Sources: Times of Malta
Malta's sustainable mobility ministry confirms that the Greek-owned Malta-flagged oil tanker "M-T Kavomaleas" was "subject to an attack" in the Strait of Hormuz as it was navigating the southern corridor of the waterway. Additionally, all 23 crew members of the vessel are reported to be rescued. 2026-07-21
Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers reports that two oil tankers, the Malta-flagged Panamax-sized tanker "Kavomaleas" and Liberian-flagged crude carrier "Acheloos", were attacked off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by unknown projectiles. 2026-07-20
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
Malta reports four more cases of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. 2021-04-23
Malta arrests 10 people over the investigative journalist's murder on October 16. 2017-12-4
The gigantic limestone natural arch Azure Window on the Maltese island of Gozo collapses due to a storm. 2017-03-8
A twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner Mark III light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Malta International Airport, killing all five French nationals on board. Malta officials say that the aircraft was part of a French customs surveillance operation tracing routes of illicit trafficking, of humans and drugs on Libyan coasts, and that the flight was heading for the Libyan city of Misrata. 2016-10-24
Gaia Cauchi of Malta, wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kiev, Ukraine, with her song "The Start." 2013-11-30
More than 500 Ethiopian and Somalian migrants arrive in Malta from Libya. 2011-03-28
French fishermen off the coast of Malta repel an attempt by Greenpeace to obstruct their operations, sinking several Greenpeace Zodiac boats and injuring a Greenpeace activist. 2010-06-6