Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid tribute to Malta’s second Prime Minister Francesco Buhagiar on the occasion of his 140th anniversary of his birth.
Dr Buhagiar was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1921 and 1924 elections in the interests of the Unione Popolare Maltese.
On 13 October 1922 he was appointed Minister of Justice and a year later he succeeded...
According to the latest official figures August was a record month for Malta International Airport with the highest number of passenger movement ever recorded.
The National Statistics Office has confirmed the success registered within the tourism sector, month after month. In July, roughly 230,000 tourists visited Malta – amounting to 10.7 per cent growth when compared with the same month...
Italy got their World Cup campaign off to a flying start with a 3-1 win against Israel.
The Republic of Ireland laboured to a 2-2 draw in Serbia.
Spain got a perfect start to their qualifying campaign with an 8-0 hammering of hapless Liechtenstein.
Iceland, heros of the Euro 2-16, could only draw 1-1 with Ukraine.
Fish farm operators have been given 15 days to come up with solutions to a number of problems.
Operators have till September 25 to present their plans to the Planning Authority.
Problems highlighted during the summer included environmental issues and buses involving the running of their farms.
Operators will also have to face the possibility that farms will be moved further out...
British Airways is struggling with a major computer system failure as passengers at airports around the world complain of delays and long lines.
"Our IT teams are working as hard as they can to quickly fix a problem with our check-in system," the airline said in a statement. "We're sorry for the delays some customers are experiencing as they check-in...
Isis has claimed five suicide bombings across Syria that have killed at least 43 people.
Four explosions hit the government controlled cities of Tartous, Homs and in the countryside outside the capital Damascus, while a fifth explosion hit the Kurdish-held city of Hasaka.
Leo Brincat has got past the first hurdle on the way to becoming Malta's member of the European Court of Auditors.
Facing a grilling from 20 MEP's, his nomination was approved and will now go to the full house of MEP's for ratification.
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
Ukrainian referee awarded a controversial penalty to Scotland in their World Cup qualifier against Malta.
The penalty decision by Ukrainian referee Yevhen Aranovski was universally criticised.
Video replays show that defender Jonathan Caruana did not make contact with Scotland's Chris Martin but the referee pointed to the spot and showed Caruana a red card.
The referee's decision cannot be reversed but sources...
A mass migrant rescue is under way off the Libyan coast, with at least seven people reported dead so far.
More than 1,000 people have been rescued in an operation that involved numerous charities and the Italian Coast Guard.
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