# maltese — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover maltese. Page: Feed: --- ## [Melvin Theuma, the fixer: his role in the 2010 HSBC heist and other hold-ups](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/melvin-theuma-the-fixer-his-role) _2026-08-14 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ Melvin Theuma is believed to have put up one of his properties as a safehouse for the men involved in the shoot-out with police, in what was a daring heist on the HSBC security vault in Qormi. ## [Execution of a controversial, bold and irreverent Maltese journalist](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/execution-of-a-controversial-bold) _2026-08-04 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ From 2017 | Nine years since then, the magnate Yorgen Fenech is being tried for murder in a trial by jury that is exposing the inner rot of Maltese political culture ## [Lioness in the halls of global power: ‘If you don’t compromise on your principles, you are always a winner.’ An interview with Vanessa Frazier from 2023](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/lioness-in-the-halls-of-global-power) _2026-06-21 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ Vanessa Frazier married her patriotism with an unfettered love for her job, but being an honest broker requires principles: ‘If you don’t compromise on your principles, you are always a winner.’ ## [Blinded by impunity, they tub-thump for a war they expect the left to support](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/blinded-by-impunity-they-support) _2026-03-21 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ In a world in which the West has abandoned the principles of international law, some prefer plying soft narratives in favour of war by propping up ‘the left’ as an antagonist ## [Oil and stocks: the entrée to war is the price of destabilising and reordering the Middle East](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/oil-and-stocks-the-entree-to-war) _2026-03-11 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ The American bombing of Iran adds a thicker layer to the argument in the language that Western governments most fluently speak: money ## [Gaza as real estate: after extermination, containment. The empire’s final logic](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/gaza-as-real-estate-after-extermination) _2026-01-28 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ Strike the George Cross off the Maltese flag. Bravery no longer lives here. ## [In 2025: What was the West? What was Europe?](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/in-2025-what-was-the-west-what-was) _2025-12-24 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ All roads flow through Gaza, the turning point in history that has shown us how the West applies its standards of democracy and human rights selectively ## [London brothels and the Bajadas: The property deal that tarnished Adrian Delia](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/london-brothels-bajadas-delia-soho-prostitution) _2025-10-26 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ Adrian Delia is no longer under police investigation for his legal services to Maltese property-owners whose revenues were linked to London prostitution ## [Anton Grech: ‘The dam has broken for the visual arts’](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/anton-grech-the-dam-has-broken-for) _2025-08-24 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ The finest showcase of Maltese art is underway at MICAS. In a rare interview, painter Anton Grech says Maltese contemporary arts can shift into higher gear if there is real professional development ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HZQ6GfWPZNT3) _2025-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Honestly, get yourself a Mickey Mouse degree](https://matthewvella.substack.com/p/honestly-get-yourself-a-mickey-mouse) _2025-08-20 · Matthew Vella · Something Borrowed, Mainly Stolen_ Policymakers and employers have long chosen not to dignify skilled manual and technical work with decent pay. John Cassar White should get off his high horse on 'soft degrees'