Our View: New cabinet smacks of bowing to party backers
The first political act of a newly-elected president is the selection of the people who will make up the council of ministers, the executive’s decision-making body. The choices made ...
Our View: Thanasis Nicolaou deserved better from Cypriot authorities
It was no real surprise that the Attorney-general’s office told the long-suffering family of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou that there was not enough evidence to open a criminal case ...
Income inequality widens as crises hit poor and favour the wealthy
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
Income inequality followed an increasing trajectory at a global level until the mid-1990s and a downward trend in the subsequent period. Over the ...
Why public health officials are not panicked about bird flu
By Julie Steenhuysen
A new strain of bird flu that transmits easily among wild birds has triggered an explosive spread into new corners of the globe, infecting and killing a ...
Can US support for Ukraine last as war enters second year?
By Simon Lewis, Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk
US President Joe Biden dramatically emphasised US backing for Ukraine this week with a trip to the wartorn country, but back home ...
Ukraine well advised to give Chinese peace plan a chance
The problem is how to reconcile on one hand respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and on the other Russia’s historical, demographic and security claims
By Alper Ali ...
Our View: If it ain’t broke new president should not try to fix it
The inauguration ceremony for the eighth president of the republic will take place on Tuesday morning at the legislature, after which Nikos Christodoulides will head to the presidential palace where ...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Disy election a contest of good looks and not saying anything
DISAPPOINTED that the Disy leadership election will not be contested by the good, the bad and the ugly, as had been widely expected, the bad and the ugly having decided ...
Socio-economic challenges facing new government
By Les Manison
In his campaign to become President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides promised that his government would be one of “broad social acceptance” and would represent ...
War and escalation in 2022-2023: economic and political ramifications
By Ioannis Tirkides
The war in Ukraine is a cataclysmic event in both economic and political terms. It signals the return of great power politics; it marks the weaponization of ...
Our View: There is more to a president’s legacy than infrastructure
For the last few months President Anastasiades has been engaging in frenzied legacy-building. He has visited every district, laying foundation stones, cutting ribbons, visiting projects in progress, constantly telling people ...
A message of solidarity to Ukraine from France and Germany
The French and German ambassadors to Cyprus condemn Russia’s now year-long war of aggression
By Salina Grenet-Catalano and Anke Schlimm
Today, February 24, 2023, one year has passed since Russia’s ...
Our View: A year of war and no end in sight
A year ago today, Russia sent 200,000 troops into Ukraine in the belief that they would take control of Kyiv within a week or two, overthrow the elected government and install ...
Five lessons after a year of war
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki believes the war in Ukraine, launched a year ago today, has taught us five very important lessons
We must do everything to ensure that this ...
Why The Sims 4’s new inclusion of transgender and disabled sims matters
By Lee Cheng
The Sims is one of the bestselling franchises in gaming history. But unlike most other AAA games (high budget and high-profile games produced by leading publishers), this ...
Our View: Anastasiades’ final joke – not implementing the Akamas plan
The outgoing government appeared to have opted for a political joke as its parting shot. Wednesday’s last meeting of the cabinet under President Anastasiades authorised Interior Minister Nicos Nouris ...
Children of the stones
THE WAY THINGS ARE
The ability of our species, present and prehistoric, to endure whatever the elements or other people inflict on us, and survive tragedies such as the earthquakes ...
Our View: Averof did right thing bowing out of Disy election
It was a day full of surprises at Disy headquarters on Tuesday. At the start of the day, three men were scheduled to submit their candidacies for the party leadership, ...
Our View: House insists on trying to fool EU on VAT on properties
It is quite astonishing how the political parties are pretending not to understand the issue of reduced VAT on the purchase of a primary residence, which the government has been ...
The floaty-bag problem: why four ‘flying objects’ were shot down
The United States has been having “a bit of a floaty-bag problem over its airspace,” as South Africa’s ‘Daily Maverick’ news-site put it.
Indeed it has. Four balloons or ...
Energy hot potatoes the new president will face
Cyprus has the resources and potential to generate most of its electricity from RES
Cyprus has a new president. A new era is starting and that includes energy. Many serious ...
The gruesome reality of Cyprus highways
I would very much appreciate it if you could help bring attention to the gruesome reality of Cyprus highways.
As a regular commuter to the city, I use the highway ...
A longtime columnist bids farewell
Disillusioned by the election results and the failure to act on suggestions to root out corruption and find a viable solution to the Cyprus problem
Last Sunday, the Greek Cypriot ...
New president deserves a fair wind
Every newly elected president is entitled to a fair wind without being pounced on by the fourth estate. So congratulations are in order and good luck to Nikos Christodoulides on ...