When the Order of Saint John was forced out of Rhodes in 1522 and later offered Malta by Charles V in 1530, it did not arrive to the...

The Great Siege of 1565 is usually told as a tale of knights, cannons, and heroism. But what did the Maltese themselves think and feel...

Discover the story of Malta’s 1961 Interdett, when Archbishop Gonzi clashed with Dom Mintoff’s Labour Party. Learn how the Church declared supporting Labour a mortal sin, its impact on Maltese society, and how the conflict shaped politics until reconciliation in 1969.

In 1956 Malta voted for integration with the United Kingdom, but the plan collapsed over costs, Church opposition, and shifting British defence priorities. Discover why Malta never joined the UK and instead chose independence in 1964.

The Malta Inquisition fought heresy, banned books, and terrified sinners. But when it came to swearing, it lost. The Tribunal’s endless cases of Maltese blasphemy show not only the creativity of local speech, but also the limits of power in a society where religion was everywhere.

Malta’s geostrategic location in the Mediterranean makes it ideal for transhipping. At the Malta Freeport in Birżebbuġa, roughly 96% of...

Understanding Malta Tsunami Risk Through History Although Malta is not usually seen as a place at risk of natural disasters, both...

In 1943, Malta became the launchpad for Operation Husky. Its harbours brimmed with warships, new airstrips like Gozo’s Ta’ Lambert were built, and the Lascaris War Rooms directed the invasion. Without Malta’s bases and command, the assault on Sicily may never have succeeded.

Maltese village core must not become a museum, but a lived-in space A Village Built for a Different Life The traditional Maltese village...

Neutrality may still matter, but modern threats show that Malta must also be prepared. Sitting at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, the island remains exposed to nearby instability in Libya, rising tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the vulnerabilities of global trade routes.

We often forget it, but the closest capital city to Valletta is not Rome, not Tunis, not even Athens. It’s Tripoli. Barely 355 miles to...

For decades Malta has stood as a neutral meeting ground for world leaders, from the 1989 Bush–Gorbachev summit to the recent USA–China talks. Its unique position in the Mediterranean, coupled with its constitutional neutrality, continues to make the island a trusted stage for diplomacy in an era of global tension.

Comino has become a victim of its own success. Overcrowding and unchecked beach operations are eroding both visitor experience and the island’s fragile ecosystem. Without limits on daily visitors and a conservation levy, Malta risks losing one of the natural jewels to the very tourism it depends on.

The manifesto's late appearance is unlikely to be Labour being unprepared to this election campaign. Far from being accidental, this strategy mirrors international trends that balance momentum with voter psychology and past campaigns of the PL.

This week, the Nationalist Party (PN) unveiled an ambitious €1 billion investment proposal aimed at reinventing the Maltese economy.

Malta has long defined itself as neutral. Neutrality is written into the Constitution and has shaped foreign policy since the Cold War. Yet as security threats evolve, Europe changes, and NATO remains the dominant defence alliance on the continent, an uncomfortable question keeps surfacing: should Malta reconsider its stance and join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

Property has simply outpaced all other local alternatives but the reason is complex and involves many variables.