The Challenges ahead in the new Libya
Sunday, 28 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Only a few hours after the February uprising took place in Libya, I was invited to take part as a panellist in the Joe Grima One TV programme Inkontri to discuss the situation in our neighbour country....
Between A rock and a hard place
Sunday, 28 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The Ukraine is a relatively unknown quantity for many Western Europeans. Yet this country is the second largest European country with a population of over 46 million predominantly ethnic Orthodox...
J’accuse: The Hack
Sunday, 28 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It’s hard to concentrate when you’ve been hacked. Not physically I mean. It’s just that J’accuse, the blog - ...
The Next step in the battle for Maltese civil rights
Sunday, 28 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The decisive result of the national referendum on the introduction of divorce legislation in Malta marked a notable advance for Maltese civil rights....
Iraq: How Not to overthrow a dictator
Saturday, 27 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Iraqis who lived through the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein see eerie similarities in the scenes of Libyans parading through Tripoli ripping up ...
Has The EU forgotten Syria?
Saturday, 27 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
While French President Nicolas Sarkozy sets the date for a Libya victory summit in Paris – to take place in Paris on 1 September, the 42nd anniversary of the coup which brought Colonel Gaddafi to power – Syria remains ablaze...
9/11 Brought changes to skyscrapers and high-rises
Friday, 26 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
What if it should happen again? A decade after the 11 September terror attacks, could any of the nation’s 21,000 high-rises withstand an attack like those that ...
Beyond Nato’s Libyan Redemption
Friday, 26 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
While Nato probably will not want to replicate its Libya intervention anywhere else anytime soon, it appears that the alliance, with a little help from its friends, has prevailed in Libya, succeeding in toppling Col. Muammar Gaddafi...
In Gaddafi, Rebels hunting an elusive target
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Even after rebels stormed into the capital and overwhelmed his residence, Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi has plenty of places to hide...
The Point of no return was the UN Security Council vote
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Our foreign minister told the press yesterday that the situation in Libya has reached “the point of no return”. Really, the point of no return is now? ...