Today's front pages – April 10, 2026

The top stories in Malta's newspapers

These are the leading stories making front-page headlines in Malta this Friday.

Times of Malta reports that tenders for affordable housing projects are being re-evaluated following concerns about a preferred bidder that was established only weeks before the tender was issued.

The newspaper also features former minister Louis Galea denying any government knowledge of mafia boss Totò Riina hiding in Malta during the 1980s.

The Malta Independent focuses on a €1.5 million out-of-court tax settlement that concluded criminal proceedings against two accountants and a group of associated companies.

It also covers the ongoing conflict in Lebanon, noting the absence of a ceasefire following an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.

L-Orizzont highlights the inauguration of a new €1.8 million MRI scanner at St Vincent de Paul, an investment intended to shorten waiting lists and ease the burden on Mater Dei Hospital.

Additionally, the paper reports on international concerns regarding the escalation of violence in Lebanon.

In-Nazzjon leads with Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg’s visit to the Corradino Correctional Facility, where he emphasised the importance of a reform that ensures dignity and rehabilitation for inmates.

The paper also reports on criticism levelled by Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba against journalists within the Nationalist Party media.

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