20+ hour, 28+ min ago   (672+ words) On Aug. 2, 2020, Monegasque flutist Olivier Barriera was found dead at the bottom of a ravine near Dolceacqua, in the hills above Ventimiglia, after several days of searching. Italian authorities concluded that he had fallen. His family disputes that account. Monaco-Matin…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (214+ words) Thomas, you’ve just come from the first International Space Summit in Paris, where France called for greater regulation of space as a shared resource that is attracting growing interest. Is it becoming a kind of Wild West above our heads?...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (983+ words) The contrast was striking. While insisting that his relations with Minister of State Christophe Mirmand are "good," that there is "no tension," and that dialogue is continuing, National Council (Conseil national) President Thomas Brezzo delivered a sharp assessment of the…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (192+ words) Videos showing at least four people engaging in sexual activity in public circulated widely on WhatsApp across the Principality. The footage was recorded by passers-by at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, August 30, beneath the illuminated arches of Quai Antoine-Ier. The incident took…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (492+ words) Summer puts Monaco’s electricity grid under greater strain than winter. "Here in Monaco, we consume more electricity at the beginning of summer than in winter," says Sylvain Didierjean, Director of Electricity and Gas Operations at the Société Monégasque de l’Électricité…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (465+ words) More than two months after the explosion that seriously injured Ukrainian billionaire Vadim Ermolaev, his partner, and their 13-year-old son outside their Monaco home, investigations are continuing in both the Principality and Ukraine to determine who ordered the attack. Ermolaev,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (224+ words) In a market where transaction values are often kept confidential, two Monaco property sales totaling more than €22 million provide a rare glimpse into the upper end of the Principality’s real estate sector. Kretz Real Estate, through agent Elodie Stienlet, completed…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (690+ words) They are impossible to miss. Beyond the red, blue, and yellow of the family crest, five arrows appear throughout the decor, from floor to ceiling. They symbolize the Rothschild dynasty and its founder, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who in the late…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (356+ words) Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene will attend the funeral of King Harald V of Norway on Wednesday, September 9, at Oslo Cathedral. The Prince’s Palace confirmed to Monaco-Matin that the Princely Couple would attend, and announced that flags at the…...

1+ week, 23+ min ago   (277+ words) Monaco played a pioneering role in the history of international police cooperation. In April 1914, the Principality hosted the first International Criminal Police Congress, laying the groundwork for the International Criminal Police Commission, created in 1923 and later known as Interpol. "Even…...