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Political Crisis: Decide and move on

Monday, 16 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

We’re in for a hectic week.The political instability created by the declarations made by Nationalist backbencher Franco Debono that he will no longer support the government and his party leader Lawrence Gonzi will reach a climax this week....

In The national interest?

Sunday, 15 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

If the antics of the last week have been merely a warm-up for a general election campaign still to come, then the country is certainly in for one wild ride....

US, Taliban Both talk of peace and war

Saturday, 14 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

The Obama administration and the Taliban each voiced readiness to enter peace talks while pledging to carry on with a decade of m...

Highly-charged Situation

Saturday, 14 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The government and the Opposition were at loggerheads on a trip the Prime Minister had scheduled to Tunisia and Qatar next week – trips that were eventually cancelled yesterd...

US Presidential elections: Quest to win southern state primary

Friday, 13 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Mitt Romney has begun a 10-day quest for victory in the South Carolina Republican presidential contest, where a win could all but ensure that he will be his party’s choice to run agai...

Political Crisis: Firm stand

Friday, 13 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

It was to be expected that the Nationalist Party’s parliamentary group and later its executive committee rallied behind Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, and called for the resignation of Franco Debono from Parliam...

Middle East: Syrian President vows to crush ‘conspiracy’

Thursday, 12 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

By turns defiant and threatening, President Bashar Assad is vowing to use an “iron hand” to crush what he called the terrorists and saboteurs behind Syria’s 10-month-old uprising in which thousands of people have been killed....

Three New ministers: A short-lived job?

Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The appointment of three new ministers last Friday has been overshadowed by the Franco Debono saga, as some people have described it....

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