**Israel vows to strike foes anywhere after Qatar attack: How Malta’s neutrality offers a Mediterranean haven amid rising tensions** A stone’s throw from the world’s most volatile region, Malta woke up yesterday to news that Israel had promised “to strike its enemies anywhere” after a drone launched from Qatar targeted Tel Aviv. While the blast…
Government bows to pressure: Vision 2050 consultation window widened after PN outcry By Antoine Cassar, Hot Malta Valletta – In a rare mid-summer U-turn, the Office of the Prime Minister announced last night that the public consultation on “Vision 2050: Malta’s National Strategy for the Future” will be extended by six weeks, pushing the original…
Doctors, FSWS want cannabis driving limits instead of zero tolerance ————————————————————— By [Hot Malta Staff] | 09 June 2025, 07:30 CEST A white Toyota C-HR crawls along the Sliema front at 2 a.m., L-plates still gleaming. Inside, 22-year-old *“Luke”*—not his real name—hasn’t touched a joint for 14 hours, but the blood test at the roadside…
Alex Borg vows to push for party financing reform ================================================= Valletta – In a sun-splashed corner café just off Republic Street, Alex Borg drains his espresso and sets the tiny cup down like a gavel. “Every election we hand out ħobż biż-żejt and plastic fans, and every year we pretend it doesn’t cost anything,” the…
**Police Sweep Targets Homeless in Four Towns, Sparks Outrage and Debate** In a pre-dawn operation that has ignited fierce debate across the islands, Maltese police arrested 28 homeless individuals during coordinated raids in Valletta, Sliema, St Julian’s and Birkirkara. Officers began moving through doorways, bus shelters and makeshift camps at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, citing…
In pictures: Siġġiewi in old photographs – a village that time forgot to erase By Hot Malta staff The first thing that hits you is the silence. Not the hush of a library, but the particular quiet of a limestone alley at siesta-time in 1954, caught by the lens of the late Siġġiewi photographer Ġużeppi…
‘No business as usual with a country that commits genocide’: Agius Saliba Valletta – The midday sun bouncing off the Grand Harbour was still warming the sandstone balconies when Alex Agius Saliba strode out of the European Parliament’s local office on South Street and straight into a thicket of microphones. The Labour MEP had just…
**Chaos in Court: Seabank Brawl Case Erupts as Tensions Boil Over** A routine court hearing descended into chaos yesterday as three individuals were arrested following a dramatic courtroom outburst during proceedings related to the infamous Seabank Hotel brawl, with one defendant allegedly shouting “F*** justice” as tensions reached breaking point. The incident, which unfolded at…
Baltic and Nordic visitors have long favoured Malta as a winter-sun study destination and, increasingly, as a remote-work base. Walk down Sliema’s Tower Road on any January afternoon and you’ll hear as much Estonian, Finnish and Swedish as Maltese or English. Yet the same tech-savvy guests who happily open Revolut accounts and Bolt food orders…
Blue Lagoon rehabilitation plan consultation to be launched in coming weeks Comino’s postcard-perfect but overcrowded Blue Lagoon is finally getting a long-overdue lifeline. Environment Minister Miriam Dalli confirmed this week that a public consultation on a “comprehensive rehabilitation plan” will open within the next three weeks, kicking off what could be the most radical rethink…
**From Knights’ Ledger to Neural Networks: How Artificial Intelligence is Quietly Re-wiring Malta’s Financial DNA** Walk past the limestone façade of the Malta Stock Exchange on any given Tuesday and you’ll still see brokers in pastel shirts sipping espresso, but behind the baroque balconies a silent algorithm may have just executed a €5 million bond…
Alex Borg sworn in as Opposition leader: “I will be the people’s megaphone” Valletta – In a crisp noon ceremony inside the austere Parliament chamber, Alex Borg placed his right hand on the Maltese Constitution, repeated the oath of office, and instantly became the youngest-ever Leader of the Opposition in Malta’s post-independence history. The 36-year-old…
