Malta rallies behind rebel Austrian nuns: ‘Every grille tells a story of defiance’
‘We are finally back home’: rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent In a twist worthy of a Mediterranean melodrama, a band of rebellious Austrian…
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Salvino Galea: The Maltese stargazer who gave the islands a telescope and a new horizon
Appreciation: Salvino Galea – the quiet force who taught Malta to look up Most Maltese children learn the name “Galea” in a traffic jam: the family’s…
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‘We’re a family here’ – How Sicilian-born Aurelio Belli fed Sliema for 50 years and became a Maltese legend
‘We’re a family here’ – Aurelio Belli opens up on 50 years of feeding Sliema, one plate of rabbit at a time Sliema’s promenade hums with the clang of…
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Sliema aparthotel to tower 10 storeys high: locals fear ‘death by a thousand cuts’
Aparthotel in Sliema to rise from seven to 10 storeys: Another slice of skyline gone? Sliema’s skyline is about to stretch a little higher. A seven-storey…
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Mini Knights: How Malta’s kids are battling obesity and amnesia with foam swords
Tiny warriors, big battles Valletta’s Upper Barrakka Gardens usually echo with the chatter of cruise-ship day-trippers, but last Saturday the limestone…
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Vanishing Malta: The real-life magic trick erasing islands’ heritage overnight
Now you see it, now you don’t – the phrase that once belonged to circus magicians has become the unofficial soundtrack to Maltese life in 2024. One week a…
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Valletta Market Canopies Must Come Down, Ombudsman Rules—Heritage vs Hawkers Showdown Looms
Ombudsman Slams “Illegal” Suq tal-Belt Canopies, Orders Immediate Removal Valletta’s iconic open-air market has found itself at the centre of a fresh…
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Gżira’s Illegal Capitainerie: Will Malta Let Developers Rewrite the Coastline?
A fresh planning application has landed on the desks of the Planning Authority asking for retrospective sanctioning of a half-built capitainerie that has…
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Elderly Woman Injured in Traditional Żejtun Wall Crash: Community Rallies as Heritage Concerns Grow
Elderly Woman Injured as Car Crashes into Traditional Maltese Wall in Quiet Żejtun Street A peaceful Tuesday morning in Żejtun was shattered when an…
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€15 for Caravaggio? Inside Valletta’s St John’s Co-Cathedral Museum Storm
The Beauty and the Beast: St John’s Co-Cathedral Museum By [Hot Malta Staff] Valletta’s Republic Street hums with espresso steam and phone-light faces,…
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Serving authenticity: Malta’s young chefs ditch tourist traps to plate up nanna’s recipes
Serving authenticity: how Malta’s new wave of restaurateurs are ditching the tourist trap and cooking like nanna did By Hot Malta staff | Sunday 09:42…
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Malta’s Smallest Parliament: How Today’s Letters to the Editor Are Rewriting the Island
Letters to the editor – September 24, 2025 By Hot Malta staff Valletta’s morning sun had barely gilded the limestone balconies when the first email landed…
