Maltese Altar helpers meet Pope Francis
Twenty-five altar helpers from twenty-five different parishes rendered service at the Vatican this summer. The service was given at St Peter's Basilika and the lucky helpers were photographed with Pope...
View ArticleMEP Marlene Mizzi meets the Malta Chamber of Commerce
Labour MEP Marlene Mizzi has recently had a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry . The meeting was held with the members of the Chamber’s Board of Management, headed by its...
View ArticleUK to put a resolution on Syria to the UN Security Council today
The UK is to put a resolution to the UN Security Council later on Wednesday "authorising necessary measures to protect civilians" in Syria. The resolution will be put forward at a meeting of the five...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner says call and text profiles may be required by law for...
Police Commissioner said in a statement that call and text profiles may be required by law for investigative purposes. The Commissioner was replying to comments made in an earlier press conference by...
View ArticleUS Embassy employee in Malta sent home after getting into dispute that ended...
A video uploaded on Youtube ended up with the sacking of an employee from the US Embassy and made the US Broadsheets. The Washington post reports that an American employee of the US embassy in Malta...
View ArticleThree cars extensively damaged in blaze
Three cars were extensively damaged in a suspected arson in a field which is being used as a car park last night, at about 1 a.m. in Triq ix-Xgħajra, Żabbar. Preliminary investigations found that a...
View ArticleConsul General visits VFS office in Ankara
The Consul General of the Republic of Malta in Istanbul, Turkey, Mr. Reuben Gauci, visited the Visa Handling Office operated by VFS Global in the city of Ankara. The Consul General, who was...
View ArticleMaltese scouts welcomed at embassy of Malta in Berlin
Delegates and representatives of the Malta Girl Guide Association and the Scout Association of Malta, among them Chief Commissioners Marjoe Abela and Leslie Bonnici and International Commissioners...
View ArticleHigh Commission works on doing business in Malta
Together with the Malta High Commission in London, Crimsonwing, a company which offers fully integrated IT solutions for eCommerce, ERP & custom development, has organised a seminar on the perks of...
View ArticleIndia Mujahideen ‘top militant’ arrested
Police in India have arrested Yasin Bhatkal, the alleged head of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) militant group, which has been blamed for a string of recent attacks, officials say. The group is thought to...
View ArticleSyria unrest: Russia ships bound for Mediterranean
Russia is to send an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean, according to Russian news agency Interfax. An armed forces source reportedly said the planned deployment was in...
View ArticleCalypso project launched
A consortium formed by four partners – namely University of Malta, Transport Malta, Civil Protection Malta and Armed Forces of Malta – and 4 partners from Sicily – ARPA Sicilia, IAMC-CNR Capo...
View ArticleFire at Valletta’s Camrata
A fire was controlled by the residents of the Camrata one of the main residential buildings in the capital, Valletta The civil protection department was alerted immediately but upon their arrival they...
View ArticlePolice search for graffiti ‘artist’
The police are searching for a person seen spraying graffiti on the new entrance to Valletta during a patrol at around 4am this morning. A graffiti depicting a man and a woman forming a heart with...
View ArticleMEPA to procede with revocation process on roof-level room in Sliema
The Board of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority has decided to proceed with the process to revoke the permit for a controversial structure on a Sliema rooftop. This morning the MEPA Board is...
View ArticleFlamingo found in freezer
A flamingo was found in a freezer during a search mounted yesterday,in Kerċem, Gozo the Police said. The discovery was made in relation to an investigation spurred by the slaying of a flamingo at about...
View ArticleTourist guide pleads innocent
Visibly emotional, Nadine Fenech, 48, born in Malaysia and residing in Marsa, pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a police officer and trying to flea from a crime scene. Constantly...
View ArticleBulgarian charged with attempted theft
Mariyana Kirilova Petrova, 21 of Bulgaria was handed a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to petty theft. Inspector Kylie Borg stated that the Bulgarian national who has no fixed address,...
View ArticleOnly UN mandated interventions in Syria, says AD
Alternattiva Demokratika fully supports the Maltese government in its condemnation of the chemical attacks on civilians in Syria. Prof. Arnold Cassola, Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson, said: "It...
View ArticleGovernment beefs up enforcement ahead of hunting season
In line with Government’s commitment to strengthen enforcement, the Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights said in a press release that is coordinating with the Police...
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