There’s a small campfire battling a stiff sea breeze, several homemade tents, a trench, and the usual assortment of machine gun placements and rocket launchers aimed across no-man’s land towards Col Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. “Your energy and courage inspire,” says Gen Suleiman Mahmoud in a brief speech to the group… […]
France said yesterday it had air dropped arms to Libyan rebels in mountains south of Tripoli who are eyeing an assault on the capital, a day after anti-regime forces captured a network of weapons caches. But the increasingly emboldened rebels suffered a deadly assault from Gaddafi forces in the third-largest […]
Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, with some areas on the verge of famine and thousands on the march in seach of food and water, according to the UN. A poor rainy season coupled with rising food prices […]
Bloody clashes between protesters and anti-riot police that raged overnight in Cairo’s Tahrir Square erupted in new scuffles yesterday amid mounting frustration with Egypt’s military rulers over the pace of reform. The health ministry said there were 1,036 injured in the clashes. Those included 120 who were hospitalised and most […]
Opposition spokesman on resources Joe Mizzi said that the government did not have a national plan on water management even though it had set up the Malta Resources Authority and Mepa. No wonder the island suffered from scarcity of water. Utility bills did not reflect a serious system of water […]
Commuters can call a cab to cross the sea to their destination, rather than negotiate the road traffic, with the launch of a water taxi service that ferries passengers from Valletta waterfront to Sliema for €5. The latest service has already transported 3,500 passengers in its three weeks of operation, […]
Pakistan is decorating bus stops with Koranic verses and Islamic calligraphy to give a more spiritual flavour to the capital Islamabad, long considered one of the country’s most liberal cities. The Capital Development Authority plans to roll out 100 new bus shelters – known locally as sunshades – painted with […]
Following the massive Yes vote in the referendum, a strong bout of Catholic atheism is definitively on the rise, though it has not yet reached the stage of an epidemic. As the words ‘Catholic’ and ‘atheism’ do not normally stand together an explanation is due. There are at least three […]
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The current bridge is 136 metres (446 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) above the river. It is part of a private facility, with a charge for admission, and draws over 800,000 visitors a year. […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, on Tuesday, asked the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif to wait patiently for the next general elections and refrain from “maligning” institutions of the country. President Zardari was addressing a large gathering of PPP workers and office-bearers in Naudero in connection with the 58th birthday ceremony of Benazir Bhutto. In his […]
Life on earth has always been a challenge for mankind, surviving between problems, material as well as spiritual. At different times, there were different problems; there were always hurdles to be overcome and threatening dangers to be conquered. One of the distinctive characteristics of the times we live in is […]
A UNHCR report released today reveals deep imbalance in international support for the world’s forcibly displaced, with a full four-fifths of the world’s refugees being hosted by developing countries – and at a time of rising anti-refugee sentiment in many industrialized ones. UNHCR’s 2010 Global Trends report released on World Refugee Day […]
UNHCR goodwill ambassador and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited asylum seekers held in detention and open centres in Malta yesterday morning. During an unannounced visit, Ms Jolie spoke with migrants held at Lyster Barracks and then visited the Ħal-Far Hangar Open centre where families are housed in tents. The Oscar-winning […]
Wide divergences in how member states process claims for asylum must be significantly reduced, says EU Commissioner responsible for migration issues Cecilia Malmström. European Commissioner for home affairs Cecilia Malmström today inaugurated the European Asylum Support office (EASO), a new European Union agency based in Malta. The documents of establishment were […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, one of Malta’s peaceful Muslim communities, has launched a national doorstep and publicity campaign to reassert true Islamic principles of peace and loyalty. The campaign was longed with the message of: Lealà – Ħelsien – Rispett – Ugwaljanza – Paċi. Members of Ahmadiyya Community are presenting people […]
Egypt’s women were on the front line of protests in Tahrir Square that led to the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak, but they are becoming increasingly concerned that they are being sidelined as a new Egypt takes shape. There are fewer women in the cabinet than under Mr Mubarak. […]
Children who see their parents drunk are twice as likely to regularly get drunk themselves, a survey of young teenagers has suggested. Poor parental supervision also raises the likelihood of teenage drinking, said the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The Ipsos MORI survey found the behaviour of friends is also a powerful […]
How to Die? Clerics in Pakistan are not teaching how to live but how to die! The Blasphemy laws and misinterpretation and completely misunderstanding of the beautiful Islamic teachings by the clerics in Pakistan have resulted in hate and intolerance campaigns. The clerics are openly preaching hatred and intolerance in […]