Today’s front pages – July 17, 2026

The top stories in Malta's newspapers

These are the leading stories in local newspapers this Friday. 

Times of Malta leads with the story of a Libyan refugee family of seven who were forced to sleep in their van after getting caught between expired paperwork and rent they cannot afford. Help has since poured in. 

Also on the front page is a report on the Planning Authority sanctioning 20 illegally built padel courts on Manoel Island.

The Malta Independent reports on the latest from the trial of Yorgen Fenech, with police detailing the investigation into Melvin Theuma.

The General Workers Union-owned L-Orrizont reports on the MTA carrying out 252 inspections in Swieqi.

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