Opinion

Before saying anything about the Great Debate in the US last week between the best-looking old man Donald Trump and the best-looking fifty-something woman, a few words about the way ...

THE BIG DAY is nigh. On Wednesday the supreme constitutional court will announce its decision about the Odysseas-general. His future depends on the half a dozen judges who have probably ...

If three years ago someone had predicted that in 2024 the Cyprus Republic would be signing a roadmap for bilateral defence cooperation with the United States they would have been dismissed ...

Since then, the conflict has taken on a regional and international dimension. Several external actors are supporting the two warring parties with arms, ammunition and money. The United Arab Emirates ...

After the two-month summer respite, on Monday, with the opening of all the schools, early morning traffic jams returned to the roads, especially in Nicosia and Limassol; in the case ...

The pharmacies association last week threatened to tell its members not to open outside of regular working hours – night and public holidays – from next month, if the issue of opening ...

By Stine S Johansen Social norms say it can be okay for people to lie, if it protects someone from harm. Should a robot be allowed the same privilege to ...

It was very reassuring to hear deputies and several parties at Monday’s House finance committee meeting strongly object to the scandalous bill prepared by the government that would increase ...

Parenting is a learning curve, teaching is a qualification. Praising a child’s efforts is often more productive than complaining about mistakes. Some highly-qualified teachers lack sensitivity or the personality ...

Many in the audience of the theatre on Sunday evening may have thought that President Nikos Christodoulides was joking when he said that from next year girls would be able ...

The big decision about the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is expected to be taken today when all the stakeholders meet at the presidential palace to discuss details and address the ...

Six Jewish hostages were murdered by Hamas last week just before the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reached them, and a controversy has erupted in Israel about whether Prime Minister Benjamin ...

By James Oliphant Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will battle each other next week in their first televised debate, a high-stakes clash that could give the winner an ...

The role of the state in the field of investments is becoming increasingly important, as, over the coming decades, additional funds will be required for the purposes of: (a) tackling ...

By Jon Richardson Russia’s announcement this week that it is revising its nuclear weapons doctrine has raised questions about what this means – and whether it marks a significant escalation ...

But families still waiting for justice seven years later Judge-led inquiries that investigate events that cause serious loss of life are part of the procedural aspect of the right to ...

PREZNIKONE made a rare public appearance on Wednesday, attending the inauguration ceremony for the Paphos campus of the American University of Beirut (AUB Mediterraneo), although the guest of honour was ...

Human Rights Watch issued a scathing report about the treatment of Syrian migrants and refugees by the Cyprus and Lebanese authorities. The New York-based NGO, which interviewed some of these ...

People were mistaken in thinking the saga of the golden passports was over. Earlier this week former Transport Minister Marios Demetriades, who served in the first Anastasiades government from 2014 to 2018, ...

The Audit Office has not given up its quest to have the money given to some political parties ahead of the 2021 parliamentary elections returned and re-allocated to parties that were ...

By Ellie Mackin Roberts Last year, one of my child’s English assignments was to rewrite a traditional fairy tale with one major plot difference, to see how the story ...

It seems the Turkish Cypriot leadership enjoys presenting itself as the wronged and unfairly treated side in Cyprus. This sentiment was fueled a couple of a weeks ago by the ...

Seventy thousand people in the stadium have their eyes glued to the track. The tension is palpable. Millions more are watching at home. The athletes are in their positions, ready. ...

Everyone was taken by surprise to hear on Tuesday morning news that there was agreement on the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) and that the council of ministers was scheduled to ...