Sources: Times of Malta
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
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
The Republic of Ireland, Malta, and Mexico confirm their first cases of monkeypox. 2022-05-28
Malta reports its first two cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, prompting the health ministry to ban all standing events except for weddings and funerals beginning on December 17 and restrict entry to the hospitality sector and sporting events to only those with a valid vaccine certificate. A 1 a.m. curfew will also be imposed for all businesses beginning on January 17. 2021-12-23
Malta reports four more cases of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. 2021-04-23
Three teenage migrants who partook in the hijacking of "Elhiblu 1" are charged in Malta. 2019-03-31
Malta refuses to accept 234 African immigrants from the Dutch ship "Lifeline". 2018-06-22
Moody's Investors Service downgrades the credit ratings of several European Union members including Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain and issues a negative outlook for the ratings of Austria, France and the United Kingdom. 2012-02-13
Maltese chemical tanker YM Uranus is reported to be sinking following a collision with the Panamanian cargo ship "Hanjin Rizhao" off the coast of Brittany, France. 2010-10-8