Guest Columnist

We have no time to renegotiate the Guterres Framework By Christos Panayiotides I must admit that I am deeply concerned by the fact that we appear to be going full ...

By Chris Hann Everywhere in Europe, rituals to mark the winter solstice have long been focused on the Christian narrative of the birth of Jesus. Yet in the ancient Julian ...

By Colin John Irwin There is no peace in the Middle East because there is no effective peace process. This isn’t because the Palestinians and Israelis do not know ...

By Jessica Genauer Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global stage. War broke out between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, leading to the deaths of thousands of Palestinians ...

By Brendan Canavan A town in the US state of Vermont closed its roads to tourists in September 2023 after a social media tag sparked a swarm of visitors that overwhelmed ...

By Yuthika Girme Being single sucks. At least that’s the impression you get when watching Christmas movies. So many of these films focus on finding love during the holiday ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Reports according to which the German economy is facing serious problems are increasing. In reality, however, despite the current sluggish growth, the country is ...

But in Cyprus we must learn to forgive By Fahri Zihni Many people have a conflicting diary of events. For example, the birthday of a young child may fall close ...

Ironically it also helps the UK According to EU Commission president, the EU’s new pact on migration and asylum will be formulated in a number of regulations and incorporated ...

By Katerina Pillakouri On December 19, 2023, the European Union (EU) finally reached an agreement on its long-delayed 12th Russian sanctions package. The intention is to impose additional import and export bans ...

What happens when honesty is met with justice? Understanding the Whistleblowing Law of 2022 and the deadline for companies’ procedures By Dorina Mastora and Constantinos Antoniou Envision a law that safeguards ...

By Nicholas Karides Christopher Hitchens, the British born American journalist and writer, died 12 years ago on 15 December 2011, aged 62. In recent days, following the death of Henry Kissinger, the former US ...

By Rick Sarre, If you were, just for example, a slightly portly, older gent in a red and white suit who soon plans to travel around the globe delivering presents, ...

By Stefanos Sofroniou An increasing number of employers are weighing the merits of introducing an occupation pension plan for their employees. Employer contributions towards employees’ pension pots are crucial for ...

By Fahri Zihni Of course, all lives matter. All human rights, including the ultimate right to life itself apply to all humans irrespective of race, religion, or any other human ...

But who comes second matters By Thomas Gift Former president Donald Trump has pitched himself as the inevitable Republican nominee for the White House in 2024. So much so that he’...

By Dominic Broomfield-McHugh Eighty years ago this week, Judy Garland walked into an MGM studio and recorded Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas for the first time. It was written ...

By Michael Ioannou An Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution is only as good as the data that trains it. The more complete the data on which an AI is trained, the ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides With a GDP exceeding $520 billion, despite its limited population and geographical size, the state of Israel is among the 30 richest countries on the planet. ...

By Amelia Hadfield Declarations of the end of an era are made only in exceptional circumstances. Henry Kissinger’s death is one of them. Kissinger was born into a Jewish ...

By Sean Campbell During a concert in Dublin in 2022, Bob Dylan paused between songs to pay tribute to another singer-songwriter who was in attendance that night. “I want to say ...

By Olivia Skordi Black Friday is “celebrated” on November 24 this year. This event started in the United States to mark the Christmas season by promoting extreme price discounts and offers ...

By Dorina Mastora The advent of digital currencies presents us with a new epoch characterised by an innovative breed of money. At the heart of this revolution is the digital ...

By Michael Martina and Greg Torode When Chinese President Xi Jinping met executives for dinner on Wednesday night in San Francisco, he was greeted with not one, but three standing ...