Pope Francis' address to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week is replete with insights as to how this most distinguished international institution can still be...

Mohamed Mufti After nearly one year, the UN effort in Libya is grinding to a halt, with no viable and long-promised government of national unity in sight.   Bolero in...

Please allow me to describe how the new transport system is failing and how the service has deteriorated since Arriva was unceremoniously booted out. Recently, I phoned Malta Public Transport twice to...

It is striking to observe the stark contrast between the German government's tolerance and altruism in the face of a veritable flood of refugees fleeing war and persecution, and Hungary's seemingly...

A lawyer was recently quoted, in a local newspaper, as saying that “religions deserve more respect”. This is a self-serving notion of religious people themselves. They’ve...

I would like to thank the Mission Fund of Mosta for the financial help they have given me towards the running of Lady Graham Maternity Hospital in Hyderabad, Pakistan. At this hospital, we help very...

On 12 August at about 4pm, I fell, cut my lower shin and lacerated the tibia right up to just a few centimetres below my knee. I was taken to the Floriana Health Centre (FHC) by a neighbour, was...

The number of European Union member states where the price of petrol is less than in Malta has gone up to 18. There are 24 EU member states where the price of diesel is less than in Malta. This...

Leader of the Opposition Dr Simon Busuttil has recently been reported as declaring that even Labourites of goodwill are saying: “This man is talking sense!” Most probably, Simon...

A couple of weeks ago, a military court in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don sentenced a Ukrainian film director to 20 years in a maximum-security prison after convicting him of terrorism. In...