FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

Finland's Leo Walta (L) and Malta's Zach Muscat during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G European qualification football match between Finland and Malta in Helsinki, Finland, on November 14, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

Malta's Zach Muscat (L) and goalkeeper Henry Bonello try to stop Finland's attack of Benjamin Källman (19) during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G European qualification football match between Finland and Malta in Helsinki, Finland, on November 14, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

Malta's Zach Muscat (L) tries to stop Finland's attack of Benjamin Källman (background), Oliver Antman (7) and Joel Pohjanpalo during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G European qualification football match between Finland and Malta in Helsinki, Finland, on November 14, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

Malta's Kurt Shaw (L) and Zach Muscat try to stop Finland's attack of Benjamin Källman (background), Oliver Antman (7) and Joel Pohjanpalo (R) during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G European qualification football match between Finland and Malta in Helsinki, Finland, on November 14, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group G - Finland vs. Malta

Malta's Kurt Shaw (L) and Zach Muscat try to stop Finland's attack of Benjamin Källman (background), Oliver Antman (7) and Joel Pohjanpalo (R) during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G European qualification football match between Finland and Malta in Helsinki, Finland, on November 14, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

15th edition of Welcome to the Countryside - Montbeton

15th edition of Welcome to the Countryside - Montbeton

Muscat, Muscat Grape EN - Lafrançaise. AB. 15th edition of Welcome to the Countryside, the flagship agricultural event in Tarn-et-Garonne, held in Montbeton from September 19 to 21, 2025. Organized by the Chamber of Agriculture, the department s largest agricultural fair expects nearly 15,000 visitors over the course of this weekend dedicated to promoting and discovering our local agriculture. Gourmet market, animal competitions and exhibitions, producers market, entertainment. France, Montbeton, September 20, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Tehran as Iran and US Hold Nuclear Talks - Tehran

Daily Life In Tehran as Iran and US Hold Nuclear Talks - Tehran

An Iranian man reads a newspaper on a street in Tehran, Iran, on Apirl 13, 2025. The hardline Hamshahri newspaper's frontpage headline reads "Iran's message of strength from Muscat", where the first leg of negotiations with the U.S. were held in Oman a day earlier. Photo by AO/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life In Tehran as Iran and US Hold Nuclear Talks - Tehran

Daily Life In Tehran as Iran and US Hold Nuclear Talks - Tehran

An Iranian man reads a newspaper on a street in Tehran, Iran, on Apirl 13, 2025. The hardline Hamshahri newspaper's frontpage headline reads "Iran's message of strength from Muscat", where the first leg of negotiations with the U.S. were held in Oman a day earlier. Photo by AO/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Cup 2026 European qualifier Group G football match Finland vs Malta

World Cup 2026 European qualifier Group G football match Finland vs Malta

Joseph Mbong (left) and Zach Muscat of Malta (left) and Benjamin Källman (2nd left) and Robin Lod of Finland in action during FIFA World Cup 2026 European qualifier Group G football match Finland vs Malta in Valletta, Malta March 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

Muscat (Telimar) during CC Ortigia vs Telimar, Waterpolo Italian Serie A match in Siracusa, Italy, March 08 2025

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

Cassia (Ortigia) and Muscat (Telimar) during CC Ortigia vs Telimar, Waterpolo Italian Serie A match in Siracusa, Italy, March 08 2025

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

Muscat (Telimar) during CC Ortigia vs Telimar, Waterpolo Italian Serie A match in Siracusa, Italy, March 08 2025

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

Penalty shot: Muscat (Telimar) vs Tempesti (Ortigia) during CC Ortigia vs Telimar, Waterpolo Italian Serie A match in Siracusa, Italy, March 08 2025

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

PALLANUOTO - Serie A - CC Ortigia vs Telimar

Penalty shot: Muscat (Telimar) vs Tempesti (Ortigia) during CC Ortigia vs Telimar, Waterpolo Italian Serie A match in Siracusa, Italy, March 08 2025

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Omans 54th National Dayt - Muscat

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman attends a military parade marking the 54th National Day Celebration, in Muscat, Oman, on November 18, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman’s Sultan’s wife, the Honourable Lady Ahd (or Ahed) Abdullah Al Busaidi, visits a school on the occasion of the Omani Woman Day, in Muscat, Oman, on October 17, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman’s Sultan’s wife, the Honourable Lady Ahd (or Ahed) Abdullah Al Busaidi, visits a school on the occasion of the Omani Woman Day, in Muscat, Oman, on October 17, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Undated photo of Oman’s Sultan’s wife, the Honourable Lady Ahd (or Ahed) Abdullah Al Busaidi, wearing a traditional Omani ‘burqa’ (textile mask worn to distinguish married ladies from non married in the Arabian Gulf area), photo released on the occasion of the Omani Woman Day, in Muscat, Oman, on October 17, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman’s Sultan’s wife, the Honourable Lady Ahd (or Ahed) Abdullah Al Busaidi, visits a school on the occasion of the Omani Woman Day, in Muscat, Oman, on October 17, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Undated photo of Oman’s Sultan’s wife, the Honourable Lady Ahd (or Ahed) Abdullah Al Busaidi, released on the occasion of the Omani Woman Day, in Muscat, Oman, on October 17, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Oman's Honourable Lady Ahd Al Busaidi - Muscat

