Opinion

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) regulations are critical for preventing financial crimes. However, over-compliance with these regulations – when organisations go beyond the required standards – can lead to unintended ...

It’s one thing when hunters start shooting at 5am on a Sunday and wake everyone up, but I cannot accept that they come here and shoot directly on the ...

I feel I have to comment on the rip off charges being made by the car hire companies. Since 2006 I have been travelling to Cyprus on average twice a year ...

I felt that “if true” the ‘Government pays €6,000 monthly for autism facilities that do not exist’ (Cyprus Mail, November 8) then who is benefiting from that expense for absolutely nothing? And ...

By Krisztina Than As much of Europe frets over the return of Donald Trump, Hungary’s Viktor Orban is in a jubilant mood. “A much needed victory for the World!” ...

According to Google maps, the Ledra Palace hotel in the buffer zone in Nicosia is a nine-minute drive from the Greek Cypriot leader’s workplace, and an eight-minute walk from ...

Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election fair and square. His opponent, Vice President (VP) Kamala Harris, graciously conceded defeat by first congratulating him privately and then conceding defeat publicly ...

By Maria Demertzis The private sector can cover at least half of the investment gap identified in Mario Draghi’s competitiveness report but will only do so if the EU’...

I OFTEN ask myself whether I have developed a Prezniktwo obsession, given the amount of space I give to the guy in our establishment every week. After many hours of ...

The election of Donald Trump caused a certain degree of unease in Nicosia, especially after the government’s unrelenting talking up of President Nikos Christodoulides’ ‘official’ meeting with the outgoing ...

By Euripides Evriviades From the moment Donald Trump triumphantly secured his election as the 47th president of the United States, much has been said and written about him, including unending ...

Emma Shortis, RMIT University On the Saturday before Election Day, I travelled from Washington DC to Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend one of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ last campaign ...

House president Annita Demetriou and independent deputy Alexandra Attalides deserve praise for submitting two bills aimed at ending the benefits for life given to a president of the republic and ...

Sixty-four years after independence and 20 years as an EU member-state, the Cyprus Republic still remains in the clutches of the Church. This is a legacy of Archbishop Makarios that no ...

By Chris Baumann Do you own any memorabilia depicting Elvis, Princess Diana, David Bowie, Prince or Michael Jackson? Perhaps a beloved t-shirt, a favourite mug, a special keyring or a ...

Donald Trump has long touted his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but if the U.S. president-elect seeks another summit he will find a North Korean leader emboldened by an ...

Donald Trump completed the unlikeliest comeback on Tuesday, winning the US presidential elections much more easily than he had done in 2016. His choice for vice president, Senator JD Vance said “...

I watched Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix. Interested in two strands of human development: space, and human advances towards civilization, the series drew me in. The sky and what evolves up ...

By Charalambos Charalambous As Cyprus enters a new era, the sports sector offers a valuable opportunity to enrich both the lives of individuals and the community as a whole. By ...

Botswana’s elections have always been seen as a model for Africa, but the one last week has a somewhat wider relevance. The way its politicians handled victory and defeat ...

Concern about the falling birth rates has forced the government to put together a package of incentives to persuade couples to have children, preferably at a younger age. President Nikos ...

Presenting his ministry’s budget for 2025 at the House finance committee on Monday, Health Minister Michael Damianos said that an action plan would be prepared in the immediate future for ...

By Loukis Skaliotis In a previous article I commented on the need for the world community to restructure the UN if it is to play a more effective role in ...

According to the United Nations 2024 is “the biggest election year in human history” with half of the world’s population – some 3.7 billion people in 72 countries – able to vote. Yet some ...