What happened on... January 19

10 years ago - The Times Monday, January 19, 2009 Off to Gaza with 60 boxes... and a lot of hope Sanaa El-Nahhal yesterday embarked on a philanthropic mission to her war-torn homeland, the Gaza Strip, armed with 850 kilograms of supplies for her family and other Palestinians and a mind packed with mixed emotions. About to board the afternoon EgyptAir flight to Cairo, Ms El-Nahhal found it hard to put her finger on the conflicting thoughts that raced through her mind. It was all a major “question mark” at that point. “I am happy to be helping my family but sad they have reached this point. I am happy I am going to see them but sad to see them in this state.” The 40-year-old, who has been living in Malta since 1989, should be greeted on landing by relatives – her family has been literally split down the middle, with half living in Egypt and the other in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been raging. GRTU directs members to pay part of utility bills The Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises – GRTU yesterday instructed small businesses to pay only part of their electricity bills, a directive likely to hit Enemalta’s cash flow. 25 years ago - The...