Editorial: Taking care of Turkey
Tuesday, 3 January 2017, 10:50
Last update: about 9 years ago
The strategy at the back of the terror attack in the Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day is quite easy to understand. It aims at destabilizing Turkey and to render Turkey open to Isis and...
Editorial: A few prospects for 2017
Sunday, 1 January 2017, 09:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
With the scandal-ridden 2016 now safely behind us, the country can now look forward to a new year with a fresh perspective although there is no doubt that many of the conundrums and calamities that...
Editorial: That was the year that was
Saturday, 31 December 2016, 10:17
Last update: about 9 years ago
As we ring out the old year tonight, we can look back and see how momentous this year has turned out to be. Many will undoubtedly point to the Brexit decision by the British electorate and the...
Editorial: Death by a thousand cuts
Friday, 30 December 2016, 12:46
Last update: about 9 years ago
First it was stopping the Frankfurt route, one of the first and for many years Air Malta's flagship route. Now it is the Manchester route. Is Air Malta facing death by a thousand...
Editorial: The Xalata hijack
Wednesday, 28 December 2016, 13:26
Last update: about 9 years ago
There is a video on the social media posted by مقاطع درناويه صح which shows passengers on the hijacked...
Editorial: A good effort practically wasted
Tuesday, 27 December 2016, 09:00
Last update: about 9 years ago
The Maltese crib at the centre of the Bernini columns in St Peter's Square occupied pride of place during the Christmas 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing by the Pope and all ceremonies connected with...
Editorial: Christmas spirit overcomes hijack
Saturday, 24 December 2016, 09:40
Last update: about 9 years ago
The shock wave that spread across Malta at around noon yesterday as news of the hijacking of the Libyan plane spread around just cannot be described. There was also a comic aside: the crowds in...
As Malta stops for Christmas
Thursday, 22 December 2016, 10:16
Last update: about 9 years ago
There is this mad rush to finish pending business as people party and get ready to go on holiday. What cannot be finished gets put off till next year. The long storm flooded the streets and...