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The ‘little parrots’
By Christos P. Panayiotides THE ability of parrots to imitate the human voice is truly impressive. Of course, they do not comprehend the meaning of
Disy chief explains Logicom shareholding
Disy chief Averof Neophytou said Friday his wife and mother-in-law owned shares in a company that has recently acquired a stake in Hellenic Bank, which
Parties fail to agree over MP seat conundrum
There is still no direction on what should be done with the parliamentary seat vacated by former Solidarity MP Giorgos Papadopoulos, it emerged on Monday
Anastasiades dreams of giving unified country to next president
President Nicos Anastasiades has reiterated that his present term in office will be his last and said his dream was to hand over to the
Future of contested parliamentary seat uncertain
The future of the parliamentary seat which until a few days ago belonged to Giorgos Papadopoulos, as an MP for Solidarity Movement, appeared to be
Centre parties continue their co-operation
Parties of the so-called centre said Friday they will continue their co-operation based on the policy on the Cyprus problem agreed before the presidential elections.
Garoyian accuses Nicolas of rigging party election (updated)
Former Diko chairman Marios Garoyian accused the current chairman, Nicolas Papadopoulos, of winning the leadership by rigging the vote during the party’s electoral congress in
Leaders promise swift end to Germany’s four-month limbo
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives opened coalition talks with their Social Democrat (SPD) partners on Friday, promising swift progress in negotiations aimed at ending four
Our View: Money at the root of our subservience to Russia
INCREDIBLE as the over-zealous service provided by senior attorney Eleni Loizidou to the office of Russia’s prosecutor-general seemed, it should not surprise anyone. It
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
Stalemate over introduction of junior ministries
Government plans to create junior ministries for tourism and development appeared to he heading for the shelf on Monday, as parties continued to have differing
New Turkish party ‘could cost Erdogan, dislodge main opposition’
A new Turkish political party founded by a former minister and vocal critic of Tayyip Erdogan could cost the president crucial support and potentially unseat
Interior ministry approves formation of ‘Russian Party’
The formation of a new party named ‘I the Citizen’ (EOP) has been approved by the interior ministry and is expected to be officially unveiled
Solidarity’s man reinstated as MP
Giorgos Papadopoulos of the Solidarity Movement was reinstated as an MP on Wednesday after a parliament decision last week to give him back his seat
Juncker, the latest anti-hellene to try and impose a settlement
Every time the effort to reach a deal on the Cyprus issue steps up, so too does the political schizophrenia and hysterical behaviour of the
President’s India visit kicks off with Bollywood meeting
Meetings with Indian businessmen of the Bollywood film industry in Mumbai, a visit to a monument for victims of terrorist attacks, as well as a
Bob Geldof ignores critics to play in north, slams nationalism
Firebrand Irish singer and activist Bob Geldof denounced nationalism, Turkish President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a concert with his band
So-called centre opts for Papadopoulos (Update 2)
Hardline parties Diko, Edek, and the Solidarity Movement will propose to their respective party members that they should support Nicolas Papadopoulos as their joint
Even if talks resume, there is no room for optimism
By Loucas Charalambous WHAT matters is not whether President Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci decide to resume the talks at tonight’s dinner. The real issue is