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Editorial: The Xalata hijack

Wednesday, 28 December 2016, 13:26 Last update: about 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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...

Editorial: Journalism - Vigilant and courageous we stand

Thursday, 22 December 2016, 09:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

The latest initiative taken by the Institute of Maltese Journalists to revive a code of ethics for journalists is one that deserves to be commended. But unfortunately, the text put up for discussion...

Editorial: Greetings outside, mayhem inside

Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 10:19 Last update: about 11 years ago

Yesterday evening provided a clear image of the real state of the country, now about to assume the presidency of the European Union. On the one hand there were the country’s leaders –...

Editorial: LNG tanker - One storm does not a winter maketh

Monday, 19 December 2016, 09:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

The LNG tanker has come out of the rough South-Easterly storm with flying colours, we might say. As reported in this paper, the ship on Thursday, with the storm approaching, it was disengaged...

Editorial: A tale of two IMF reports

Sunday, 18 December 2016, 10:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

The truth can be a funny thing, and half-truths can be even funnier. Take, for example, the International Monetary Fund’s 2016 statement on Malta, which was published on Friday night and the...

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