A comparison between the Charlie Hebdo attack in January and Friday’s mass bombings is very instructive. Both took place in Paris. But there the resemblance ends. January’s...

Liberty, equality, fraternity may be the national motto of France but these are also the very values that we in the Western world hold dearest. These three words succinctly define what we are and what...

Today is World Diabetes Day. Malta has a very high incidence of diabetes, with more than 30,000 out our population of 420,000 odd thousand population are diagnosed diabetics. It is estimated that...

With the world’s eyes currently focussed on Valletta in eager anticipation of some form of concrete action to address the decade-old humanitarian crisis of African refugees risking life and limb...

Valletta will today be hosting the Summit on Migration which is set to bring EU leaders to the country to discuss the growing problem with African nations. The crux of the summit is to tackle the...

British Prime Minister David Cameron did not mince his words on Monday when he said that the United Kingdom is demanding a more flexible Europe, and is set to give his proposals to European Council...

As Malta gears up for the Valletta Summit and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, yesterday marked Remembrance Day, or Poppy Day, to pay homage to all those servicemen who paid the ultimate...

Next week, the European Union's leaders have a golden opportunity to make good on years of failed promises and half-baked measures that have so far typified the bloc's attitude towards the migration...

For those who have not tried it yet, the newly-re-opened Coast Road is a pleasant drive – wide lanes, comfortable corners, space for bike riders, and roundabouts (maybe too many of them) well...

Remember the uproar, the protests, the vociferous opposition when Renzo Piano proposed to restore the ruins of the Royal Operas House with a roofless theatre? Remember the wall to wall opposition...