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Malta Confirms Eurovision 2025 Participation Despite Israel Controversy: Bonnici Rules Out Boycott
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

Watch: Malta to stay in Eurovision even if Israel takes part, says Bonnici ======================================================================= Malta will not boycott the Eurovision Song Contest next year even if Israel is allowed to compete, Culture Minister Owen Bonnici told parliament on Monday, ending weeks of speculation that had split local artists, activists and casual viewers. Replying to a…

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Local News | Tourism

Malta Airport Coach Fire: Hero Driver Saves 50 Tourists in Dramatic Runway Blaze
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

Coach Inferno at Malta International: Quick-Thinking Driver Saves 50 Passengers By Hot Malta Newsroom | 07:45, 14 June 2024 A routine airport run turned into a scene straight out of an action movie yesterday when the bright-yellow passenger coach shuttling tourists from Malta International Airport to St Julian’s burst into flames at the drop-off bay….

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Community | Local News

Maltese engineer uses AI to turn dusty constitution into viral kitchen-table chat
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

**Local engineer uses AI to turn Malta’s 200-year-old constitution into a WhatsApp-forward that even nanna understands** By [Hot Malta Staff] VALLETTA – When software engineer Luke Camilleri tried to explain to his 82-year-old grandmother why she was entitled to a new pension supplement, he ended up chasing her around the kitchen with a 96-page PDF…

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Local News | Politics

Roberta Metsola tells Malta: ‘Our tiny size is our superpower’
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

‘Malta’s size can be its advantage’ – Metsola By Hot Malta Staff | Sunday, 09 June 2024 “Look at a map: we’re a freckle on the Mediterranean,” Roberta Metsola told a packed hall in Valletta last night, “but freckles are what make a face memorable.” The European Parliament President, home for a whistle-stop weekend, had…

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Community | Politics

India & Iran in Belarus war games: how Malta’s neutrality sails between super-powers
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

India, Iran join Belarus-Russia military drills – what it means for Malta’s neutral voice By Antoine Cassar, Hot Malta correspondent Valletta’s Grand Harbour usually wakes up to the low hum of cruise-liner engines and the clatter of cappuccino cups, not the rumble of distant tanks. Yet when news broke this week that India and Iran…

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Business | Community

HSBC Malta Sold for €200m: Tiny Island, Giant Goodbye to the Red Lion Bank
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

**HSBC Malta’s €200m Exit: The End of an Era for the Red-and-White Bank** Sliema’s Tower Road was already buzzing with Tuesday-morning espresso steam when the WhatsApp forwards landed: HSBC Malta is being sold to CrediaBank for €200 million. Within minutes, pensioners in the queue at the branch opposite Preluna Hotel were asking tellers if their…

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Community | Local News

Paola’s €14 Million Health Hub Opens: From Cramped Clinic to Cultural Landmark
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

Paola’s 60-year-old health centre closed its doors for the last time at 7 p.m. on Friday, and by Monday morning patients were already being greeted by sunlight, potted lavender and a bar-code check-in kiosk at the town’s new €14 million Primary Health Hub. The shift, which transferred 22,000 medical files overnight, marks the biggest upgrade…

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Business | Community

From Festa NFTs to Village Bakeries: How Stablecoins Are Quietly Reshaping Malta
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

**How Crypto and Stablecoins are Quietly Revolutionising Maltese Business – From Valletta Start-ups to Gozo Farmhouses** By *Hot Malta* Staff Writer Walk down Republic Street on a Saturday afternoon and you’ll still hear the clink of euros on café counters, but behind the scenes Malta’s economy is quietly morphing into something the Knights could never…

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Community | Local News

Malta’s Zero-Tolerance Drug-Driving Bill Hits Parliament: What Legal Cannabis Users Need to Know
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

**Parliament to Tackle Drink-Drug Driving in Landmark Bill: “One Joint Can Cost a Life”** Valletta – A sweeping overhaul of Malta’s road-safety laws landed in parliament last night, promising zero-tolerance for drivers who mix wheels with weed, wine or white lines. The “Traffic Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2024” introduces roadside saliva swabs, instant 48-hour licence suspensions…

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Community | Local News

Malta Parliament Tackles Speed Demons: Confiscation, €1k Fines & 5-Year Bans in New Road-Crackdown Law
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

**Tougher measures against reckless drivers go before parliament** After yet another summer marked by twisted metal on our roads, Parliament will finally debate a sweeping package of amendments designed to scare speed merchants into behaving. The draft law, tabled by Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia on Monday, would let courts confiscate and auction vehicles used in…

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Business | Local News

Żebbuġ Accountant in €1.2M Co-op Scandal: How a Village Trust Was Betrayed
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

Accountant in the Dock: Żebbuġ Trust Shattered as €1.2 Million Goes Missing The morning air in Żebbuġ still carries the scent of last night’s ftira baking when 62-year-old Marcella* walks into the parish office to light a candle. She’s done it every day since her husband died, but this week she’s praying for something else:…

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Local News | Tourism

Paradise Lost: British Tourist Dies in Malta’s Blue Lagoon, Sparking Safety Outcry
ByHot Malta 16 September 2025

**British Tourist Dies While Swimming in the Blue Lagoon: A Wake-Up Call for Malta’s Crown Jewel** Comino’s Blue Lagoon, the postcard-perfect inlet whose cyan waters have launched a thousand Instagram posts, became the scene of tragedy on Tuesday afternoon when a 67-year-old British man lost consciousness while swimming and could not be revived. The incident,…

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