Cyprus crisis: Coming hours ‘to decide’ fate
The coming hours will decide Cyprus' fate as it struggles to meet the terms of an international financial bailout, a government spokesman has said. "Any solution involves pain," Christos Stylianides...
View ArticleIsrael PM apologies for Gaza flotilla deaths
Israel's prime minister has apologised to Turkey for "any errors that could have led to loss of life" during the 2010 commando raid on an aid flotilla that tried to breach the Gaza blockade. Benjamin...
View ArticleFreedom Day celebrations take place today
[23video id="7916166" token="a57a4c345fb7d53b9c66fc7c651734ea" width="665" height="374"] [23video id="7916167" token="64a329e309ef4c38152aa047904378e6" width="665" height="374"] Prime Minister, Dr...
View ArticleMPs approve vital measures to keep Cyprus afloat
MPs in Cyprus have voted to create a ‘national solidarity fund’, to restructure the island’s banks and to give the government power to impose capital controls in order to prevent a bank run. The late...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in traffic accident
A 35 year old motorcyclist from Zejtun suffered grievous injuries, following a collision between a car and a motorcycle in Marsa. It is being reported that the accident happened at 7a.m. in December 13...
View ArticleStolen car set on fire
A car which had been reported stolen in Mosta yesterday, was found earlier today ablaze in Burmarrad. Police sources claim that the vehicle was found some time after 7a.m. The car was completely...
View Article‘More details on Commission tasked with reforming judiciary system on...
The way the Commission, tasked with reviewing and reforming the Judiciary systems, will be set up will be made public tomorrow. promised Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. Speaking to a crowd during a...
View ArticleUpdated: Marsa win shield; Senglea win Category B
The Freedom day regatta is usually held on March 31 but it was brought forward by the organizers the Malta Sports Council specifically not to clash with Easter Sunday celebrations and processions which...
View ArticleBerezovsky death: Chemical experts called in
Chemical and radiation experts are assisting the police after exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky was found dead in a bath at his home in the UK. It is believed the former billionaire, who had...
View ArticleWorld landmarks switch off lights
Buckingham Palace, the Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower and the Kremlin - along with a slew of other landmarks around the world - went dark to draw attention to climate change. More than 150...
View ArticleIconic landmarks plunged into darkness for Earth Hour
Iconic landmarks and skylines were plunged into darkness on Saturday as the Earth Hour switch-off of lights around the world got under way to raise awareness of climate change. Thousands of cities in...
View ArticleA visit to Our Lady of the Grotto
Our journalist Antonia Micallef has this morning paid a visit to one of the most beautiful gems in the Northern part of the island as she visited the "Our Lady of the Grotto" location in Mellieha. Over...
View ArticleCoptic community in Malta
The below picture was taken by Marco Micallef depicting the scene of one of the churches in Valletta where the Coptic religious community meet every Sunday to celebrate Mass. The Copts, constitute the...
View ArticleRebels ‘take palace as Bozize flees’
Rebels in the Central African Republic say they have seized the presidential palace after President Francois Bozize reportedly fled the capital. The Seleka rebels were said to be in control of Bangui,...
View ArticleAFM carries out medical evacuation of injured sailor
This morning the Operations Centre of the Armed Forces of Malta was involved in a medical evacuation of a Royal Navy Sailor. The master of 'HMS Scott', (a Royal Navy Ocean Survey Vessel) requested...
View ArticleInmates have new Good Friday statue
With the initiative of Fr Franco Mercieca the chapel of the Cordin Correctional Facility has new a new Good Friday statue. As is has been done for the past years selected inmates are given permission...
View ArticlePN says Debono’s appointment was partisan and an insult to the opposition
The Nationalist party has today issued a statement where it said that Dr Franco Debono's appointment to head and coordinate the constitutional reform was an a partisan decision and an insult to the...
View ArticlePalm Sunday Celebrated
Pope Francis has celebrated his first Palm Sunday mass in St Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart, as tens of thousands joyfully waved olive branches and palm fronds. The...
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