Opinion

Friday 12 June | 04:20

Our View: The constitutional time bomb of deputy ministries

It defies belief that for years now, the executive and the legislature have been pretending there is no constitutional issue with the deputy ministries, the first of which was introduced ...

By CM: Our View

Thursday 11 June | 04:20

Our View: A World Cup built for revenue, not football

The 23rd World Cup kicks off today with one of the host nations, Mexico meeting South Africa. This will be the first time there will be three host nations – Canada ...

By CM: Our View

Wednesday 10 June | 04:20

Our View: This may be the very last opportunity for reunification

The enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem that President Nikos Christodoulides has been asking for will take place in either July or August said the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy, ...

By CM: Our View

Tuesday 09 June | 04:20

Our View: Increasing pay for contract soldiers can’t be back door to civil service

Boosted pay and service benefits will be offered by the defence ministry to make the job of national guard private more attractive, according to press reports. The national guard is ...

By CM: Our View

Monday 08 June | 14:59

World Cup 2026: Why I’m not looking forward to it

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the biggest in the tournament’s history. Hosted jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico, it will feature 48 teams, 104 matches and stretch over ...

By Iacovos Constantinou

Monday 08 June | 09:27

Are social media platforms liable for dangers of doomscrolling?

The continuous exposure to negative or distressing news online, widely known as doomscrolling, has become a well-recognised phenomenon with significant psychological and social implications. Anxiety, emotional exhaustion, and social isolation ...

By George Coucounis

Monday 08 June | 08:26

Netanyahu does what he always does: makes minor concessions

“The war is over,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress last Tuesday, but it isn’t. In the Persian Gulf there is a sort-of ceasefire between the United ...

By Gwynne Dyer

Sunday 07 June | 16:24

Beyond rhetoric: the remaking of the Eastern Mediterranean

The sharp exchanges between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Benjamin Netanyahu are real. The language is harsh. At times, extreme. It is tempting to dismiss them as political posturing aimed at ...

By Euripides L. Evriviades

Sunday 07 June | 13:16

Two comedians, Cyprus and the journey back to our humanity

Lawrence Durrell begins his book Bitter Lemons with one of the most memorable reflections on travel ever written: “Journeys, like artists, are born and not made.” The best journeys, he ...

By Kerim M Munir

Sunday 07 June | 09:00

Only the murderer is to blame for the way Henry Nowak died

The arrest and handcuffing of murder victim Henry Nowak by police officers in Southampton in the UK last December and the political fallout after the conviction of the young British ...

By Alper Ali Riza

Sunday 07 June | 08:30

Tales from the Coffeeshop: Annita more Machiavelli than Barbie

CONGRATS to Disy boss, Annita Demetriou for securing a second stint as House Prezita and showing all the men, who privately dismissed her as ‘Barbie’ and another ‘clueless blonde’, that ...

By Patroclos

Sunday 07 June | 08:00

Our View: A total lack of interest now reigns over the Cyprus problem

The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin is back in Cyprus after a four-month absence and is scheduled to have separate meetings with the two leaders on Monday. ...

By CM: Our View

Saturday 06 June | 12:35

Corrupt youth and productive ageing

Attitudes of misogynistic men have seeped like a virus from a fetid swamp to infiltrate the body of hard-won female equality. These men don’t see themselves as crude throwbacks ...

By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou

Saturday 06 June | 04:20

Our View: Pension reform must not be held hostage to populism

The government has said it would introduce a new pension system in 2027. It plans to submit the pension reform bills to the legislature, before the summer recess in mid-July, so ...

By CM: Our View

Friday 05 June | 04:20

Our View: House victory ends doubts over Demetriou’s leadership

The speculation is over. Disy chief Annita Demetriou was re-elected president of the House of Representatives on Thursday, comfortably defeating Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou. She secured 29 votes compared to her ...

By CM: Our View

Thursday 04 June | 04:20

Our View: State nurses are unfairly changing the goalposts yet again

The biggest threat to the future of Gesy are the nurses and doctors of the public hospitals whose sense of entitlement and greed knows no bounds. Ever since public hospitals ...

By CM: Our View

Wednesday 03 June | 04:20

Our View: Anastasiades should have fought Mafia State in the courts

The Anti-Corruption Authority will issue its ‘announcement’ about the investigation into allegations made against former president Nicos Anastasiades in the book Mafia State, by June 15 at the latest, Transparency Commissioner ...

By CM: Our View

Tuesday 02 June | 10:02

Iran war not triggering Ukraine-style inflation surge in Euro zone, analysis shows

Only a third of the euro zone’s largest companies have indicated they are raising prices in response to the Iran war, a Reuters analysis of listed corporate earnings commentary ...

By Reuters News Service

Tuesday 02 June | 04:20

Drivers in Russian-controlled Crimea grapple with gasoline shortages

Drivers in Russian-controlled Crimea were grappling with gasoline rationing on Monday after Ukrainian drone attacks constricted road supplies across south-eastern Ukraine, Reuters witnesses and officials said. More than four years ...

By Reuters News Service

Monday 01 June | 09:17

Digital signatures and the new legal reality

Can a simple click create the same legal obligations as signing a contract? In the era of digital governance and electronic transactions, the answer is evidently yes. The introduction of ...

By George Coucounis

Monday 01 June | 04:20

Greece is poised to become energy gateway for southeast Europe and the East Med

Chevron has just filed a request to acquire a 70 per cent stake in offshore Block 10 in the Ionian Sea that is expected to be granted by Greece. The following examines ...

By Dr Charles Ellinas

Sunday 31 May | 17:43

Searching for meaning in an absurd world

I had the chance to revisit my younger self the other day when I watched François Ozon’s adaptation of Albert Camus’ classic L’Étranger. The film – titled The ...

By Loukis Skaliotis

Sunday 31 May | 17:02

No seat at the table: Europe absent from Trump-Xi dialogue

The recent meeting between the presidents of the United States and China marks a phase of “managed stability,” in which competition continues but with mechanisms designed to prevent escalation. For ...

By Andreas Charalambous, Omiros Pissarides

Sunday 31 May | 14:25

I love Cyprus deeply, but …

I am a Cypriot citizen, a mother, a grandmother, and a person who deeply loves our island and everything it represents. I am writing not out of politics or personal ...

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Our View: The constitutional time bomb of deputy ministries

Our View: A World Cup built for revenue, not football

Our View: This may be the very last opportunity for reunification

Our View: Increasing pay for contract soldiers can’t be back door to civil service

World Cup 2026: Why I’m not looking forward to it

Are social media platforms liable for dangers of doomscrolling?

Netanyahu does what he always does: makes minor concessions

Beyond rhetoric: the remaking of the Eastern Mediterranean

Two comedians, Cyprus and the journey back to our humanity

Only the murderer is to blame for the way Henry Nowak died

Tales from the Coffeeshop: Annita more Machiavelli than Barbie

Our View: A total lack of interest now reigns over the Cyprus problem

Corrupt youth and productive ageing

Our View: Pension reform must not be held hostage to populism

Our View: House victory ends doubts over Demetriou’s leadership

Our View: State nurses are unfairly changing the goalposts yet again

Our View: Anastasiades should have fought Mafia State in the courts

Iran war not triggering Ukraine-style inflation surge in Euro zone, analysis shows

Drivers in Russian-controlled Crimea grapple with gasoline shortages

Digital signatures and the new legal reality

Greece is poised to become energy gateway for southeast Europe and the East Med

Searching for meaning in an absurd world

No seat at the table: Europe absent from Trump-Xi dialogue

I love Cyprus deeply, but …