Today's front pages – June 12, 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 on growing concerns that election campaign rhetoric has fueled a rise in racist attacks and xenophobia.

It also features a report on a judge who was forced to hear court cases from corridor tables due to a shortage of courtroom space.

The Malta Independent examines how seat-vacating decisions by the Labour Party are set to shape today's casual elections.

The front page also includes a warning from the Public Works Department regarding the risk of cliff collapses at St Peter's Pool.

L-Orizzont highlights the distribution of €27 million in social benefits to over 62,400 families scheduled for this weekend.

The newspaper also provides an update on the investigation into a fireworks factory explosion in Naxxar.

In-Nazzjon reports that the process for appointing a new leader for the Nationalist Party will officially commence with a General Council meeting on June 20.

It also notes that agricultural prices in Malta are continuing to rise despite a downward trend across the rest of the European Union.

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