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 ...

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi yesterday suggested that Malta make Italian its third official language. The remark reflects just how strong the ties between the two countries are seen to have ...

Malta this year is marking the 10th anniversary since Parliament unanimously recognised Maltese Sign Language as a national language, in what was described as a historic milestone for inclusion, ...

Maltese Sign Language (LSM) emerged as a formalised language around 1980, when the first Deaf club in Malta was established. Prior to this, its history was largely undocumented, but it was believed to ...