A state of worry is currently sweeping over the Maltese islands; as a bi-lingual country, the differences between Maltese-speaking and English-speaking nationals and immigrants alike are stark. Only a ...

IT MAY seem surprising that a dialect of Arabic is an official language of the European Union. But travel 90km south of Sicily and the odd-sounding language of the EU’s smallest state, Malta, is ...

Almost 85% of Maltese nationals want foreigners living in Malta to learn Maltese, a new survey published on Friday has revealed. Almost all elderly people want foreigners to learn Maltese, and even ...

PN MP Mario de Marco demanded Monday that the Maltese language must remain a prerequisite for the crew of the new national airline, KM Malta Airlines. “For the first time in 50 years, the cabin crew ...

Bringing Artemisia Gentileschi’s voice to the Maltese stage for the first time, NAĦLIFLEK revisited the 17th-century ...

A popular Tiktok creator who makes videos about the Maltese language insists there is room for both Maltese and English in the media and in conversation. Kurt Meli, a 25-year-old freelance interpreter ...

The official languages of Malta are Maltese and English, both of which are spoken fluently by the majority of the population. Both in the hospital and primary care setting, our students have found ...

Malta’s Socialist (S&D) Prime Minister Robert Abela and President of European Parliament Roberta Metsola, a member of the country’s opposition Nationalist Party (EPP), are trading blows over a decades ...

Maltese politicians may not be able to use their native language during EU meetings because of a lack of Maltese interpreters it has emerged. With less than three months to go to enlargement, the EU ...

The expansion of the Maltese-language audiovisual market will see the launch of a new digital app that will provide childrens’ programming, with user features set to rival typical streaming platforms ...

The government of Malta is pushing for greater Maltese proficiency among new arrivals to the country and their children. A recently released white paper proposed compulsory Maltese in all schools that ...