As the United States takes up the decision to lift its self-imposed debt ceiling, we would do well to remember why America’s public debt is as large as it is, and how it matters...

This week, as the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (8 March), it is important to recognise that women globally have made significant gains in access to public and private employment...

I am glad to see that the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry yesterday afternoon called on the European Commission to start up a tough response to the Libyan crisis and the recent revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia...

The start of 2011 marked rapid and important changes in North Africa and the Middle East that have far-reaching implications...

Psychologists have claimed that job loss is one of the most troubling events to a person’s well-being, ranking with marriage breakup and the death of a spouse....

Today, 8 March, is the day when the world acknowledges women’s indispensable contribution to society by celebrating International Women’s Day...

By the time I was planning to leave for Rome for a Euro Med Parliamentary Assembly (Union of the Mediterranean) series of meetings early last week, many thought that the Libyan leader only had a few hours left at the helm...

If the remarkable transformations taking place across the Middle East teach us anything, it is that we must unlearn all we thought we knew about this region....

The crisis started in a neighbouring country, Tunisia, and then continued in Egypt and other countries as well. All of us wondered, with interest and trepidation, which country would be the next...

Hail to the courageous fighters in Libya. Fighting against planes and helicopters, missiles and guns, tanks and personnel carriers. Many times with ju...