The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.
The Sunday Times of Malta reports how Marco Gaffarena had made attempts to acquire ownership of a second Valletta palace.
Malta Today reports that Air Malta is to move out of Skyparks in further cost cutting. The newspaper also says the government has refused to issue tables of ‘O’ level marks students in each school got.
It-Torca says a PN group admitted it was ‘lost’ over its policy on Enemalta after praise by rating agencies.
Il-Mument said Castille had planned spying on individuals and companies through the security service.
KullHadd focuses on increased spending by the University on research.
The Malta Independent says a family in Dingli is considering legal action against Parliamentary Secretary Ian Borg who, it says, bought property at a low price from a man who was vulnerable as he was mentally ill.
Illum focuses on a farmer who illegally developed a track in Nadur Valley.
The overseas press
New ministers in the Greek government have been sworn in after a reshuffle within Syriza’s ranks following a rebellion over tough bailout terms. Euronews quotes newly-appointed Labour Minister George Katrougalos saying the government, elected on an anti-austerity platform, would fight for an agreement that is “socially just”.
Meanwhile, Ta Nea announces Greek banks will reopen on Monday after a three-week closure and withdrawal limits will be relaxed, but capital controls remain in place.
Saudi Arabia has said it has arrested 431 suspected Islamic State terrorists and thwarted six suicide attacks by militants. Al Watan quotes the country's interior ministry saying mosques, members of the security forces and a diplomatic mission were all being targeted by the group in recent weeks.
The official MENA news agency reports three Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack on a checkpoint by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula. On Thursday, the militants claimed responsibility for a missile attack on a navy vessel off North Sinai.
Mail On Sunday reveals Buckingham Palace has launched a hunt to discover how leaked footage of the Queen being taught how to do a Nazi salute in the gardens at Balmoral in 1933 ended up in the hands of The Sun. The palace is considering legal action and has begun an inquiry into whether there was “any criminality” involved in obtaining the 17-second film clip.
Fox Sports says former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb has pleaded not guilty to racketeering and other charges in a corruption case into the football governing body. He was placed under arrest after posting a $10 million bond at his arraignment in federal court in Brooklyn.
O Globo reveals Brazilian football great Pele is receiving treatment in a hospital in Sao Paulo. There were no immediate details on why the 74-year-old was taken to the Albert Einstein hospital. Pele underwent prostate surgery at the same hospital last May. He was also in hospital for two weeks in December because of a urinary tract infection that stemmed from surgery to remove kidney stones.
France 24 reports Formula One is in mourning for Jules Bianchi, the French driver who died from head injuries he suffered in a crash at last season's Japanese Grand Prix, after spending nine months in a coma.