What the Sunday papers say...

MaltaToday reveals the Falzon Brothers have been released on police bail after being investigated over diesel contraband. The brothers hold their activities were tolerated by customs. Malta Todays reads how Malta gave US military blanket landing authorisation for Iraq missions. Former MEPA auditor claims the resurrection of expired permits is amateurish and suspicious.

Sunday newspaper Illum claims how the actions of Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia halted the free leasing of medical equipment from mater Dei to private hospitals. In an interview Franco Debono states he is witnessing the reforms he himself had sparked.

The Sunday Times leads with the announcement that Pope John Paul II and John Paul XXIII will be made saints. Asylum seekers hit 600 this year as three are shot dead at a pro-Morsi march in Egypt.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says Dalli retains Mater Dei post after his account of the Bahamas trip satisfied the PM. Meanwhile, NGO Flimkien ghal-Ambjent Ahjar is concerned over special MEPA committees.

It-Torca reports Arriva will carry a large-scale route reform after the summer months. The Vatican Bank continues to be Pope Francis's biggest headache while days prior to the March elections the Malta Rugby Football Union was granted the use of land formerly used by the Malta Drydocks to dispose of toxic dust.

KullHadd reports about the political controversy surrounding the Malta Secret Services. The back page story concerns the alleged privileges of former TV presenter Norman Vella.

The Nationalist party's newspaper Il-Mument carries a report claiming Minister Evarist Bartolo is interfering in recruitment at the Department of Education. The paper also reports how PM Joseph Muscat challenges the EU and UNHCR over illegal immigration.