As expected, the first weeks of 2016 greeted us with a differing mixture of news: some positive, others less so. From a financial and economic perspective, the latest Standard & Poor’s...

The Nationalist Party held a general convention on the environment this weekend, ending yesterday. It was held in a somewhat euphoric mood generated by the results of a MaltaToday survey which...

Readers hope to witness an exciting 2016 with the euro surviving the resurgence of a strong US economy, and of course next year may bring more surprises in the political scene with critical French and...

With all its frequent challenges, our working schedules can however take us further inside the bigger world. The global village is where we meet our counterparts and seek further knowledge for...

Christine Rossi   According to Parliamentary Secretary Dr Chris Fearne (Xarabank 13 November, 2015), the new law envisaged to allow for embryo freezing will not have specific criteria...

Mukhtar Aziz   In mid-1990s, I was invited to take part in an Islamic conference held in Khartoum with participants from all over the world.  During a dinner hosted by President...

The recent dramatic executions of a prominent Shiite cleric and 46 other prisoners was the worst way Saudi Arabia could have started what promises to be a grim and tumultuous year in the kingdom and...

This is the motto for this year’s week of prayer for Christian unity which is traditionally celebrated from 18th to 25th January every year. This traditional period was suggested by Paul Wattson...

A decision cannot be made whether to build the Gozo tunnel or not, because when taking a decision, there must be something to decide on. It is all bluff. There is no geological study available…...

Car owners and drivers who pay a very high vehicle registration tax and/or a very high annual circulation licence fee (tax) have no incentive to leave their car in the garage. On the contrary, it...