The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday.
Times of Malta reports that the Al Shabaab killing of a Maltese port manager in Somalia was not typical of the terrorist group and pointed to economic, rather than political, motives, according to regional experts.
The Malta Independent says former minister George Vella has not denied being approached to become the next President of Malta. It also reports that the Gozo channel will be for cars, not rail.
In-Nazzjon says the PN has made proposals to facilitate the transfer of title of agricultural land. The newspaper also gives prominence to another assault on a teacher.
l-orizzont in its lead focuses on cancer research being carried out in Malta. In its second story, it says 20 gaming companies are planning to operate from Malta.