Our View: In a time of upheaval, people want to see strong leadership
Our political system was shaken to its core by the release of the Al Jazeera video and it now appears to be falling apart, with...
Cyprus
Fighting corruption takes actions, not words
Christos P Panayiotides I am not in the habit of boasting but today I will make an exception. There are not many Greek-speaking certified public...
‘Will to learn vital in tennis as well as in life,’ says Baghdatis
There are certain sportspeople that, once retired, somehow find a way to leave behind a shining image of themselves and set a good example for...
Nicosia hosts 8th Trilateral Summit between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt
The Cyprus issue, Turkish provocations, energy, immigration, terrorism, regional issues and the coronavirus pandemic, will be at the centre of the 8th Trilateral Summit between...
Paphos restaurants fighting to survive
Eighty per cent look set to close before Christmas By Bejay Browne DOZENS of restaurants and leisure facilities have closed their doors this week in...
Entering a more diverse energy future
Global energy demand will carry on growing but not beyond the mid-2030s By Charles Ellinas AT A time when the East Med is on a...
Still paying the price of the ‘super-patriots’
Turkey isn’t going anywhere, compromise is the only way forward By Christos P Panayiotides A few days ago, one of my readers sent me a...
Looking for love? Meet your neighbour
Dating apps popular, but what’s the point in tiny Cyprus? By Gina Agapiou Swipe right to find the love of your life, a casual one-night...
A student’s life: online and in self-isolation
‘They only had eight months to figure this all out, right?’ By Nick Theodoulou Nikolas arrived from Cyprus last Wednesday in Brighton, UK to begin...
Get out of our way cyclists say
Bike lanes clogged with pedestrians and pushchairs ‘an accident waiting to happen’ By Annette Chrysostomou Try walking on a cycle lane through a park or...
Turkey looms over elections in the north
Poll predictions of who’s ahead hampered by pandemic By Agnieszka Rakoczy Is the federal solution dead? Has ‘the government’ handled the Covid-19 outbreak correctly? Is...
Our View: Sanctions would not stop Turkey’s unlawful actions
Political decisions are always judged by their results. Politicians could have the best intentions, but when they overestimate their powers or make wrong calculations in...
Cyprus: the mouse that roared for a week
Unless the Cyprus problem is solved sanctions against Turkey are a means to a dead end CYPRUS’ political equality as a member of the EU...
Economic sentiment edges down in September
Economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorated slightly in September over the previous month, driven by weaker business confidence in services, construction and services, the Economic Research...
The road to economic recovery and resilience
By Erol Riza Whilst the Cypriot private sector with government support has in the past managed to adapt and recover in former crises, a...
Cyprus’ demands mean EU set to miss deadline to impose Belarus sanctions – diplomats
The European Union is likely to miss its own Monday deadline for imposing sanctions on Belarus, three diplomatic sources told Reuters, stalled by a lack...
Keeping up with shifting alliances
Cyprus has found itself in the middle of the US-Russia animus By Kyriacos Iacovides NEVER before have the foreign ministers of Russia and the United...
Crucial asylum reform dismissed as a ‘damp squib’
Moves to speed up deporting failed asylum seekers are fraught with legal hurdles By Elias Hazou On the Friday before last, parliament voted to amend...
Russian support is always empty of content
Aftermath of the visit of the Russian foreign minister By Christos Panayiotides In the course of his recent visit to Cyprus, Sergey Lavrov, the Russian...
New dementia day care centre overcomes virus challenge
The new Ithaki day care centre in Nicosia is already doing much to help those with dementia, but first months of operation were marred by...
