A grab for power can be the only rationale for unlikely Akel-Diko alliance
By George Koumoullis A CHAIN of events has sparked rumours that Diko and Akel have agreed to cooperate in both the parliamentary and presidential elections....
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Akinci calls for independence and freedom as he launches campaign
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday officially launched his candidacy for the April 26 presidential elections as an independent candidate. The announcement was made...
Akel leader blasts Anastasiades government as incompetent, dangerous
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou telegraphed on Tuesday he may vie for the top party job again next year, while slamming the government for its ‘dismal’...
Thousands protest after Catalan separatist leaders jailed (V)
Protesters poured onto then streets of Barcelona on Monday after Spain’s Supreme Court jailed nine separatist leaders behind a failed Catalan independence bid in 2017....
Akel says empty House seats should go to the next in line
Main opposition Akel said Monday it favoured a proposal for vacant parliamentary seats to go to a party’s next in line, paving the way for...
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....
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...
Nicos Anastasiades re-elected
On the night that Nicos Anastasiades was elected for a second term as President of Cyprus, we went to the Eleftheria Stadium in Nicosia and...
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...