From the mouth…
THE WAY THINGS ARE Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou Living in a women’s hostel in the UK gave this small town girl who had left Ireland at
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Afghanistan: giving it a ‘decent interval’
THERE is movement towards peace in Afghanistan – or at least towards an end to the American military ordeal there, which has lasted for almost
The real refugee problem
By Gwynne Dyer Every once in a while a photograph of a migrant’s tragic death (usually that of a child) catches the public’s imagination.
The inexplicable pardons that led to events of 74
By George Koumoullis On July 15, 1974 the biggest crime since the establishment of the Greek state was committed. Yet the moral instigators and those
BP’s Review of World Energy reflects rising global concerns
BP published its annual Statistical Review of World Energy report in London on June 11 – this records world energy developments in 2018. In his
The destructive end to the Brexit cult is there for all to see
By Gwynne Dyer Oscar Wilde described fox-hunting as “the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible”. Brexit may be similarly defined as the unhinged in pursuit of
Women play great football, get over it!
By Alper Ali Riza The love hate relationship between America and England surfaced once again this week as the two English-speaking countries across the pond
Sand, sand, everywhere … but not enough of the right grain
By Andonis Vassiliades ‘Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink’ Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s lines from his poem ‘The Rise of the Ancient Mariner’ provide
Whoever is unable to beat the ass is happy to beat the saddle
THE proverb is well-known amongst Greek-speakers. It is self-explanatory and it fits perfectly well the auditor-general of the Republic, Odysseas Michaelides. The news that last
Ranting and raving
By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou Facebook can be a pleasure or a pain. I love keeping in touch with people I don’t see often or people
We do not have a choice
IN THE course of the week, the bipartisan Foreign Relations Committee of the American Senate adopted an amendment to the proposed legislative act that removes
A litany of leadership mistakes
Our presidents have let us down, but like King Lear, we might as well blame the sun, the moon and the stars Even the most
The First Girlfriend of Downing Street
After a ringing endorsement by his parliamentary colleagues to succeed Theresa May as leader of the Conservative party and prime minister, Boris Johnson went home
Morsi: a death foretold after Egypt rejected democracy
By Gwynne Dyer Egypt’s first and last democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, died on Monday, lying on the floor of the courtroom where they were
Turkey’s drilling: is it even worth it?
By Charles Ellinas THE EU’s staunch solidarity with Cyprus against Turkey’s continued violation of Cyprus’ EEZ has been re-affirmed, but it has not gone far
Horse trading democracies: the next unelected British prime minister
By Andonis Vassiliades The EU, after the recent elections, is appointing aspiring candidates to its top Commission and Council posts. For these ‘top cats’ there
Deaths in custody of court and courtroom
Deaths in police custody happen frequently but deaths in the custody of the courtroom are not supposed to happen at all. Former Egyptian President Mohamed
Res judicata created by specific performance
By George Coucounis “THE ISSUE of an order for specific performance prevents the vendor from raising an objection for the transfer of the property” THE
The second Cyprus invasion
UNFORTUNATELY, I have a square logic approach and, despite my efforts to round the corners a bit, I have not been very successful. Thus, I
Gulf explosion: a real Iranian attack or a false flag?
The evidence is far from conclusive, but on balance Iran probably is behind the attacks on four oil tankers in the Gulf last month and