Living in air-polluted Nicosia will cost residents on average a year of their lives
By Lizzy Ioannidou AN AVERAGE of one year is cut from the lives of every Nicosia resident due to high levels of air pollution, which...
Middle East
Russia in biggest naval Mediterranean build-up since Syrian intervention (Update 1)
Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, a massive military exercise that...
Signs that Cyprus is siding with Saudi Arabia in Mid East split
Cyprus is looking to strengthen political and economic ties with Saudi Arabia, in a move not unrelated to the grand chessboard of regional geopolitics, daily...
France and Germany ask Putin to stop Syria attacks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron hoped world powers would agree a Syria ceasefire on Friday after they asked Russian President Vladimir...
‘World should recognise E. Jerusalem as Palestine capital’ (Update)
Muslim leaders condemned US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and called on the world to respond by...
Dramatic shifts in the balance of Middle East power
By SM Farid Mirbagheri The past month has witnessed momentous developments in the tragic course of west Asian politics. Within the space of a mere 10 hours...
Lebanese PM to visit, some roads to close briefly
THE Cyprus problem, bilateral relations, issues of military cooperation, relations between the European Union and Lebanon, and regional developments will be on the agenda of...
US ends controversial laptop ban on Middle East carriers
The United States has ended a four month ban on passengers carrying laptops onboard US bound flights from certain airports in the Middle East and North Africa, bringing...
‘Beautiful military equipment’ can’t buy Middle East peace
By Mohammad Javad Zarifmay AS PRESIDENT Trump was being feted in the palaces of the Saudi royal family after concluding a historic arms deal, Iranians...
Pure charade of the Arab-Israeli peace process
Like other US presidents before him, Donald Trump invited the current Palestinian leader to the White House and told him that there was a “very...
