Latest editorial
OVER 300 people could have died in the central Mediterranean today were it not for the actions of the activist-run network of refugee rescuers.
The crew of the Geo Barents rescue ship, with the help of the distress hotline organisation Alarm Phone, saved the lives of about 336 people in two operations in less than 12 hours between Monday night and this morning.
Both rescues occurred in Malta's search-and-rescue (SAR) zone, a section of the central Mediterranean in which the island nation is legally responsible for coordinating rescues, without its help.
Fan group The 1873 issues scathing response to owners’ statement saying the club will not close
Israeli media awash with leaks and rumours of Netanyahu’s plans to seize Gaza. Meanwhile, the unrelenting siege of Gaza continues unabated
Mr Smalls and 13 other Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists who tried to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza aboard the Handala ship remain in detention and on hunger strike
