Every so often, a member of parliament steps up to the plate and presents a private members bill that makes sense and is aimed at improving the life of Maltese...

        Working in secret, European diplomats drew up the borders that have defined the Middle East's nations for nearly a century — but now civil war,...

Transparency, accountability and civil liberties were the mantras and the cornerstones of this government’s electoral campaign and this government is now being presented with an ideal...

        Statistics speak volumes, but they are subject to interpretation. Earlier this week, in a leading article, we quantified the percentage of people who live in...

        Percentages are often bandied about without really realising the full impact of the data that they are attempting to convey.   One such instance...

        As Malta was building up a head of steam in the European Parliament election, the excitement of the World Cup seemed to be put on the back burner.   But...

        The Earth Garden Festival was once again a tremendous success. Artisan markets, organic produce, music, live performers, camp-sites and...

        Just over 65 years ago, a former journalist and Spanish civil war veteran published a book that was remarkably insightful.   Eric Arthur Blair wrote a...

        It will make the lives of media houses a lot more difficult if it were actually to happen, but if Prime Minister Joseph Muscat accepts the ‘deal’...

Friday’s revelations on government snooping by the world’s second-largest mobile telephony company have made headlines the world over, but it has also brought to light a serious lacuna,...