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Libya Fallout: The government and protecting jobs

Monday, 21 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The situation in Libya has become more complex, as coalition forces, led by the UK, France and the US, initiated attacks on Libya on Saturday night....

Air Strikes: In the nick of time

Monday, 21 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

From what can be gathered from first-hand accounts, the French strikes on Gaddafi forces outside Benghazi came just in the nick of time, as heavy tanks began to pound the cityscape....

The World put to the litmus test

Sunday, 20 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

At long last, international action against the Gaddafi regime began in earnest yesterday. The time for talk came to an end and the long overdue time for action has now commenced. But while the military action that was just getting off the ground...

Abidal’s Battle: Beyond sport

Saturday, 19 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The news that Barcelona midfielder Eric Abidal needed to undergo emergency surgery to have a liver tumour removed earlier this week shocked the sporting world....

No-fly Zone: Why so late?

Saturday, 19 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

When it finally came to be, it was harsher than originally expected and gives licence to wider measures which can be taken against the Gaddafi regime....

Libya Crisis: Time is running out

Friday, 18 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The more time goes by, the plainer it becomes – time is running out for the Libyan rebels in Benghazi....

The Referendum: A taste of no jubilation

Friday, 18 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

At the end, after Wednesday’s ‘stand up, sit down’ vote on the Opposition motion regarding the referendum question, there was no jubilation, either in the House, or among those who had assisted at the event....

Internet Shopping: Two weights two measures

Thursday, 17 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There is growing evidence that Malta is being treated as a ‘second-class citizen’ when it comes to internet shopping....

A Necessary evil: Extended lifetime

Thursday, 17 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Any which way you look at it, it must be conceded that an extension of the lifetime of the Marsa power station is a necessary evil....

Carnival - The Last exit of the king

Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Unsung, unwept, unnoticed even. A week ago yesterday the king made his last exit.King Carnival in other words made his last exit from Valletta’s City Gate....

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