Opinion

We all tell the odd white lie to avoid something or someone. No real harm done, like excuses to get out of a thing you don’t want to attend ...

Donald Trump knows that he could lose the US election in two weeks’ time and he thinks that he knows why. “You have one issue, you have the issue of ...

It came as something of a surprise that President Nikos Christodoulides refused to sign the amendment to the law governing the Social Support Agency and referred it to the Supreme ...

Not wanting to be left out of the efforts to tackle the so-called housing crisis, Disy presented a range of proposals for affordable housing on Monday. Speaking at the presentation, ...

At present, global interest appears to be focused on geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East and the evolution of interest rates in the US and eurozone, as well ...

Elon Musk’s ‘Starship’ project did something spectacular this week. The 160-tonne booster landed safely in the arms (or rather, the ‘chopsticks’) of a rocket-catching device that will soon allow ...

Today, GwikiLeaks issued transcripts of hundreds of pages of extraordinary secret conversations between Sonic Christofoolides and Resin Tartar, leaders of the two Cypress communities. These reveal a surprising level of ...

By Matt Spetalnick and Jonathan Landay Joe Biden is expected to use Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wind down the ...

By Loukis Skaliotis A lot has been written about the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the recent anniversary of October 7, 2023 in mind. I have found two articles in the Guardian, one ...

Last week the English Football Association (FA) threw caution to the wind and appointed a German to manage the English national team. He is Thomas Tuchel, a professional football manager ...

Cyprus is the “champion in the housing crisis”, reported Akel mouthpiece Haravghi last Monday. The party has been very critical of the government’s housing policy because it has been ...

By Ioannis Tirkides The Middle East is currently embroiled in a complex and potentially explosive situation that could spiral out of control. Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel on October 1 ...

By Justin Willis, Durham University and Sharath Srinivasan, University of Cambridge Sudan’s war runs grimly on. The two main protagonists (though there are others involved) are each claiming local ...

The mayor of Athienou in Larnaca has made a strong case for a crossing at nearby Pyroi following agreement by the two leaders in New York with the UN chief ...

The revelation that former President Nicos Anastasiades and former Disy leader Averof Neophytou held a meeting last week fired speculation about what they could be up to. It was certainly ...

By Phoebe Hart There is a lot of talk about the hot onscreen chemistry between actors Kristin Bell and Adam Brody in the hit new Netflix series, Nobody Wants This. ...

The dinner in New York did not bridge the differences between the two sides, but it kept the process alive and confirmed the continued involvement of the UN. The UN ...

By Tania Signal Mental health is the second-most common reason cited for getting a dog, after companionship. And many of us say we “feel healthier” for having a dog – and ...

Two weeks ago Iran, in response to Israel’s assassinations of the leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, its most important allies in the Arab world, fired 181 ballistic missiles at Israel. ...

The behaviour of teachers and parents at Nicosia’s Pancyprian Gymnasium was, to put it mildly, disgraceful. This was a shameful exhibition of mob rule, with all its features – ignorance, ...

The two leaders will dine with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, in what has been classed as an ‘informal’ meeting, which would suggest no decisions would be taken ...

By Charalambos Charalambous Education serves as the bedrock of any society’s development. To ensure we adequately prepare future generations for the complexities of the modern world, we must rethink ...

This is based on my presentation at Atlantic Council’s ‘Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy’ that took place earlier this week. Every international meeting, be it the COPs, ...

I was quite excited when I read “Buildings amnesty approved, thousands to receive title deeds”, which was published in the Cyprus Mail Friday, September 13. At last, I thought, the government’...