Does the truth matter anymore?
Last Sunday Arsenal played West Ham in the English Premier League. It was a hugely important game with Arsenal needing a win to lead the table two points ahead of ...
The new Guterres initiative and what it means for Cyprus
By Nikolas Xenofontos
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, after the last Christodoulides-Erhurman meeting on May 8, appears to be placing the new initiative on the Cyprus problem after the parliamentary elections and ...
How realistic are the fears of World War III?
A Politico opinion poll conducted in the four biggest Nato countries in February revealed almost identical popular expectations about the likelihood of a global war in the next five years. ...
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it
By Gavin Jones
Demagogues have a tendency to appear, thrive and seduce the public with their populist messages which tend to focus at most on two or three major topics. ...
The prosperity paradox
The perception that numbers point to prosperity but citizens suffer is widespread. A typical example is the Democratic Party’s loss in the 2024 US elections, despite the generally satisfactory state ...
Aradippou to build new €4m solar farm
In principle it is good to hear about the new projects and also a new solar farm in Aradippou. However, already there is too much solar energy in the net ...
The most turbulent of weeks for Starmer
British prime minister Keir Starmer was busy last week writing the king’s speech for the state opening of Parliament in between fending off “the slings and arrows of outrageous” ...
Our View: A growing dissatisfaction with systemic hypocrisy
A week before the parliamentary elections, it’s unclear how much of a shock to the system they’ll turn out to be.
Disy and Akel remain by far the ...
The EU is not a middle power, but it is not a big power either
By Maria Demertzis
Mark Carney’s call for an age of middle powers in the World Economic Forum this year has left European capitals in an awkward place. For Canada, ...
2026 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Factors influencing voters in the elections
The election to select 56 members to the House of Representatives will take place on May 24 with 19 political parties and 743 candidates participating.
Will voters in Cyprus follow their European counterparts and ...
Our View: You can’t rebrand away Cyprus’ problems
The government has announced that the cabinet has been briefed on a comprehensive strategic plan designed to strengthen the international image of Cyprus.
The initiative is titled ‘Stability with Perspective: ...
Our View: Did the army really need the archbishop’s buses?
It’s no surprise when listening to Archbishop Georgios’ public messages that the Church is heavily invested in the Cyprus issue and stopping the ‘turkification’ of the island at all ...
Our View: Sponsor animal rescuers and scrap the gravy train
It happens often that one dials public departments and no one picks up. But there is one that really stings: the animal police.
There is an animal police website with ...
Our View: Action repeatedly promised on C-sections but nothing ever gets done
Officials often say the right things to the right audience and then promptly do nothing. Take the shockingly high number of caesarean sections carried out in Cyprus, for example.
The ...
Israel: The widening war
There are really two wars in the Middle East, and only one of them is paused. The US-Iran war has been stuck in a ragged ceasefire for more than a ...
Our View: All the real issues being avoided in Cyprus talks
Negotiations on the Cyprus problem seem to have entered a period that could be described as a lesson in how to maintain the status quo without having a falling out ...
Cyprus’ geology may be the key to its tourism future
By Konstantia Achilleos
Sun, sea and sand has dominated Cyprus’ tourism identity for decades, but although it has had a titanic impact on the economy, it remains incomplete. It overshadows ...
Cypriot landlords will feel impact of new UK rent law
For many Turkish and Greek Cypriot families who settled in the UK after the conflicts of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, property ownership meant more than having somewhere to live. ...
A tale of both porky and humble pies
Cyprus hosted the informal meeting of EU leaders on April 23–24, an event that proved a notable success for President Nikos Christodoulides. Such gatherings are usually forgettable affairs, serving mainly as ...
The king’s English: the power of saying without saying
Civilisation has always depended on the disciplined use of language, on the ability to define, to persuade, to restrain and to give meaning to authority. In diplomacy, words shape outcomes.
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Reform surge signals tectonic shift in British politics
There were municipal and regional elections in England, Scotland and Wales last week in which the Labour government and Prime Minister Keir Starmer were clobbered by Reform UK and Nigel ...
Our View: Endless roadworks are making Nicosia unliveable
The twice-weekly market at Ochi in Nicosia is being relocated for about seven months, moving to a nearby parking lot, due to roadworks in the area.
This is not, in ...
A case of “easier to start a war than to end one”
The developments of the past few days clearly demonstrate the adage “it is easier to start a war than to end one,” a recognised principle of military history and geopolitics. ...
Our View: Authorities failed a vulnerable child at every level
The ongoing case concerning the suicide of a 15-year-old abused boy in September 2019 makes for harrowing reading, not only for the misery he endured his entire life but for the ...
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