Not Greece nor Malta - the best holiday hotspots to see the solar eclipse this week

In the UK, the Moon will begin to cover the edge of the Sun, known as first contact, at around 6.17pm before reaching its maximum at around 7.12pm and finishing at around 8.06pm, depending on where you are. People in London should be able to witness around …

Malta among the lowest-ranked EU countries for research and development, PN says

Figures published by the EU's statistical agency, Eurostat, confirm that research and innovation remain among the Government's lowest priorities, the Nationalist Party said in a statement on Monday. In 2025, Malta allocated just €73.70 per person …

Big Four ‘designing’ Malta tax avoidance schemes for US multinationals – New York Times

The world’s largest auditing and accounting firms, all represented in Malta, are actively designing and marketing tax structures that allow major US corporations to shift profits to Malta and reduce their tax bills, according to an investigation by The New …

KM Malta Airlines flight cancellations due Mount Etna eruption

Malta and Gozo take centre stage in Richard E. Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey

KM Malta Airlines warns of more Catania flight disruptions due to Mount Etna eruptions

KM Malta Airlines has issued a warning to passengers that flights between Malta and Catania may experience ongoing disruptions and last-minute cancellations as Mount Etna continues its volcanic activity. The airline noted that the ongoing eruption has …

How Malta became a magnet for big film shoots

What links the Caribbean, ancient Rome, Enid Blyton’s Land of Spells, the south of France and the Bay of Pentos from Game of Thrones? They are all places that have been portrayed in recent and forthcoming films by a sunny archipelago in the Mediterranean …

Kurt Farrugia handed second government post after Transport Malta sacking

Former Transport Malta CEO Kurt Farrugia has been handed another government appointment, with The Shift learning that he has now been made chairman of the National Development and Social Fund (NDSF), in addition to his new job as CEO of Residency Malta …

'Government doesn't know how many people will be in Malta in 2026, let alone 2050' — Piccinino

Michael Piccinino, the Nationalist Party MP and Shadow Minister for the Self-Employed, Small Enterprises and Cooperatives, has said the government does not even know how many people will be living in Malta by the end of this year, arguing that the country…

Malta's warning for the West

Perched on Europe’s southernmost edge, Malta is an object lesson in the folly of lazy essentialism. A Catholic nation where devotees invoke Allah, the islands are home to Europe’s only Semitic language. The former capital, Mdina, derives from the Arabic …