Valletta

Malta-based airline Universal Air is next month starting five weekly flights to Greece, increasing the links between the two popular tourism destinations.

The carrier will link Valletta with Corfu three times per week and with Athens twice per week, it stated.

Electricity and gas prices in Greece are much lower than the European average, despite the large increases borne by households.

Valletta – The Slovenian national football team beat Malta 4:0 in the qualifying for the World Cup on Friday night to remain in theoretical contention for a World Cup berth ahead of Monday’s game against Russia.

One of three men accused of murdering Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, changed his plea to guilty in a Valletta courtroom today.

Vince Muscat told the court that he was admitting to all charges, in a shock development that could prove crucial in the high-profile murder case.

Organizers of the Malta Maritime Summit 2020 on Tuesday announced the postponement of the week-long event in Valletta to a later date that will be announced in due course.
The Malta summit is an event held every two years which hosts a high number of Greek participants and visitors.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is attending the 6th South EU Summit, held in Valletta, Malta on Friday, where the government leaders of Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain will convene to discuss regional and global issues.

A Maltese special operations team boarded a Turkish tanker on March 28 that had been hijacked by migrants rescued at sea and recaptured control of it before escorting it to a Maltese port.

City breaks can make for relaxing getaways when you head for the leafy parks, watch the world go by at the alfresco cafes and stroll along the canals but new research has revealed the most hectic European destinations for visitors.

Four suspected pickpockets have been remanded in custody this morning. In two separate arraignments, the four women from Bulgaria were charged with carrying out pickpocket thefts in Valletta.

Athens is among the European capitals that appear set to experience the worst increases in both droughts and heat waves in the future, according to a landmark study by the University of Newcastle using all climate models.