Does Putin’s suspected steroid addiction explain some of his actions?
It was my wife Tina who noticed it first, a couple of weeks ago. Her father Charl, a clever, gentle man whom we all loved, was addicted to steroids – a ...
Our View: Government should be preparing people for the hard times ahead
The meeting called by President Anastasiades on Friday decided the setting up of two ministerial committees that would monitor the effects of the situation in Ukraine. After the meeting, the ...
The danger of nuclear contamination over Europe
There is an urgent need to open lines of communication and bring this war to an end
By Alper Ali Riza
Ukraine has been pleading for help from Nato and ...
How the war in Ukraine is changing Europe
Remembering the past, looking to the future
By Matt Fitzpatrick
Both sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war by “denazifying” ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Mother Russia loses her shine in Kyproulla
A FEW days was all that was needed for Moscow to lose the tight hold it had over Kyproulla for six decades, as the natives, seeing what was happening in ...
Pissarides: Covid has irrevocably changed the labour market
By Yiannis Seitanidis
The ‘new world’, as it emerges after the coronavirus pandemic, will be more complex than anyone could have imagined, according to Nobel prizewinner Christoforos Pissarides.
During a ...
The war in Ukraine, the sanctions and what it means
By Ioannis Tirkides
This is an unfortunate war and sets in motion significant new long-term processes in the relations between East and West, Russia’s place in the global system ...
Our View: Some Gesy teething problems could have been foreseen
On Wednesday, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) that operates the national health system, finally announced the measures it would take to put an end to Gesy abuses.
The HIO, which ...
Why the pursuit of happiness can be bad for you – and what you should pursue instead
Christian van Nieuwerburgh, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Happiness is one of the most important goals in life. ...
Our View: Petrol tax cut, although welcome, sets a dangerous precedent
The council of ministers decided on Thursday to reduce the consumption tax on fuel and forwarded the relevant bill to the legislature for immediate approval. Consumption tax on petrol and ...
Our View: Cyprus could gain from improved Israel-Turkey ties
Ahead of the official visit of the President of Israel Isaac Herzog, the country’s ambassador to Cyprus Oran Anolik gave assurances that the improvement of relations between Israel and ...
Ukraine: why the sanctions won’t topple Putin
Sergey V. Popov, Cardiff University
Russia knows sanctions. In 2009, the death of Moscow anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in custody motivated Bill Browder, an entrepreneur who used to work in Russia ...
Manners maketh the man
THE WAY THINGS ARE
By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou
For some women removing their clothes in front of a stranger may not be a big deal; they’re relaxed about their ...
Accords must be updated to reflect Ukraine realities
By Theo Kyriacou
Nearly a fortnight ago when the Russian government had yet to send troops into Ukraine, two experts well versed in the history of East-West relations expressed their ...
Cypriots in banking isolation in Russia
By Marilena Evangelou & Yiannis Seitanidis
The imposition of severe economic sanctions in Russia has made the daily life of those Cypriots who are in the country for work or ...
Our View: Biggest lesson taught at school is militant unionism
One of the main reasons for failing public education is excessive power wielded by the teaching unions. This union power has created a public school system that primarily exists to ...
Our View: We shouldn’t bring Cyprus problem into issue of Russian sanctions
AFTER last week’s meeting of the European Council, it was reported that Cyprus was among the few member-states that had blocked the proposal to cut off Russia from the ...
Ukraine: what to expect now
From occupation to thousands of refugees
Now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine and foreclosed his and everybody else’s other options, certain aspects of the near future ...
The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on global energy
In the aftermath of this crisis Europe will be even more determined to accelerate transition to renewables and clean energy
The unthinkable, and probably illogical, happened. Russia has finally invaded ...
Conflict of interest and corruption: seeking an honest state
By Achilleas Demetriades
On February 23 I submitted my resignation from the post of president of the Human Rights Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) during a Committee meeting. I ...
Tax department has the tools to address sources of wealth of politically exposed persons
Open letter to the Commissioner of Taxation
By Christos P. Panayiotides and Nicos G. Syrimis
Dear Mr Georgios Panteli,
A major problem has confronted Cyprus since 2004, the year in which ...
What can the West do to help Ukraine?
It can start by countering Putin’s information strategy
By William Partlett
With an all-out war on Ukraine underway, a key question has emerged: what can the West do to ...
Vladimir Putin’s tragic blunder in Ukraine
His decision to invade Ukraine has made the task of criticising Nato difficult, but the reality is that Nato is not innocent
I am happy to don sackcloth and ashes ...
From Russia to Cyprus: the geopolitical and geoeconomic risks that burden gas pipelines
Cyprus LNG plant vs the East Med pipeline in the context of Greek-Turkish and geopolitical tensions
By Panayiotis Tilliros
According to John Mearsheimer, the eminent American international relations scholar, “what ...