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Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri. Photo: Facebook

It’s Clint Camilleri, again

Social media platforms are facilitating hate speech and misinformation. Photo: Shutterstock

Editorial: The normalisation of intolerance

An illustration of Manchester United’s proposed new 100,000-seat stadium. I’m not sure about the whole draping it in candy floss idea, but the trident on top could well become iconic. Photo: Manchester United/AFP

Throw them something shiny...

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Żepp - February 9, 2025

Today's cartoon strip

February 9, 2025| Times of Malta |1
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ZTV - February 9, 2025

Today's cartoon strip

February 9, 2025| Times of Malta |0
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Islanders - February 9, 2025

Today's cartoon

February 9, 2025| Times of Malta |0
Maltese soldiers in a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. File photo: AFM

Neutrality: revisiting or re-comprehending?

Neutrality in international law has a specific meaning: a neutral country does not take sides in a war and must adhere to certain rules to remain impartial

February 8, 2025| Omar Grech|3
Programmes such as Erasmus+ have expanded opportunities for Maltese students to study and work abroad, fostering a generation with broader cultural exposure and skills. Photo: Shutterstock.com

20 years of Malta’s EU membership: Opportunities and tensions

After 20 years of EU membership, Malta’s story exemplifies the intricate interplay between integration and sovereignty

February 8, 2025| Elisa Micallef Peplow|0
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Letters to the editor – February 8, 2025

Today’s letters by Times of Malta readers

February 8, 2025| Times of Malta |2
The strategy includes over 40 measures originating from a public consultation. Photo: Facebook / Rebecca Buttigieg

Editorial: Embracing diversity, fighting intolerance

The launch of Malta’s second integration policy is a step in the right direction

February 8, 2025| Times of Malta |7
Tariffs would increase prices and consumers would have to pay the price. Photo: Shutterstock.com

The EU needs to look after itself

Union needs to ensure that consumers and workers are not forced to pay the price of trade wars

February 7, 2025| Lawrence Zammit|4
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Letters to the editor - February 7, 2025

Today's letters by Times of Malta readers

February 7, 2025| Times of Malta |55
Mgr Victor Grech died at age of 95. Photo: Archdiocese of Malta

Editorial: A fearless voice for the forgotten

Dun Victor Grech was a shining example of how to put into practice the protection of the vulnerable in everything he did

February 7, 2025| Times of Malta |4
Debris lies in the river next to destroyed houses in Chiva, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, in the aftermath of catastrophic deadly floods on November 19, 2024. File photo: AFP

Climate change and human rights

As human existence itself is at stake, it is only reasonable to look at climate change from a human rights perspective

February 7, 2025| Joseph Zammit McKeon|31
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa in years gone by.

A brush with St Luke

New historical and scientific knowledge about a painting of the Madonna in Mellieħa

February 7, 2025| Evarist Bartolo|5
We all need clean water to thrive: citizens, companies, industry, farmers. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Water is no longer business as usual

Europe must take leadership in the transition to water-smart societies

February 6, 2025| Jessica Roswall|0
Times of Malta's published report on how migrants were abused in prison. Former prison director Alex Dalli (inset). Photo montage: Christian Busuttil

Editorial: Rewarding those responsible for abuse

Government cannot expect public to trust institutions when it continues to shield and recycle those responsible for gross mismanagement

February 6, 2025| Times of Malta |5
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Letters to the editor - February 6, 2025

Today's letters by Times of Malta readers

February 6, 2025| Times of Malta |65
Our rights have a last line of defence. Judges have discretion on deciding what counts as admissible evidence. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Robert Abela's 'catch us if you can' law

PM says magisterial reform echoes the French system. Here's how it doesn't

February 6, 2025| Ranier Fsadni |130
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Letters to the editor – February 5, 2025

Today’s letters by Times of Malta readers

February 5, 2025| Times of Malta |15
Misraħ Ħal Kirkop, Kirkop (top left), Triq Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi, Siġġiewi (top right), Triq Selmun, Mellieħa (bottom left), Misraħ Is-Saqqaja, Rabat (bottom right). Photo: Infrastructure Malta

Editorial: Pedestrian paradise or another pipe dream?

Without a serious plan to curb traffic the Vjal Kulħadd pedestrianisation initiative risks becoming another fragmented attempt at urban improvement

February 5, 2025| Times of Malta |24
The reform underscores Malta’s commitment to uphold a balanced and just legal framework. Photo shows the law courts in Valletta. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Protection from legal harassment

Magisterial inquiry reform represents a bold and necessary step toward creating a justice system that is efficient, fair and resilient against abuse

February 5, 2025| Glenn Bedingfield|85
This handout photograph, released by Ukraine last Sunday, shows rescuers working at a damaged residential building a day after a missile strike in Potlava, amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine. Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service/AFP

No genocide in Ukraine

Accusation of Russia pursuing a policy of genocide against the Ukrainian people is shocking and unfounded

February 5, 2025| Andrey Lopukhov|41
The skyline of Nairobi seen from its national park: in the 1870s, Marsa-born James Martin identified the plateau that would become Kenya’s capital. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Malta’s crossroads: explorers, empire, enduring connections

Malta’s story is one of adaptability and regional influence

February 4, 2025| Charles Sultana|0
Blocked: The citizen will have another hurdle to overcome if requests for a magisterial inquiry have to go to the police first. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Hands off our rights

The latest move to amend our criminal code confirms Malta is regressing into a Mafia-like state

February 4, 2025| Albert Buttigieg|6
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Letters to the editor – February 4, 2025

Today’s letters by Times of Malta readers

February 4, 2025| Times of Malta |3
The expropriated pathway. Photo: Daniel Cilia

Editorial: Unravelling the web of patronage

Gozo Ministry has paid €1m for the expropriation of a 100 metre pathway.

February 4, 2025| Times of Malta |7
Young people today are increasingly becoming anti-status quo. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Why young Europeans are angry

Societal leaders must understand the true nature of the challenges young people face

February 3, 2025| John Cassar White |6
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Letters to the editor – February 3, 2025

Today’s letters by Times of Malta readers

February 3, 2025| Times of Malta |7
The EU may also be getting less committed to addressing the climate emergency. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Editorial: Getting honest about climate emergency

World leaders are increasingly becoming oblivious to the impact of the climate emergency

February 3, 2025| Times of Malta |18
Justice League United

Burlò – February 3, 2025

Today’s cartoon

February 3, 2025| Times of Malta |0
Prime Minister Robert Abela. File photo: Times of Malta

Wanted: prime minister with sense of decency

People want an end to politicians who think they are above the law

February 3, 2025| David Casa|19
Jason Azzopardi and his fellow anti-corruption activists are a real and serious threat to those who have hijacked the Labour Party. File photo: Times of Malta

Life on the farm

Labour will try to persuade the electorate that the PN is ‘just as corrupt’ and therefore voters have no choice. That lie is Labour’s only hope of survival

February 3, 2025| Eddie Aquilina|21