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Over the weekend, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team from the Armed Forces of Malta were called out to two reports of unexploded World War II ammunition. Yesterday evening, the EOD Team responded to a call in a residence in Rabat Read More …
A World War II ordnance was safely disposed of on Friday morning after being discovered in a residence in Mqabba. The Armed Forces said the unexploded ordnance was confirmed to be a World War II relic after being checked by Read More …
A Russian LNG carrier that has been sanctioned and operates in the shadow fleet is reported to be ablaze and drifting in the Mediterranean after one or more explosions. Official sources in Malta confirmed the fire and evacuation of the Read More …
Two men were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after being convicted of complicity in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Jamie Vella and Robert Agius were accused of supplying the bomb that killed Caruana Galizia. They received Read More …
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition campaign group said Friday that one of its ships bound for the Gaza Strip, carrying aid and dozens of activists, was attacked in international waters by drones in the middle of the night off Malta, causing Read More …
What was initially suspected to be a bomb discovered in the sea turned out to be an ancient amphora, estimated to be around 2,000 years old. The object was spotted by a swimmer in San Paul il-Baħar, who initially thought Read More …
Police and bomb disposal officers are “alarmed” by the amount of explosive material found in a garage where a teenager is suspected of having manufactured a bomb which was placed outside Labour Party headquarters, Times of Malta has learned. Sources Read More …
It is a known piece of historical trivia that for a time during the Second World War, Malta was the most bombed place on the planet. That’s evidenced by the fact that right up to this very day, bombs from Read More …
The EU has launched a project to train and donate 50 explosive and mine detection dogs to the Ukrainian authorities. Nine of them have already been paired with Ukrainian dog handlers. According to the European Commission, 30% of Ukraine’s territory Read More …
Two brothers were sentenced to 40 years each in prison on Friday for murdering anti-corruption Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Alfred and George Degiorgio were convicted of making, planting and detonating the car bomb that killed 53-year-old Daphne Caruana Galizia Read More …
Two men suspected of supplying the bomb that killed Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia faced formal charges in a late-night court appearance under heavy security by armed police. Shortly before they appeared in court, the commissioner of police said Read More …
A bomb that killed a Maltese anti-corruption journalist was detonated by one of the suspects sending a text message from a boat, prosecutors believe. Daphne Caruana Galizia’s car was blown up as she drove from her home on the island Read More …
At least 8 AlShabaab militants on Monday night died in an IED explosion in north of the Somali capital Mogadishu, Radio Dalsan reports. The eight were part of a Mogadishu based AlShabaab cell that were planning to execute an attack Read More …
Malta has experienced 19 bomb attacks since 2010, with five people targeted in the last 11 months. Several of these cases are still unsolved, with many cases linked to diesel smuggling, drug trafficking and usury. This week, Malta has been Read More …
Malta’s prime minister has appealed for national unity following the murder of a campaigning journalist who had accused his government of corruption. Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, achieved fame and notoriety for investigative reporting laced with scathing commentary about allegedly corrupt officials and Read More …