Malta at the moment could be likened to a minnow in a tidal wave – at the mercy of the elements and the rising tide of the revolutions spreading across the Mediterranean and in Libya in particular. ...

Not so long ago, Italian football, at club level, was at its peak. Italy dominated the club competitions at European level. ...

Just in case we start to again believe that Malta is the umbilical centre of the world, and before we again refresh visions of Malta acting as a bridge between the north and southern shores of the Mediterranean...

Life is full of ironies. And possibly this is what keeps humanity going....

There is a wonderful post by a blogger who says he is from Tripoli, and who calls himself Muhammad min Libja (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/mar/01/libya-revolution-no-fly-zone...

The good news is that Frontex, the EU’s border management agency, is considering an operation based out of Malta to deal with a potential mass exodus of migrants fleeing Libya – envisaging air and maritime surveillance...

The news out of Libya has not been good at all these past few hours....

The unfolding rescue from Libya of foreign nationals is now nearing its end, although some people from poor countries don’t have governments who can hire a catamaran or a ship and bring them to Malta and fly them back to their countries....

It is clear. It has been from the start. There can be no land-based intervention by the West in Libya. It would mean the death of thousands....

The advantage (and sometimes disadvantage) of a small island is that everyone knows someone who knows someone else, so whether it is a name or a contact number it is often easy to get the information you need...