This week Islamic State militants beheaded one of Syria’s most prominent antiquities scholars in the ancient town of Palmyra, then strapped his body from one of the town’s Roman...

They say a week is a long time in politics. Normally, in summer, things go very quiet in the traditional holiday month of August. Last year, the PL and the PN had pledged to allow people to enjoy...

The Joe Sammut scandal has not only besmirched the good name of the accountancy profession at large, but it has also darkened the name of some of the country’s most important institutions:...

The strife and fighting in Libya, along with the extended Frontex Triton operation, has led to much fewer migrant arrivals by boat in Malta. But the phenomenon continues with navy warships...

Last week earth overshoot day was registered. No, that is not the earth overshooting its orbit around the sun, or anything as fancy. But it is extremely worrying. Earth overshoot day is the day when...

The family: locus of shelter and love  When the silvery moon glimmers in the evening summer sky my mind dwells upon those who at the end of a day’s work return home. Many open the door of...

Should the new and improved, gas-fired power station come to fruition and the power supply agreement which the government has struck with the consortium of companies responsible for its construction...

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Three tal-fenek dogs were brutally killed on a Gozo farm last week, sparking disdain from a large section of the public...

I honestly cannot understand what is keeping the politicians from seeing what can be done about using ethanol instead of petrol for car engines. Or at least a mixture of the two, which would see a decline in the use of petrol. ...