A selection of some of the best pictures taken over the past week by photographers of the Times of Malta.
Visitors enjoy the works on display at a new exhibition titled Juxtaposition at St James Cavalier in Valletta on January 15. The event brings together the work of four artist friends with synergy as its essence. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Puppeteers of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles of France manipulate puppets during a rehearsal for Charles-Simon Favart's parody of Jean Philippe Rameau's opera "Hippolyte et Aricie" during the Valletta International Baroque Festival 2014 at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta on January 9. The performance, using puppets constructed, manipulated and dressed as they were in the 18th century, marks the 250th anniversary of the death of the French baroque composer Jean Philippe Rameau. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A puppeteer of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles of France manipulates a puppet during a rehearsal for Charles-Simon Favart's parody of Jean Philippe Rameau's opera "Hippolyte et Aricie" during the Valletta International Baroque Festival 2014 at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta on January 9. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Water drips off an orange in an orchard at San Anton Palace during the annual Citrus Festival in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund on January 12. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
People look at piles of oranges on sale from a stall during the annual Citrus Festival in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund at San Anton Palace on January 12. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A man buys oranges from a stall during the annual Citrus Festival in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund at San Anton Palace on January 12. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Oil trader George Farrugia, the beneficiary of a presidential pardon to tell all he knows about alleged kickbacks, commissions and corruption in the procurement of fuel by Enemalta, testifies for the umpteenth time before the Public Accounts Committee on January 13. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Former Mepa audit officer Joe Falzon speaks at a public lecture organised by the Ramblers Association at Europa House in Valletta on January 14. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A man peers into a shop in Republic Street, Valletta during a power cut on December 9. Enemalta said the outage took place when a 132kV switchboard tripped during a switching operation ahead of scheduled maintenance works to a transformer at the Delimara Power Station. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Several shops had to close their doors to customers in Valletta during a power cut on January 9. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Tarxien defender Josef Mifsud (left) wins an aerial duel with Vittoriosa’s Samir Arab, during their Premier league match at Hibernians Stadium on January 11. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Mosta’s Gian Marco Piccioni (right) manages to get above Hibernians Clayton Failla during their Premier League match at Hibernians Stadium on January 11. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Hibernians Luis Edison (left) is brought down by Mosta’s Rodriguez Ekani during their Premier League match at Hibernians Stadium on January 11. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A small plane makes its approach to land flying past an almost full moon on January 11. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Nationalist MEP David Casa listens to the debate on the sale of citizenship at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on January 15. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
European Commissioner Viviane Reding addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg on January 11. The Commissioner warned Malta’s sale of citizenships would clash with European treaties and international law. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli