EU pledges up to €700 million in aid to Egypt
The European Union offered Egypt economic aid of up to €700 million today, showing how European governments are trying to build ties with the Islamist rulers brought to power in Egypt's first free...
View ArticlePublic health director elected vice-chairman of WHO regional committee
Ray Busutill has been elected vice-chairman of the World Health Organisation's Europe Regional Standing Committee. Dr Busuttil, who is public health director, will be taking office next year. In 2014,...
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Political thriller, comedic drama lead Toronto buzz
Ben Affleck’s political thriller Argo and David O. Russell’s comedic drama Silver Linings Playbook are winning widespread praise at the midpoint of the Toronto International Film Festival, with early...
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PM writes to Obama expressing Malta's condemnation at Libya attack
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has written to US President Barack Obama expressing Malta’s condemnation of the appalling attack on the US embassy in Benghazi yesterday which took the life of US...
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New website on additives used by the tobacco industry
Malta is one of 15 European countries which will be launching a website to inform the public about harmful and toxic additives used by the tobacco industry to make cigarettes more attractive. This...
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Couples blame investment firm for losing their life savings
Four couples have filed a judicial letter against All Invest Company Limited and its manager, claiming they had lost their life savings after being mis-sold financial products. Vincent and Carmen...
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Clinton: "This video is disgusting and reprehensible"
The U.S. government had nothing to do with a film about the Prophet Mohammad that has triggered anti-American protests in Muslim countries, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today. The...
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PM chats with children at Independence activities
Children learned today that the prime minister celebrates his wedding anniversary over a plate of snails, he does not have pets, but cats are his favourite animals. Dr Gonzi sat down with children as...
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PM congratulates dragster champions
The Prime Minister this afternoon congratulated Manty Bugeja and his Mr Whippy Team after they won the FIA European Methanol Dragster Championship last Sunday. He also congratulated Chris Polidano and...
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Syria army, rebels clash near Aleppo bases
Syrian troops backed by helicopter gunships clashed with rebels near a barracks in Aleppo yesterday as battles broke out around a military airport elsewhere in the northern province, monitors said. In...
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15 killed, 219 hurt in Pakistan protests
At least 15 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in Pakistan during violent protests yesterday condemning a US-made film insulting Islam, defying a government call for only peaceful...
View ArticleLibyans march against Islamist militias in Benghazi
Thousands of Libyans marched in Benghazi yesterday in support of democracy and against the Islamist militias that Washington blames for an attack on the US consulate last week that killed four...
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Press digest
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times reports how a missing fisherman was successfully rescued yesterday. The 58-year-old reported that he was lost in fog. The...
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Updated - Libyan Islamist militia swept out of Benghazi base
The powerful Islamist militia Washington blames for an attack on its Benghazi consulate was last night swept from its heavily fortified bases in Libya's second city in a mass popular uprising in...
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‘Mintoff never revealed Jalloud threatened him’
Dom Mintoff’s successor and his long-time private secretary are both unaware of claims that he had ever been violently threatened by his Libyan counterpart, as Labour MEP John Attard Montalto...
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Seven days through the lens
Unusual angles, unseen pictures and unexpected scenes of everyday life captured by the Times photographers and freelance contributors over the past week
View ArticleElderly woman strikes back at PC con
A feisty 68-year-old woman told off a fraudster who called to get access to her non-existent computer in a money scam. Marlene Gabarretta, of Birżebbuġa, received a phone call on Wednesday from a...
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Bucking financial trends... the Government’s hard slog ahead
Sellers of financial services base their pitches on projections and graphs that indicate exponential returns. The figures are alluring but somewhere in the glitzy presentation is a clause, normally...
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FOR.U.M warns against minimum wage freeze
"The FOR.U.M group of trade unions has expressed concern over reports that employers and some trade unions agree about not raising the minimum wage. The Times reported yesterday that employers and...
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Fergie in no penalty panic
Of all the issues rolling round in Sir Alex Ferguson's mind ahead of Manchester United's visit to Liverpool tomorrow, a woeful recent penalty record is not among them. So far this term, United have...
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