A selection of some of the best pictures taken over the past week by photographers of the Times of Malta.
A forensics police officer watches colleagues examine the car in which 58-year-old Joseph Galea, known as Guzi il-Gilda, was gunned down outside his home in Marsa on February 4. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina
Police officers talk at the crime scene where 58-year-old Joseph Galea, known as Guzi il-Gilda, was gunned down outside his home in Marsa on February 4. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Forensic experts comb the ground for clues at the crime scene where 58-year-old Joseph Galea, known as Guzi il-Gilda, was gunned down outside his home in Marsa on February 4. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
The wife of murder-victim Joseph Galea covers her face in sorrow as she watches police officers investigate the crime scene outside her home in Marsa on February 4. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
(left to right) European Commission vice president Maros Sefovic, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech address a press conference on the Individual Investor Programme at the Auberge de Castille in Valletta on January 30. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat takes part in a joint press conference with European Commission vice president Maros Sefovic and Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech at the Auberge de Castille in Valletta on January 30. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Firefighters stand near a light airplane that was flipped over by a whirlwind which struck Park One at Malta International Airport on February 1. Two parked light aircraft were flipped over by the wind, as heavy rains and high winds struck the Maltese islands, causing considerable damage. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Airport personnel examine a light airplane that was flipped over by a whirlwind which struck Park One at Malta International Airport on February 1. Two parked light aircraft were flipped over by the wind, as heavy rains and high winds struck the Maltese islands, causing considerable damage. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Firefighters stand near a light airplane that was flipped over by a whirlwind which struck Park One at Malta International Airport on February 1. Two parked light aircraft were flipped over by the wind, as heavy rains and high winds struck the Maltese islands, causing considerable damage. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Firefighters stand near a light airplane that was flipped over by a whirlwind which struck Park One at Malta International Airport on February 1. Two parked light aircraft were flipped over by the wind, as heavy rains and high winds struck the Maltese islands, causing considerable damage. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
The old Lufthansa Technik aircraft hanger was badly damaged by a whirlwind which struck Malta International Airport on February 1. Two parked light aircraft were also flipped over by the wind, as heavy rains and high winds struck the Maltese islands, causing considerable damage. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Players from Tarxien and Balzan football clubs run for cover some three minutes into their game at the Centenary Stadium when a whirlwind hit Ta’Qali causing mayhem on February 1. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
An uprooted tree lies on a parked car outside the basketball pavilion in Ta’ Qali after a whirlwind ripped through the area on February 1. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Firefighters rescue an elderly woman who was trapped in her burning Valletta apartment by carrying her out of her balcony window wrapped in a carpet on February 1. The 77-year-old was taken to Mater Dei hospital to be treated for severe smoke inhalation. Photo: Ian Noel Pace
Six-year-old Syrian child Mohammed Fateh Alsaid Mahmoud waits to leave Malta, at Malta International Airport on February 5. The boy, who survived the October 11, 2013 Lampedusa immigrant tragedy which saw at least 268 Syrians drowned, including his parents, brother and sister, will be reunited with remaining members of his extended family in Egypt. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Six-year-old Syrian child Mohammed Fateh Alsaid Mahmoud kisses a Syrian living in Malta as he waits to leave the island at Malta International Airport outside Valletta on February 5. The boy, who survived the October 11, 2013 Lampedusa immigrant tragedy which saw at least 268 Syrians drowned, including his parents, brother and sister, will be reunited with remaining members of his extended family in Egypt. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Six-year-old Syrian child Mohammed Fateh Alsaid Mahmoud is embraced by a Syrian living in Malta as he waits to leave the island at Malta International Airport outside Valletta on February 5. The boy, who survived the October 11, 2013 Lampedusa immigrant tragedy which saw at least 268 Syrians drowned, including his parents, brother and sister, will be reunited with remaining members of his extended family in Egypt. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Traffic snails forward after the southbound lanes of the Regional Road were reopened after a three-hour closure because of a spill of slippery liquid on February 5. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat speaks with Deputy Leader Toni Abela at the PL annual general conference at the Labour Party headquarters, Hamrun on February 3. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A wave breaks against the south quay at Cirkewwa as rough seas in the Gozo channel led to a temporary suspension of the Malta-Gozo ferry service on February 4. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina
Three Nursehound shark pups hatched at the Malta National Aquarium in a project undertaken with Sharklab-Malta were released into the sea at Cirkewwa on February 1. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
The daughters of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his wife Michelle, Etoile and Soleil, are tempted by a delicious-looking orange pancake being cooked up at the Citrus and Harvest Festival at Villa Francia, the Prime Minister’s official residence in Lija, on February 2. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina
A boy looks at a bee resting on a jar of honey at the Citrus and Harvest Festival at Villa Francia, the Prime Minister’s official residence in Lija, on February 2. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina
Children look at bees at the Citrus and Harvest Festival at Villa Francia, the Prime Minister’s official residence in Lija, on February 2. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina
A yacht seeks shelter in Paradise Bay from rough seas in the Gozo channel on February 4. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina
A refugee from Ghana takes part in a rehearsal of “Sounds at the heart of the Mediterranean" at Robert Samut Hall in Floriana on February 1. The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malta Youth Orchestra, EMMA for Peace, UNHCR and Foundation for Shelter and Support to Migrants joined forces for the event, linking professional musicians with refugees and migrants in Malta. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A man and his dog sit on large planks of wood tied onto the back of a pickup truck on the road leading from Mellieha to Cirkewwa on February 4. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina
A group of pigeons gather on the Valletta bastions backlit by sand filled sky after South East winds hit the island on January 31. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Fans celebrate Valletta’s first goal during their match against rivals Birkirkara at the National Stadium, Ta’Qali on February 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Valletta’s Abayomi Owonikoko is (right) brought down by Birkirkara’s Paul Fenech during their premier league clash at the National Stadium, Ta' Qali on February 2. Valletta won the match 2-1. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Valletta’s Jason Lee Vandelannoite (left) fights to keep Birkirkara’s Ryan Camenzuli away from the ball during their premier league match at the National Stadium, Ta’Qali on February 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Valletta’s Hamza Barry (left) is tackled by Rowen Muscat, of Birkirkara at the National Stadium, Ta’Qali on February 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Birkirkara’s Zach Muscat (right) jumps for the ball preventing Valletta’s Abayomi Owonikokos from attacking during their premier league clash at the National Stadium, Ta’Qali on February 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Naxxar Lions goalkeeper Julian Azzopardi sits helplessly on the floor after Mosta’s Diego Pereira makes his way past him to score a goal for Mosta at the National Stadium, Ta’Qali on February 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Siggiewi’s Marco Matijevic (right) tries to get round the Floriana defense during their Basketball National League match at Ta’Qali Pavilion on February 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli