Our View: Symbolism over substance in Erdogan invitation
We did not think President Nikos Christodoulides could top his most recent meaningless statement so soon after the last one but his intent to invite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
Our View: No conspiracy in dismissal of Thanasis judge
The termination of the employment of judge Doria Varoshiotou at the end of her two-year probation period on Monday was greeted with disbelief and anger by some, who felt this ...
Why is Shein so cheap?
By Panagiota Steliou
I still remember a lecture I attended during my university years abroad that left a lasting impression on me – it was around seven years ago when I ...
Our View: Why hasn’t a single tree been planted in four years?
It’s been almost four years since Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square was completed but to look at it, it’s as if it was only handed over by the contractors ...
Our View: Time water use by tourists was addressed
According to the water development department on Sunday, total reserves in the island’s dams have fallen under 20 per cent of capacity, compared to almost double that this time last ...
A ‘third way’ in currency dominance
By Maria Demertzis
Surging geopolitical risk and growing global conflicts, along with a concomitant search for economic security, are combining to challenge what has long been a pillar of the ...
IRAN
Buried or hidden? Bombing obscures fate of Iran’s weapons-grade uranium
The US and Israeli bombing of Iranian nuclear sites creates a conundrum for UN inspectors in Iran: how can you tell if enriched uranium stocks, some of them near weapons ...
Energy transition amid geopolitical uncertainty
As Europe advances on a sustainable energy future, the challenge of building clean, reliable and affordable energy systems is both urgent and complex
Success in building a sustainable energy future ...
Europe placates Trump with Nato pledges it can ill afford
By Mark John
In their rush to retain Donald Trump’s support for Nato, the alliance’s European members have promised to more than double the amount of wealth they ...
Israel, Iran and the strategic recomposition of the Middle East
The events which have been unfolding in the Middle East between Israel and Iran are not just another regional flare-up. They are not episodic. They are systemic. The Israeli-Iranian confrontation, ...
In times of trouble investors turn to reliable gold
Gold has taken centre stage in recent economic developments, as its value has risen steeply. Since the beginning of 2024, gold prices have increased by more than 60 per cent, reflecting the ...
The war that should never have happened
The world has long tried to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and rightly so.
US President Donald Trump never ceases to proclaim that had he been president in 2022, the ...
Challenging the Attorney-general is not unknown
In Cyprus, immunity from challenge is a hangover from colonial times
Thanasis Nicolaou, a newly conscripted soldier in the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) national guard was found dead under Alassa ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Public enemy number one status the result of a police set up?
WHEN reports appeared a few weeks ago about a police raid on the home of a senior prison warden which uncovered a large amount of graded state documents, that should ...
Our View: High time our MPs did something to show we can trust them
Whether it’s merely a populist gesture a year out from the 2026 parliamentary elections or a genuine desire for more accountability, Dipa MP Marinos Mousiouttas’ bill to pressure deputies into ...
Our View: Yet another failure in the long-running Akamas saga
The state’s plan for so-called sustainable development of the environmentally sensitive Akamas has been so bad it brings to mind the old joke: “They couldn’t organise a beer ...
Our View: Property sales should be regulated even if that angers developers
Akel raised an issue that nobody has ever dared talk about at last weekend’s party conference – the unregulated and uncontrolled sale of real estate to third country nationals. It ...
Our View: Trump may have forced a ceasefire but for how long?
The de-escalation everyone had been demanding was achieved by the ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump in the early hours of Tuesday. Early violations of the ceasefire that caused Trump ...
Why the Irish are so proud of Bloomsday
The Irish celebrated Bloomsday on June 16 honouring James Joyce’s unique publication Ulysses.
It’s a rare day dedicated to a work of art, now evolving into a week’s ...
Our View: Hahn likely to add more confusion than value to peace process
The EU’s ‘substantive and more active involvement’ in the efforts to resume negotiations on the Cyprus problem could have a high added value for the efforts of the UNSG’...
Our View: Akel is quite simply stuck in the past
Akel held its 24th Pancyprian conference at the weekend, electing a new central committee and re-electing its leader Stefanos Stefanou with 96.4 per cent of the vote. This was a mobilisation ...
The dividing line between fact and fiction
In the 1980s, there was a joke doing the rounds among IT people like myself.
The Cray supercomputer was asked the ultimate question: “Is there a god? Does it exist?” ...
The trade war is morphing into a capital war
By Miranda Xafa
In a recent article (“The Global Role of the Dollar After the Tramp Tariffs”) I discussed the possibility of a “Mar-a-Lago” accord, proposed by President Trump’s ...
Diplomacy ends, missiles begin: US pounds Iran nuclear sites
In a bid to defuse the conflict over Iran’s nuclear program, foreign ministers from Europe’s top three powers hurried to meet their Iranian counterpart on Friday in Geneva.
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