Undated photo of Oman’s Sultan’s wife, the Honourable Lady Ahd (or Ahed) Abdullah Al Busaidi, released on the occasion of the Omani Woman Day, in Muscat, Oman, on October 17, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman’s Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham of Oman, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, attends a military music festival organised by the Royal Opera House Muscat on the occasion of 54th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman, in Muscat, Oman, on November 7, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman’s Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham of Oman, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, attends a military music festival organised by the Royal Opera House Muscat on the occasion of 54th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman, in Muscat, Oman, on November 7, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman’s Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham of Oman, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, attends a military music festival organised by the Royal Opera House Muscat on the occasion of 54th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman, in Muscat, Oman, on November 7, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman’s Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham of Oman, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, attends a military music festival organised by the Royal Opera House Muscat on the occasion of 54th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman, in Muscat, Oman, on November 7, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman's Crown Prince Attends Military Music Festival - Muscat

Oman’s Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham of Oman, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, attends a military music festival organised by the Royal Opera House Muscat on the occasion of 54th National Day of the Sultanate of Oman, in Muscat, Oman, on November 7, 2024. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shanghai's 20th dragon boat tournament attracts foreign athletes

STORY: Shanghai's 20th dragon boat tournament attracts foreign athletes SHOOTING TIME: June 1&2, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the race 2. various of Muscat rowing the boat 3. various of Muscat participating in marathon STORYLINE: The 20th Shanghai Suzhou Creek Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament attracted more than 700 athletes from 36 teams from different countries and regions last weekend. Kevin Vincent Muscat, an Australian former football player and the current manager of Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port, also graced the event as a dragon boat promotion ambassador. Under the guidance of a professional coach, he experienced dragon boat rowing. Earlier this year, in March, Muscat volunteered for his first marathon, the 2024 Shanghai Suzhou River Half Marathon. He finished the race in 1 hour and 42 minutes. Xinhua News Agency correspondent reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

Shine Muscat grape

OKAYAMA,Japan, June 2 Kyodo -Video taken on June 2, 2024, shows Shine Muscat grape just before the season's first shipment in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan.(Kyodo)

Shine Muscat grape

Shine Muscat grape

Photo taken on June 2, 2024, shows Shine Muscat grape just before the season's first shipment in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan.

Muscat of Alexandria grape

Muscat of Alexandria grape

Photo taken on June 2, 2024, shows Muscat of Alexandria grape just before the season's first shipment in the Okayama Prefecture city of Kurashiki, western Japan.

Former PM Muscat Charged With Corruption - Valletta

Former PM Muscat Charged With Corruption - Valletta

Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) waves as he arrives at the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former PM Muscat Charged With Corruption - Valletta

Former PM Muscat Charged With Corruption - Valletta

Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) leaves the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former PM Muscat Charged With Corruption - Valletta

Former PM Muscat Charged With Corruption - Valletta

Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) leaves the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

(240528) -- VALLETTA, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) waves as he arrives at the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

(240528) -- VALLETTA, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) leaves the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

(240528) -- VALLETTA, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) leaves the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

(240528) -- VALLETTA, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) leaves the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

(240528) -- VALLETTA, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) waves as he arrives at the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

MALTA-VALLETTA-FORMER PM-CHARGE

(240528) -- VALLETTA, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat (C) leaves the Law Courts in Valletta, Malta, on May 28, 2024. Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat was among 14 people who were charged on Tuesday with corruption, fraud and money laundering over a controversial privatization of three state hospitals. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)

(SP)CHINA-JIANGSU-NANTONG-FOOTBALL-CSL-NANTONG ZHIYUN VS SHANGHAI PORT (CN)

(SP)CHINA-JIANGSU-NANTONG-FOOTBALL-CSL-NANTONG ZHIYUN VS SHANGHAI PORT (CN)

(240410) -- NANTONG, April 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Muscat, head coach of Shanghai Port, reacts during the 5th round match between Nantong Zhiyun and Shanghai Port at the 2024 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 9, 2024. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

MALTA-MGARR-FARMER-GREENHOUSE

MALTA-MGARR-FARMER-GREENHOUSE

(240229) -- MGARR (MALTA), Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2024 shows tomatoes growing in farmer Joseph Muscat's greenhouse in Mgarr, Malta. Joseph Muscat comes from an established Maltese farming family with nine hectares of land, but is still struggling to remain competitive in the current agricultural climate of rising costs, strict rules, and unfair competition. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Maltese farmers struggle with rising costs, unfair competition

MALTA-MGARR-FARMER-GREENHOUSE

MALTA-MGARR-FARMER-GREENHOUSE

(240229) -- MGARR (MALTA), Feb. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmer Joseph Muscat picks tomatoes in his greenhouse in Mgarr, Malta, on Feb. 26, 2024. Joseph Muscat comes from an established Maltese farming family with nine hectares of land, but is still struggling to remain competitive in the current agricultural climate of rising costs, strict rules, and unfair competition. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Maltese farmers struggle with rising costs, unfair competition