Red Scarves in Strasbourg: How Malta’s Labour MEPs Turned Gaza Solidarity into a Mediterranean Moment By the time European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stepped up to the Strasbourg rostrum on Wednesday morning, the hemicycle was already a sea of crimson. But three seats in particular caught the eye of Maltese photographers: the ones…
EU Chief’s Sanction Threat on Israel: How Gaza Turmoil is Reaching Malta’s Shores By Hot Malta Newsroom Valletta’s Grand Harbour was calm at dawn on Tuesday, but the chatter inside city cafés was anything but. Over steaming cups of Kafè fit-Tazza, patrons swapped reactions to Brussels’ bombshell: EU High Representative Josep Borrell is formally asking…
Valletta cafés fell unusually quiet yesterday evening as televisions tuned to Al Jazeera showed Israeli jets wheeling above Doha’s glittering skyline. Patrons who had come for rabbit stew (fenkata) and mid-week Premier League replays instead watched the first flashes of what Israel terms “precision interdiction” and Qatar labels “a stab to the heart of diplomacy”….
Fixed-line phones gathering dust in Maltese homes as nation goes mobile-only, survey shows By [Author Name] | Hot Malta Walk into any Maltese household on a Sunday and the scene is almost cinematic: steaming plate of timpana on the table, television blaring ONE Radio, nonna fanning herself with the free magazine that came with the…
Malta-flagged bicycles will soon be gliding through Sicilian olive groves and coastal hamlets as 34-year-old Sliema sports therapist Daniel Camilleri embarks on a solitary 1,000-kilometre loop of the neighbouring island, every pedal stroke dedicated to the father who taught him to ride. “Dad was the one who removed my stabilisers in Dingli, ran behind me…
“Pastizzi may be the death of us” – the WhatsApp voice note that ricocheted through Maltese group chats last week wasn’t warning about a new cholesterol study. It was the visceral reaction of a Marsa dockworker who had just watched the price of his two-bite breakfast jump from 40 to 60 cents. Within hours the…
**Poolside brawl injuries did not cause man’s death, medical expert tells court** A medical expert has testified that injuries sustained during a poolside brawl at a popular St Julian’s hotel did not cause the death of a 48-year-old man, shedding new light on a case that has gripped Malta’s summer party scene. The ruling, delivered…
Watch live: Von der Leyen gives her 2025 State of the Union speech – why every Maltese living-room is tuned in tonight By 8 p.m. the village band clubs have gone quiet, the festa fireworks are on pause, and even the usually boisterous ħobż-bi-żejt debate at the corner kazin has been suspended. Instead, televisions from…
**‘Justice for our land’: National protest against PA reform on October 4** *by Hot Malta staff* Valletta’s Republic Street will echo with drums, chants and the rustle of homemade banners on Friday 4 October as thousands of Maltese citizens – farmers, hunters, environmentalists, parish priests, pensioners and first-time activists – converge on Parliament to tell…
# National Protest Over Controversial Planning Bills Announced Malta’s usually sun-splashed streets are set to reverberate with drums and dissent this Saturday as a coalition of NGOs, residents’ associations, hunters’ groups, heritage activists and even parish priests call for a national protest against two fast-tracked planning bills they warn will “concrete over the soul of…
A 17th-century palazzo that once hosted Grand Masters and Maltese nobility could become Mdina’s next five-star hideaway, according to plans filed with the Planning Authority last week. The proposal, submitted by a consortium led by boutique-hotel specialist Corinthia, seeks to convert Palazzo Costanzo on Villegaignon Street into a 30-suite “ultra-luxury” property with rooftop infinity pool,…
**Spanish fintech giant Creditas swallows Malta’s MeDirect in quiet Sunday deal** Sliema’s seafront was still yawning itself awake on Sunday when the WhatsApp messages began to ping: MeDirect, the Maltese online bank that has graced local headlines since 2008, is being bought by Spain’s Creditas. By the time the kettle had boiled in Mosta and…
