Opinion

Globalisation has been a dominant feature of the socio-economic developments of recent decades. Now, it has been showing signs of de-escalation. For some time now, the view that the unfettered ...

“Drill, baby, drill”, exulted the new President of the World (American branch), but he will find that the oil and gas industry isn’t listening. As Darren Woods, CEO of ...

By David J Galbreath The new US president, Donald Trump, has only been in office for a few days, but he has already changed his tune on the war in ...

When devising the executive branch of government in 1789 the founding fathers of the American constitution were anxious to avoid creating an all-powerful monarch like the English king from whom they ...

WHAT a joker Prezniktwo is turning out to be. His best prank so far, which he has been staging for more than a year, had the Cyprob at its centre ...

When Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced the scandalous plan by which the state would raise the betting tax and use the extra revenue to pay off the tax debts of ...

A few weeks before the ‘pay as you throw’ scheme was scheduled to come in to force, Akel issued a statement arguing that its introduction should be put on hold ...

The political system was overjoyed on Wednesday by the council of ministers’ decision to lower the voting age to 17. The decision inspired the familiar and tired rhetoric about broadening democratic ...

By Rose Cairns TikTok and Instagram influencers have been peddling the “Barbie drug” to help you tan. But melanotan-II, as it’s called officially, is a solution that’s too ...

The cinema owners’ association has appealed to the government and the political parties to exclude cinemas from the venues at which a price cap on bottled water would be imposed. ...

It’s a familiar scene: You settle in on the sofa, ready to unwind with a good movie on Netflix. You start scrolling, and scrolling and scrolling. Hundreds of films ...

If one thing was made clear by Monday’s meeting of the two leaders it was that neither possesses the political will, mettle or flexibility that would give the stagnant ...

The deputy minister of tourism Costas Koumis was very proud of the fact that last year’s tourist arrivals exceeded four million for the first time. Koumis had expected arrivals ...

In the 80 hours between Wednesday, January 15, when the Gaza ceasefire agreement was announced, and Sunday, January 19, when it went into effect, Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed 123 Palestinians ...

By Branko Milanovic Almost never are witnesses to historical events aware they are observing or participating in a history-changing event. Often, the very protagonists of the historical events are unaware ...

According to the ministry of energy the government is close to approving Chevron’s development plan (FDP) for the Aphrodite gas-field, centered around exports to Egypt using a subsea pipeline, ...

By Savvakis C Savvides The recent debacle leading to the rush decision on how to proceed with the Larnaca marina project proves, yet again, that we never learn from our ...

By Loukis Skaliotis “Maybe the world isn’t ending after all. Or at least, not yet anyway.” The above would be a good summary of US President Biden’s (now ...

By Euripides Evivriades AI is not a distant challenge; it is already reshaping our economies, democracies and societies. However, the debate remains dominated by a few corporations amassing billions in ...

By Leontios Ierodiakonou Last week’s article ended on a pessimistic note, about six decades having passed since the first hostilities began. Many things have changed – the displacement of a ...

So why are the Israelis still bombing Gaza? US foreign minister Anthony Blinken was first on the Gaza ceasefire bandwagon last week. Israel and Hamas are right on the brink ...

IF HE WAS not such a union-pandering communist, we could have felt a bit of sympathy for Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou, after he was hung out to dry by Prezniktwo, ...

The Cyprus problem show is back. Nothing constructive or meaningful will be agreed, but that was never the objective. As has been made evident over the decades, the two sides ...

The audit office report about the state health services, Okypy, which was discussed at the House health committee on Thursday, must be seen as a red alert, an urgent warning ...