Bringing our art the long road home
For 45 years, 219 pieces of Greek Cypriot art lay gathering dust in the north. Here’s how they were returned Behind the 219 artworks left...
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The digital economy: challenges for global taxation
By Andreas Papagavriel The digital transformation of the global economy and the shift towards a user-based digital market that has been primarily driven by the...
The bitter sweet nostalgia of Varosha
By Alper Ali Riza If you are bored with the Cyprus problem look away now. Before you do spare a thought for Jane Holl Lute,...
Just not enough information
About a decade ago you ran an article stating that the government had decreed that it was no longer illegal to have instructions for medicines printed in English...
‘We paid for a sea view and it’s being taken away’ [Video]
Residents near the soon-to-be built Paralimni marina say the tall buildings will ruin the area By Andria Kades The Paralimni marina, set to be completed...
From unwanted stray to local celebrity
By Helen Ratcliffe Meet Rosie, the quad-biking dog who’s turning heads and stealing hearts in the Paphos region. Given a home by Steve Ingleby five...
Domestic workers: a ‘vilely corrupt system’
Their contracts stipulate a salary of between €320 and €400 a month net, if they live with their employer, and a six-day working week. They...
Rejuvenation of Nicosia such a good idea
I am a regular reader of Cyprus Mail Here in the rainy UK, this morning I have read about the regeneration of a shopping street...
Equal but side by side in a future Cyprus
By Ozay Mehmet Solving the Cyprus problem can only occur between equal parties, that is on equal political footing. Of course, no two individuals or groups...
Message to underemployed graduates: get out of Cyprus
The article “Welcome to the gig economy” (Sunday Mail, August 4) raises some interesting questions regarding the attitude of Cypriot nationals who are university graduates...
Independent committee should redraft law on politicians’ assets
By Christos P Panayiotides The statements of wealth of politically exposed persons, which were recently published for the second time, are a huge political scandal....
Our View: Mass tourism and quality tourism are mutually exclusive
TOURIST arrivals are down this year and hoteliers have reported lower occupancy rates compared to 2018 which saw the highest number of visitors – 3.93...
Summer and the various shades of yellow
The yellow warning for weather and the red one for fire risk have been issued so often this summer that it’s easy to get blasé,...
Cyprus among the 10 countries present at largest Israeli Navy exercise
Two Cypriot Navy officers participated last week in the ‘Mighty Waves 2019’ multinational drill, the largest international exercise the Israeli Navy ever hosted. According to...
High ideals but lacking in practicalities
It will take some time before the East Med Gas Forum progresses from being a regional talking-shop into the influential international organisation it aspires to...
A new way of doing business
The blockchain revolution is at hand but what does it mean? CYPRUS is scrambling to be among the first countries to join blockchain, having realised...
Photos of turtles trapped in fishing nets go viral
By Stefanos Marangos Turtles are increasingly being caught in the nets of fishermen, leaving them to struggle, one man who operates tourist cruises along the...
We may all die in a divided Cyprus
By Sıla Uluçay It might be a little strange to compare the passing of Demetris Christofias to the death of Rauf Denktaş to explain my...
Sorry end for Africans on ‘education island’
By Esra Aygin The body of a 33-year-old Nigerian student, who had been missing since July 1, was found in the boot of a car...
Set to remain a symbol of division
EVERY now and again a news item surface about the Church being in talks with an investor, nearly always American, who is interested in refurbishing...