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 14 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? ...
India’s Neighbourhood watch
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Like monsoon flurries, recent events in the Indian subcontinent have sent conflicting signals. Has Indian diplomacy finally awakened after its long summer siesta, or is this just an illusion?...
What’s Next in Libya key to US politics and economy
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The triumph of Libyan rebels over the forces of long-time strongman Muammar Gaddafi offers vindication, at least for now, for President Barack Obama’s decision to refrain from using US troops on Libyan soil...
The Last days of Gaddafi
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The endgame in the Libyan conflict has at last arrived. Much of Libya’s capital is now in insurgent hands, with the rebel army itself entering from all directions...
No Scope in trying to reinvent the wheel
Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
What worries me most about the problems that residents in Swieqi and Paceville have had to endure over the years is that notwithstanding the fact that most of these issues have grown to be endemic by now...
A Day to remember
Monday, 22 August 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
As a reward for studying hard and doing well at school, my parents promised to take me on a day trip to Sicily. The day finally arrived....