The Malta Independent 9 November 2026, Monday
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Civil War: Syria is right about one thing

Thursday, 23 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Speaking during a visit to Moscow yesterday, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil said that foreign intervention in the civil war would cause the conflict to spread to other countries in the region...

Iran: After Malta Holiday, Iran packs its bags

Thursday, 23 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The rogue state of Iran has over recent months been quietly packing its bags and moving its ships and shell companies out of Malta...

Barmy: Doing It all over again

Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Many times we seem to take it for granted that unfortunately, what one administration does, the next one will undo and then redo again....

Dom Mintoff: The Passing of a political giant

Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

No one was surprised that Dom Mintoff’s body continued to hold out despite his failing health. In the end, it seems his mind had gone – though he still showed sparks of lucidity...

Unrest: Libya Must unite its militias

Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

After a promising start, and much jubilation on the streets, Libya has slowly been regressing as it battles insurgents, Gaddafi loyalists, Islamists, unfettered migration across its porous desert borders and its uncontrollable militias....

Discomfort: Power Struggles

Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

To loosely paraphrase Oscar Wilde, the odd power cut might be regarded as a misfortune, but to suffer so many looks like carelessness. ...

Eurozone: Is Greece Heading for an exit?

Monday, 20 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

While many have speculated that the time may have come for Greece to leave the shackles of the eurozone – its chairman believes that the country will stay in the common currency bloc...

Environment: The Rape of our coastline

Monday, 20 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

It has become a common sight. The more popular rocky bays in Malta, particularly those in Sliema, are being stripped of wildlife as people constantly plunder for sea urchins, fish and shellfish....

Fighting For the beaches

Sunday, 19 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

This year’s August silly season - that time of year when politics, business and the country’s movers and shakers call a time out - has ...

Premier League: Time For optimism ahead of a new season

Saturday, 18 August 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Barclays Premier League returns today after a three-month break, in what promises to be another breathtaking season. Global television audiences ...

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