Copper plaque stolen from late President Papadopoulos’ tombstone
Police on Sunday said they were looking for information on the theft of a copper plaque from the tombstone of former President Tassos Papadopoulos. The...
Tassos Papadopoulos
Our View: After 15 years in the EU we’ve learnt nothing
May 1 marked the 15th anniversary of Cyprus’ accession to the European Union. It was the biggest achievement of the Clerides government, but the man...
Non-solution caused by Turkish intransigence, Anastasiades says
Failure to find a solution to the Cyprus problem is solely due to the intransigence of Turkey, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday. At a...
Annan no vote far from the ‘highest act of dignity’
By Loucas Charalambous THE 13th anniversary of the Annan plan referendum of April 24, 2004 provided an opportunity to the pseudo-patriots of the ‘in-between political...
The Players: Tassos Papadopoulos
Tassos Papadopoluos rallied the Greek Cypriot community in 2004 to reject the Annan Plan (a UN blueprint) to reunify the island as a bizonal, bicommunal...
A state that stifles democratic debate
By George Koumoullis DEMOCRACY is not just about the elections of the president and deputies every five years. More than anything, democracy means debate based...
Our View: Settlement could be revolution against the island’s ancien regime
The way the rejectionist parties are dealing with the possibility of a settlement can be likened to a modern-day equivalent of France’s ancien regime that...
Personal ambitions have made rotating presidency a red line
By Loucas Charalambous ROTATING presidency, we are told, is one of the three “big thorns” preventing the achievement of a settlement. Anastasiades and Akinci both...
Thanks to Tassos, Tymbou airport is not illegal
THE HYPOCRISY of our political and journalistic demagogues reached new levels this week after the earth-shattering secret revealed by Phileleftheros that Greek Cypriot students and...
Our View: Uncompromising patriotism on centre parties keeps amusing
THE WAY the parties of the so-called centre find excuses to churn out their hard-line Cyprus problem rhetoric is quite amusing. They are constantly in...
