Populism: Three steps forward; two-and-a-half steps back
The reports about Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s impending comeback as Brazilian president verged on the ecstatic in the week before last Sunday’s vote. He was after ...
Saka seals 3-2 win for Arsenal over Liverpool
Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka scored twice as they beat Liverpool 3-2 in a pulsating Premier League clash to send the Gunners back to the top of the table at the ...
The Cyprus problem is characterised by conflicting goals at various levels
By Ioanna Achilleos Zavitsanaki
We so often hear the Cyprus issue being expressed in terms of a status quo, with the implication that we are faced with a static situation. ...
Eze fires Palace to comeback victory over Leeds
Eberechi Eze’s fine late winner earned Crystal Palace a 2-1 comeback victory over Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday.
The visitors raced into an early lead through ...
West Ham come from behind to beat Fulham 3-1
West Ham United won back-to-back Premier League games for the first time this season when they came from behind to beat Fulham 3-1 at home in a London derby on ...
Back to EEZs: a recurring problem
The Turkey-Libya MoU increasing tensions with Greece
After a quiet year in 2021, perhaps as a result of Covid-19, we are back to the perennial problem of exclusive economic zones (EEZ) ...
U.S. says it will continue offering security assistance to Ukraine
The White House said on Sunday it would continue to arm Ukraine but declined direct comment on an explosion that damaged Russia’s road-and-rail bridge to Crimea.
“We don’t ...
Christodoulides decries mud-slinging that ‘degrades political dialogue’
Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he consciously avoids entering any pre-election debate that “degrades political dialogue”.
Christodoulides, in an interview with Phileleftheros, decried the ...
A touch of colour for the babies’ graves
Mystery still surrounds the 1960s’ baby deaths at Dhekelia, but one woman is determined not to forget them
Hundreds of “sleeping babies” at the Dhekelia British military cemetery have been ...
Ersin Tatar talks to the Cyprus Mail
In an interview with Alper Ali Riza, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar explains why it is time the international community should think outside the federal box
Lunch at Buyuk Han ...
‘Miracle’ toddler survived Thailand nursery massacre asleep under blanket
A three-year-old child who managed to survive last week’s massacre at a nursery in northeast Thailand slumbered through the horror under a blanket in the corner of a classroom.
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Female NCOs protest outside palace
The director of the president’s office Andreas Iosif assured protesters outside the palace on Sunday that their concerns over gender equality in the national guard would be addressed.
Iosif ...
Kremlin praises OPEC+ for countering U.S. ‘mayhem’
The Kremlin on Sunday praised OPEC+ for agreeing production cuts that had successfully countered the “mayhem” sown by the United States in global energy markets.
The OPEC+ decision to cut ...
Turkey’s ‘disinformation’ bill to have pre-election ‘chilling effect’
Turkey’s proposed “disinformation” bill threatens free speech and could further harm journalism ahead of next year’s elections, a European rights watchdog’s legal body said, calling for Turkey’...
EU’s tolerance of Turkey risks war, disaster, president says
As long as the international community, including the EU turns a blind eye to Turkey’s belligerence, it rewards the aggressor, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday, warning that this ...
What goes on behind the stage
Festival will focus on the mass of skills needed to bring events to fruition. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out more
Many festivals celebrate performance arts yet for them to be staged ...
Widespread support for crematoriums
Some have been fighting for years
The construction of a crematorium in Paphos to offer an alternative to traditional -and expensive- burial services has been widely welcomed after years of ...
Pope, calling migrants’ exclusion ‘criminal’, on collision with Meloni
Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned defence of migrants, calling their exclusion “scandalous, disgusting and sinful,” putting him on a collision course with Italy’s upcoming right-wing government.
Francis ...
Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with high winds
Hurricane Julia slammed into Nicaragua on Sunday carrying top winds of up to 85 miles per hour (140 kph) and a storm surge, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, warning of ...
Protests continue across Iran as rights group reports 19 minors killed
Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday despite a fierce crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said ...
Turkey’s pursuance of an unusual economic policy
By Andreas Charalambous Omiros Pissarides
Largely due to its size and geopolitical factors, the Turkish economy continues to attract the interest of economic analysts.
The recent decision of the Turkish ...
Energean begins gas flow testing at Karish field
Energean ENOG.L has begun pumping gas to its floating production facility in the offshore Karish gas field as part of reverse flow testing procedures approved by the Israeli government, ...
This is how we can regain our credibility
Praise for the candidates who supported the proposal to combat corruption
On many occasions recently, I have heard politicians say that we must regain our credibility to find an exodus ...
Verstappen wins second F1 world title amid confusion (Update 3)
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wrapped up a second successive Formula One title on Sunday with victory in a rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix after his closest rival Charles Leclerc was ...