true test of any penalty is not how severe it appears on paper, but whether it changes behaviour. When an offence continues to occur repeatedly, despite the sanctions that exist to prevent...

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Cremona acknowledges contacts with Schembri but says recorded statements were false

Johann Cremona spent hours distancing himself from secretly recorded conversations played before jurors on Thursday, acknowledging contact with former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri while insisting...

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Spain’s World Cup champions return home for parade in front of almost 2 million

Kevin Keegan, England soccer star who transcended the game with celebrity status, dies at 75

Mbappé wins another Golden Boot, and Spain's Rodri gets Golden Ball with World Cup title

Spain win World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 on Ferran Torres' goal in extra time

Kimi Antonelli wins Belgian Grand Prix for a big F1 title boost after George Russell out

The World Cup final awaits, with Messi and defending champion Argentina set to face Spain

Saka’s hat trick lifts England past Mbappé and France 6-4 in wild World Cup third-place game

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli qualifies on pole for F1's Belgian Grand Prix

Lionel Messi once held baby Lamine Yamal in his arms. Now they will battle for the World Cup title

Yorgen Fenech trial: 'He shouldn't have killed her', jury hears in Theuma recordings

The trial by jury of businessman Yorgen Fenech enters its 20th day on Thursday, with Johann Cremona expected to resume his testimony before Madam Justice Edwina Grima and the jury. Wednesday's...

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Electricity restored in Valletta as Enemalta crews remain deployed in impacted zones

Power has been restored in Valletta but Enemalta engineers are still working on other areas to repair faults that have caused widespread disruption over the past days. Enemalta's engineers and...

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latest comment from RF, 24/07/2026 08:08: The complaints of affected disgruntled hotel and restaurant patrons on social media will undo all the promotions done at great expense by Malta Tourism Authority. No sympathy with the numerous low quality hotels and restaurants that ruined Valletta - once Malta's splendid capital - and made it hell for its long suffering residents.

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Human rights cannot be protected by rushing a law through Parliament, Repubblika says

The NGO Repubblika has said that it is deeply disappointed that, "after years of dragging its feet and repeated recommendations from international institutions, Malta has once again failed to...

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Appeals court rules private land in St Paul’s Bay was abusively expropriated by the state

A Court of Appeal has exhaustively confirmed that private land in St Paul's Bay was abusively expropriated by the state, simply to enable private developers to change a dead-end street into a...

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Appeals Court annuls conviction in self-induced abortion case, orders fresh hearing

The Criminal Court of Appeal has annulled the conviction of a woman found guilty of procuring her own abortion, ruling the original judgment was legally defective and ordering the case to be heard...

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Watch: Fire at Gzira commercial premises extinguished after 18-hour operation

A major firefighting operation that lasted more than 18 hours came to an end on Thursday morning after Civil Protection Department crews successfully extinguished a blaze that broke out at a...

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St Julian’s substation which caught fire expected back in service within days – Enemalta

A substation in St Julian's which caught fire in recent days is expected to be back in service within the next few days, Enemalta has said. Enemalta representatives met with St Julian's...

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People called on to defend Manoel Island as padel courts decision puts its future in doubt

The Planning Authority's decision to grant a permit to Sharlon Pace for 30 padel courts on archaeological remains on Manoel Island, 20 of which were built illegally, has cast the future of the whole...

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latest comment from Memphis Belle, 23/07/2026 15:17: People called on to defend Manoel Island as padel courts decision puts its future in doubt, OMG hearing such statements from such Ngo;s ,one start to ask ,what is their hidden agenda,they never listned one word when the whole of Manoel Island was given to Midi and practically noone can put a foot on it ??? Is it the loss of the election or the heatwave that is creating such overheating for these Ngo.s ??

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Child protection concerns aired in court hours before mother and son vanished

A child-protection professional gave detailed evidence about concerns involving eight-year-old Khyl Agius Bonavia only hours before he and his mother, Lorraine Bonavia went missing. The...

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Chamber of Engineers calls for long-term infrastructure resilience amid power outages

The Chamber of Engineers has expressed concern over the ongoing power interruptions affecting communities across Malta and Gozo, while urging a renewed focus on strengthening the long-term resilience...

