Today’s front pages – July 19, 2026
A look at what’s making headlines in local newspapers this Sunday
These are the leading stories making front-page headlines in Malta this Sunday.
Times of Malta reports on Day 16 of the trial of Yorgen Fenech who is accused of complicity in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The court heard how Melvin Theuma had confided in his old friend Edgar Brincat that he had acted as middleman between Yorgen Fenech and the Degiorgio brothers in the murder.
The newspaper also features an interview with former prime minister and Labour leader Alfred Sant who said he believes there are not enough working class activitists in the party anymore.
Malta Today leads with a story about an “obscure” crypto marketing firm DistributeX which promises easy money for simple mundane daily tasks in a pseudo Ponzi scheme.
The Malta Independent on Sunday reports that Speaker Carmelo Abela has ruled out cutting MPs speaking time.
The newspaper also reports that seven years after the climate emergency declaration, only five out of 15 pledges have been fully delivered.
It-Torċa leads with the parliamentary debate on the Commission for Human Rights and Equality. The newspaper also reports on the funeral of DJ Ryan Spiteri who was found dead in a car in a garage in Marsascala on Tuesday evening.
Il-Leħen reports that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa urged the Holy Land should not be abandoned amid the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
KullĦadd reports that the rate of success of IVF treatments in Malta is higher than the European average.