Many feel the dire need of having a friend; in other words, of having someone with whom, as Albert Camus put it, can walk beside him or her. This mutual affective relationship between people...

Challenging times lie ahead for the European Union. Its approach to asylum-seekers surely needs a rethink. Wave after wave of migrants are fleeing war-stricken countries where poverty and turmoil in...

Shortly before our celebration of the birth of Jesus, Pierre Mallia claimed in this paper that abortions are carried out by doctors in Malta in special circumstances. I would argue that he has...

With reference to Guillaumier's letter "Paul's homosexuality", it is curious that he conveniently splashed only one side of the story. Fake news seem to be the order of the day here and abroad and his...

In two terse statements, which arrived in our newsroom almost simultaneously earlier this week, Partit Demokratiku (PD) and Alternattiva Demokratika (AD) said that they had discussed ways of...

Justice Minister Owen Bonnici replied with a "no comment" yesterday when asked, by this newspaper, why the role of leading the constitutional convention had been given to President Marie-Louise...

On 11th February 1858, the Virgin Mary appeared to a young shepherdess girl named Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes in the Southwest of France. The Virgin Mary appeared 18 times in all between February...

As Parliament's National Audit Office Accounts Committee resumes tomorrow, it must not be subjected to another attempt at steamrolling the debate that needs to be had about the murky and contentious...

In light of the Broadcasting Authority's announcement that it will be selling radio slots to MEP candidates, I wish to discuss the challenges facing the media landscape. Currently, as critical...

We all know through experience that dreams and ideas can be attractive, plans and pledges innovative, but it is the commitment to implement them in a disciplined manner that finally leads to...