Ryanair to start new Shannon-Malta route next year Ryanair plans to fly a new route from Shannon Airport to Malta next year. Business • 23 Nov 21
Life sentence sought for man over murder of journalist Malta's attorney general has called for a life sentence for businessman Yorgen Fenech for allegedly masterminding the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, which rocked ... World • 18 Aug 21
Inquiry blames Maltese state for death of journalist An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has found that the state had to bear responsibility after creating ... World • 29 Jul 21
Suspect in Malta journalist murder pleads guilty One of three men accused of carrying out the 2017 assassination of Maltese anti-corruption journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia has pleaded guilty in court. World • 23 Feb 21
Malta PM to step down in January amid murder probe Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, under fire over his handling of investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has said he would step ... World • 02 Dec 19
Maltese govt refuses immunity request in murder probe The Maltese government has turned down a request from one of the island's richest men on for immunity in return for his cooperation in the ... Europe • 29 Nov 19
Maltese PM under increasing pressure to resign The Maltese Prime Minister is coming under increasing pressure to resign, following the arrest of his chief of staff, and the stepping aside of two ... Europe • 27 Nov 19
Two Maltese politicians resign amid murder probe Two high-ranking politicians in Malta's government have resigned, with a third "suspending himself," as a murder probe into the killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana ... Europe • 27 Nov 19
Maltese businessman seeks pardon for murder information Prominent Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, who was arrested by police as a person of interest in the murder of an anti-corruption journalist, has asked for ... World • 23 Nov 19
EU lawmakers urge probe into Malta's top bank European Union politicians have urged Maltese and EU authorities to investigate Malta's top lender, after the ECB found its risk monitoring had "severe shortcomings" that ... Business • 22 Nov 19
ECB flags failings in money screening at Malta bank Malta's biggest bank failed for years to detect or address risks involving thousands of payments, the European Central Bank said, detailing "severe shortcomings" that could ... Business • 21 Nov 19
Businessman arrested in Maltese journalist murder case Maltese police have arrested one of the country's most prominent businessmen in connection with an investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Europe • 20 Nov 19
Rescue boat carrying 41 migrants docks at Italian port A rescue boat carrying 41 migrants has docked at the port of Lampedusa in defiance of a ban on entering Italian waters, the second NGO ... World • 06 Jul 19
Ryanair to buy Malta Air, to increase Malta fleet Ryanair has today agreed to establish a Malta-based carrier to grow its presence on the island and access to North Africa, adding another subsidiary to ... Business • 11 Jun 19
Malta takes control of tanker hijacked by migrants Malta's armed forces have taken control of a tanker that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off Libya. World • 28 Mar 19
888 sets up server in Ireland ahead of Brexit British online gambling company 888 Holdings said today that it secured a gaming licence in Malta and established a server in Ireland to mitigate a ... Business • 12 Mar 19
Ireland to accept five migrants after Malta agreement The Government has offered protection to five unaccompanied child migrants who have been seeking refuge in Malta after being rescued from the Mediterranean. Europe • 10 Jan 19
Pope appeals for safe port for migrants on rescue ships Pope Francis has urged European leaders to stop bickering over the fate of 49 migrants stuck aboard two humanitarian rescue ships on the Mediterranean and ... World • 06 Jan 19
Lifeline migrant boat docks in Malta The NGO rescue ship Lifeline, which has been stranded for days in the Mediterranean carrying about 230 rescued migrants, has docked in the Maltese port ... World • 27 Jun 18
Eight arrested in Malta over journalist's murder Maltese police have arrested eight suspects in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said, almost two months after her car ... Europe • 04 Dec 17
Has Malta 'sold its sovereignty to dirty money'? Aside from the human tragedy of a family being left without a mother and wife, the murder of a journalist within an EU member state ... Analysis and Comment • 29 Oct 17
Journalist killed in car bomb attack in Malta Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta's best-known investigative journalist, was killed this morning when a powerful bomb blew up her car. World • 16 Oct 17
Irish girl hospitalised after pool incident in Malta A six-year-old Irish girl is in a serious condition in hospital after getting into difficulty while swimming in Malta. Ireland • 09 Aug 17
Maltese parliament votes to legalise same-sex marriage Malta's parliament has voted to allow same-sex couples to marry, three years after passing a law permitting civil partnerships in the overwhelmingly Catholic island nation. News • 13 Jul 17
Maltese prime minister calls snap election Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has called a snap general election for 3 June, a year before the end of his term. Politics • 01 May 17
