Myths of Cyprus go to Cambridge
By George Christou
The Myths and Tales of Cyprus series, the Press and Information Office (PIO) production, which brings to life mythical figures of Cyprus folklore, was screened at Jesus ...
BBC lawsuit could sink US special relationship
Defamation is a niche branch of the law for the rich and powerful but the $5 billion claim by President Trump against the BBC for defaming him is off the scale. ...
Tales from the Cofeeshop: Life at Versailles, Kyproulla edition
THE PRESIDENTIAL palace would be more aptly named the Palace of Versailles if you consider the number of courtiers it has on its payroll with fancy titles.
In total some 140 ...
Our View: A mild tax reform backed by a comfortable majority
Unless something totally out of the ordinary happens on Monday the legislature will approve the government’s tax reform package, as the three parties supporting it have a majority. After ...
Our View: Land of Dreams scandal exposes state-sanctioned corruption
The Anti-Corruption Authority issued a damning report about the way state services completely disregarded the rules and lawful procedures in issuing permits to the Land of Dreams development in Trimiklini. ...
Rubio’s strategy: the tail wags the dog?
US President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuelan ports, which is technically an act of war. How seriously ...
Our View: Mixed signals undermine Christodoulides’ credibility on Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides tendency to make newsworthy public statements, almost on a daily basis, often result in sending mixed signals. So mixed they undermine his credibility.
During his visit to ...
Our View: Teachers must not be allowed to get their way
We will all be reminded, once again today, that public schools exist to serve the teachers and that teaching unions would not have it any other way. Thanks to weak ...
Our View: Don’t MPs realise freedom of expression is a basic right?
It was sad to see the hysterical reaction of the political parties to works by controversial artist Giorgos Gavriel, most of which lambasted his paintings. The art was dismissed as “...
Geoengineering for grown-ups
A few days ago the European Union’s Earth Observation programme, ‘Copernicus’, made a special announcement at the end of its monthly report on the state of the climate. It ...
Our View: Foreign investment in Cyprus energy projects should be welcomed
There is little doubt that since the election of President Nikos Christodoulides relations with the United Arab Emirates have been significantly strengthened and taken on another level. There was cooperation ...
Trump’s new strategy: how scared should we be?
President Trump’s National Security Strategy 2025 is a brief policy statement about a hugely controversial shift in US foreign policy away from the EU and Nato in favour of sovereign ...
Two futures for Cyprus: a regional crisis or a shared Nobel Peace Prize
President Nikos Christodoulides never misses an opportunity to declare his readiness for a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF) with political equality. He repeats the familiar phrase that talks should resume “from ...
Does size matter? Not in politics
At a museum recently, I caught myself focusing rather intently on a very specific spot on a statue of Zeus and thinking, “That’s… it?!” But the longer I stood ...
Trump’s new Monroe Doctrine
A lot has happened in the past month I have been away, and I was struck by how, on at least three fronts, issues I have previously explored in this ...
World grapples with crypto and stablecoins
The regulation of digital assets has become a global priority, as governments and supervisory authorities attempt to balance innovation in payments and blockchain applications with the need to safeguard financial ...
Recent energy developments and their significance
With 2025 coming to a close, announcements for new energy developments and projects in Cyprus and the East Med have been coming in thick and fast, with something new announced every ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Could halloumi deal be key to solving Cyprus problem?
GREAT excitement and joy gripped the fast-contracting Cyprob mob after Thursday’s meeting of the true leader and the fake leader with the UNSG’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin ...
Our View: Time for president to stop relentless grandstanding
President Nikos Christodoulides came up with another proposal in an interview with Politico last week. He said that if Turkey agreed to the Cyprus Republic joining Partnership for Peace (PfP), ...
Our View: Government’s superficial ideas for saving water laughable
If any evidence of the government’s scandalously slapdash approach to the country’s water shortage problem was required, it was provided by reports that the ministries of interior and ...
Cyprus’ youth fitness crisis: Why the science leaves no room for delay
Across Europe, children today are moving less, exercising less, and presenting lower levels of physical fitness than any generation before them. Cyprus mirrors this trend with troubling accuracy. As a ...
Our View: The construction of a new prison is an imperative
It is not the first time the Council of Europe’s committee for the prevention of torture has issued a damning report about Nicosia central prison, expressing “grave concerns” about ...
Our View: Rushed tax reform exposes Disy’s alignment with government
Parties that were left out of Tuesday’s talks that Finance Minister Makis Keravnos had with members of Diko, Dipa and Disy about his tax reform proposal, understandably, went on ...
‘I don’t care!’
Two of my favourite actors Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford starred in The Fugitive. Ford’s character falsely accused of murdering his wife; Jones the lawman sent to catch ...