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latest comment from RF, 23/07/2026 17:24: Is the Enemalta chairman one of those handpicked by the prime minister not for his competence but for his lack of spine in doing what the minister orders and not what is right? Have they got value for money on their investment in infrastructure or have costs been inflated?

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Business

MBR reports another year of strong growth, digital transformation and international recognition

EY Engage returns with a focus on AI, technology and business transformation

David Micallef appointed as Head of Business Unit of PwC Digital Services in Malta

FinanceMalta eyes new opportunity in US as Malta strengthens global financial services presence

ElectroGas Malta and Żibel join forces to support marine clean-up efforts

Mizzi Organisation agrees to sell Arkadia supermarket business

St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation signs new collective agreement

CareMalta Group representatives participate in leading European course on Dementia Care Ethics

IFSP and BOV strengthen governance dialogue through Boardroom Excellence workshop

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Yorgen Fenech trial: Camilleri testifies Joseph Muscat told him: 'It's best that I don't know'

Two officers trapped in yard as police reveal new details of St Julian's shooting siege

Watch: Two police officers shot, one seriously, before armed suspect surrenders in St Julian's

Watch: St Julian’s shooting incident - The moment of surrender

Bedingfield, PN leader, PL express support for injured police officers after St Julian's incident

Malta Police Union appeals for blood donations of type O- after officer seriously injured

81% of catering establishments open to using EU funds for future investments, study finds

Two officers injured in St Julian's shooting named

Yorgen Fenech trial: Witness accuses defence lawyer of meeting with Keith Schembri

Elderly man dies after falling into sea in Buġibba

Church commission calls for serious long-term plan to tackle power cuts

Deputy Prime Minister meets 138 newly graduated doctors starting clinical training

Opposition Leader Alex Borg calls for urgent MCESD meeting on the electricity crisis

Elderly man rescued, pets saved as fire hits Zebbug apartment block

EU Commission approves €931,014 advance payment to Malta for Storm Harry recovery

Abner Aquilina jailed for attacking psychiatrist at Mount Carmel, acquitted of attacking patient

Visitors fined €200 or more could be removed from Malta before their holiday ends

TMID Editorial: The deterrent that isn't

Cremona acknowledges contacts with Schembri but says recorded statements were false

PN calls for special compensation for Enemalta workers involved in electricity crisis response

Two-thirds of visitors to Gozo in 2025 were domestic tourists – NSO

Katy Perry headlines Isle of MTV Malta in Floriana

PN files motion calling for Miriam Dalli to resign or be axed; PL says PN only wants political gain

Fenech trial: Cremona insists references in secret recordings were ‘a bluff’

MCAST announces programme for KampuSajf 2026: Playgrounds for emergence

Seven-day heatwave comes to an end, but high temperatures to persist

TMID Editorial: Malta's traffic crisis deepens

The Malta Chamber launches the ‘The Malta Chamber Digitalisation Workshops’

Yorgen Fenech trial: 'He shouldn't have killed her', jury hears in Theuma recordings

Electricity restored in Valletta as Enemalta crews remain deployed in impacted zones

Human rights cannot be protected by rushing a law through Parliament, Repubblika says

Appeals court rules private land in St Paul’s Bay was abusively expropriated by the state

Appeals Court annuls conviction in self-induced abortion case, orders fresh hearing

Watch: Fire at Gzira commercial premises extinguished after 18-hour operation

St Julian’s substation which caught fire expected back in service within days – Enemalta

People called on to defend Manoel Island as padel courts decision puts its future in doubt

Child protection concerns aired in court hours before mother and son vanished

Chamber of Engineers calls for long-term infrastructure resilience amid power outages

Planning appeals reform is proof that government listens and delivers – PL

Enemalta says Valletta power supply to return by morning as heatwave strains electricity network

Floriana FC blasts match conditions after four power outages mar UEFA Conference League clash

Fenech trial: Jurors hear recordings of Theuma and Fenech associate, as sitting hit by power cuts

Opposition stages walk-out, blocks National Commission for Human Rights and Equality Bill

Government to compensate households and businesses affected by prolonged power cuts