Sources: Times of Malta
Maltese president Myriam Spiteri Debono dissolves parliament on the advice of prime minister Robert Abela, after the latter calls for general elections on 30 May. 2026-04-27
Two tankers carrying Iraqi oil and gas, Marshall Islands-flagged "Safesea Vishnu" and Malta-flagged "Zefyros", catch fire after being struck in Iraqi territorial waters off Khor Al Zubair Port and near the Al-Faw port area. An Indian member of the first crew is killed in the attack. 2026-03-11
Malta introduces tax cuts exempting parents of two or more children from income tax on up to €18,500 (US$21,574) of earnings from 2026, rising to €30,000 ($34,985) by 2028, as part of efforts to address its low fertility rate. 2025-10-27
Two members of the Ta' Maksar gang are convicted as accessories to murder for supplying the explosive that killed the Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. 2025-06-5
A Gaza-bound activist humanitarian aid ship, part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, catches fire and issues an SOS after what its organizers alleged was an Israeli drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters. 2025-05-2
Malta reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. 2021-02-16
Malta refuses to accept 234 African immigrants from the Dutch ship "Lifeline". 2018-06-22
A double decker tourist bus collides with low-lying tree branches in Żurrieq, Malta, killing two adults with six others being critically injured. 2018-04-9
Malta elected a new President of the Republic of Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, the second female President after 27 years. The event carried out in Luqa, Siggiewi, Qormi, Valletta, Floriana, Malta and Attard. 2014-04-3
Ten Maltese men, who have taken three priests to court on charges of child abuse, request a private meeting with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits Malta this weekend. [http:--in.reuters.com-article-worldNews-idINIndia-47636020100412 (Reuters India)] [http:--www.bostonherald.com-news-international-europe-view-20100412maltese_victims_want_to_meet_pope_on_island-srvc=home&position=recent ("Boston Herald")]date=August 2019 2010-04-12