The vast majority of political power in Iran today lies in the hands of old bearded men in robes and turbans, plus the minor exception of a short cartoonish-looking man with a penchant for provocation and Members Only jackets...

Without in any implying that we should downplay or even downgrade our strong commitment as an EU member state I personally feel that apart from doing our best to boost our bilateral relations ...

Brinkmanship seems to be congenital in North Korea. Under the late Kim Jong-il’s pudgy young successor – his third son, Kim Jong-un, dubbed “the Young General” – threats and mendacity still mark the Hermit Kingdom’s diplomacy...

Isolated and impoverished by decades of international sanctions, Myanmar (Burma) has emerged in recent months as both a beacon of hope and a potential new Asian flashpoint...

When an ophthalmologist who is also a candidate for the Opposition party criticises the state of the equipment he must use at the state general hospitals where he works, ...

Not only because it is Easter but mainly because the alternatives to a euro resurrection are too dire to contemplate, it is of utmost importance for European leaders to truly embark on a determined plan to save the currency,...

The recent abortive intervention by the Gozo Bishop Monsignor Mario Grech on the subject of IVF treatment reminded me of what I wrote almost a year ago in the wake of the divorce referendum result. I said then:...

People entering Valletta on foot can now see the start of the process of hanging the louver-like cladding on the side of the new parliament building that faces Floriana....

Regardless of whether the BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will hold together as one grouping or not, it is an undeniable fact that this group constitutes...

The Bishop of Gozo, Mario Grech, sometimes seems to thoroughly enjoy shooting himself in the foot. His latest salvo against the introduction of IVF to help numerous...