An Independent litmus test
Sunday, 29 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Since Thursday evening of last week, Malta has been under a coalition government. Perhaps not a coalition in the strictly technical sense of the word, as many a pundit has ...
Flags And preparations
Saturday, 28 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games being held in London had still to take place and already the event was stirring controversy – the ...
Shabby And dirty towns
Saturday, 28 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Sliema and St Julian’s are intrinsically associated with tourism. While the first is a commer...
Jordan: King Treads delicate line on reform
Friday, 27 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
For Jordan’s King Abdullah II, preventing the Arab world’s wave of uprisings from washing into his country has been an exercise in careful calibration – easing his absolute grip on power just enough to defuse protests....
Olympic Games: All Eyes on London
Friday, 27 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The world will be turning all its attention to London over the next 17 days as the Olympic Games get under way tonight with the opening ceremony...
Middle East:The Syrian Powder keg
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The further the situation in Syria deteriorates and rushes headlong toward an all-out civil war, the shorter the fuse attached to the powder keg that is Syria, burns....
Public Transport: Since when are ties a union matter?
Wednesday, 25 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
So the General Workers’ Union saw fit to interfere in an internal company regulation and has ordered that any Arriva driver who is a GWU member and who feels too hot driving around can forego the regulation tie....
Nature: Quieter Beaches and less light pollution
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The recent event in which a loggerhead turtle laid 79 eggs in the sand in Ġnejna has generated a great deal of curiosity about these lovely creatures among beachgoers and the public at large...