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Syria’s Foreign Minister denies chemical weapon claim
Walid Moualem, the Syrian foreign minister, has 'categorically' denied that his country was using chemical weapons on its own people. At a press conference held in Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday,...
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Gaddafi’s son seeks UK help over ‘Show Trial’
The lawyer representing Colonel Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, is urging the British Government to do all it can to prevent him facing trial in Libya and deliver him to the International Criminal Court...
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Bishop Charles J. Scicluna leads Pilgrimage in Lourdes
Bishop and Vicar General of Malta Charles J. Scicluna will leave Malta to lead a pilgrimage in Lourdes. A group of 336 Maltese pilgrims will be attending this pilgrimage organized by the Assocjazzjoni...
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Prison warders test positive
Two prison warders have been tested positive after urine tests were conducted as part of new procedures implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs and National security with the aim to minimize and...
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Updated: Bendy buses service is suspended. GWU insists Arriva withdraws...
Update 8pm: Updated with Arriva's official statement: Articulated buses temporarily withdrawn from service. Arriva announces that all articulated (bendy) buses will be temporarily withdrawn as from...
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CBM says Malta’s economy remained resitilant in 2012 in spite of economic...
The Central Bank of Malta issued its annual Financial Stability Report where it notes that despite the difficult external environment, the Maltese economy continued to show a high degree of resilience,...
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Alternattiva thanks Auditor General
AD-The Green Party has thanked the Auditor General. This was stated by Carmel Cacopardo, Deputy Chairperson and Spokesperson for Sustainable Development and Home Affairs. He further stated that...
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PAC will probably lead to recommendations to Parliament
Mr. Speaker Dr Anglu Farrugia has confirmed that the conclusions which will be brought along by the Public Accounts Committee who is currently scrutinising the oil procurement methods between 2008...
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Two men seriously injured in Luqa and San Gwann
Yesterday, at about 1530hrs, the Police were informed from Mater Dei Hospital that a person had been admitted suffering injuries whilst working in Valletta road Luqa. The Police repaired on site, were...
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Over hundred migrants make it to Maltese shores
Early today, another 115 migrants made it to Maltese shores after being rescued by the Armed Forces of Malta. This is the second group of migrants in under 24 hours, who were rescued, following an...
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The dream that changed the nation
It was a speech that the world cannot forget. On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington where they heard Martin Luther King Jr. give a speech...
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Malta appeals to UN Security council to respond to the brutality in Syria
British Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to hold ‘war talks’ at Downing Street today as military commanders draw up plans for missile strikes against Syria. Mr Cameron will chair a meeting of...
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PAC continues to discuss Oil Procurement Process – updated
Salient Points from this sitting: S&P report said that corporate pracices in Enemalta were weak. Minutes kept in a very poor manner do not help in yielding a clear audit trail - says Auditor...
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Chemicals in warfare, an overview
The use of chemical weapons is not a recent discovery. In the middle ages this use was already in practice: wells used to be poisoned and dead animals catapulted into besieged towns to force surrender...
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Suspended sentence for Swedish youths who attacked co-nationals
Four Swedish youths were handed a four year suspended jail term after pleading guilty to assaulting and injuring two co-nationals during a fight in St Julian's. Inspector Trevor Micallef explained to...
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Unemployment up by 9.5% in July compared to the same month last year – NSO
NSO data shows that in July, persons registering as unemployed stood at 7,298, up by 634 or 9.5 %, over the corresponding month in 2012, and marginally up over June. Data provided by the Employment...
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Updated: Private operator supplements public transport
[23video id="8614014" token="2f494c71fedde272b7eb2a45d7b117e7" width="665" height="374"] A private operator is supplementing the provision of public transport this morning as Arriva withdrew its Bendy...
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Three arrested for Flamingo killings
Three men were arrested in relation to the slaying of a flamingo on August 24, 2013, at about 6.15 p.m., in the area known as Tal-Fessej in Xewkija. Back then, the police were informed that a bird...
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Jailed for 40 months for 22 sachets of cocaine
Terence Cini, 28 of Qormi was imprisoned for fourty months after being apprehended in Marsa carrying 22 sachets of cocaine. Inspector Herman Mula presented in court bank notes amounting to €400 which...
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Custody, suspended sentence and bail handed in judgement over fighting
Casino worker John Calvert, 39, of Sliema pleaded guilty to hitting Anthony Spicer with a bottle over his head. The incident happened last Monday at around 7pm in Tower Road, Sliema when the victim...
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