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Wednesday 14 January |

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George Vassiliou: the president who understood the tragic consequences of dogmatism

Travelling widely during his five years as president from 1988 to 1993, George Vassiliou galvanised international interest in helping to resolve the Cyprus problem. His commitment to a settlement highlighted the obduracy ...

By Jean Christou

Wednesday 14 January | 04:20

Our View: Is sour grapes behind Consumers Association attack on e-kalathi?

The Cyprus Consumers’ Association issued an announcement on Monday declaring that the e-kalathi app – created by the government to list the prices of a large range of goods in all ...

By CM: Our View

Tuesday 13 January | 11:00

Pretending to help Donald Trump

The alarming events of the past couple of weeks have made it clear that not one but several crises are likely to occur in the relatively near future. It’s ...

By Gwynne Dyer

Tuesday 13 January | 04:20

Our View: Christodoulides should shutter support agency, it has no value

Director of the president’s office Charalambous Charalambous announced his resignation on Monday, bowing to calls to step down by almost all the political parties including those participating in government. ...

By CM: Our View

Monday 12 January | 08:03

Denmark’s Greenland dilemma: Defending a territory already on its way out

When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets his Danish and Greenlandic counterparts this week, Denmark will be defending a territory that has been moving steadily away from it ...

By Reuters News Service

Sunday 11 January | 17:30

LNG import back in the limelight

2025 was a tumultuous year for energy in Cyprus. Its two biggest projects, the import of LNG at Vasilikos and the GSI electrical interconnector, were in the limelight mostly for the ...

By Dr Charles Ellinas

Sunday 11 January | 13:44

US policy now a manifestation of might is right

The new year is barely with us and already we have started with a bang, literally. The events from Venezuela have made front page news everywhere. Even here in Cyprus ...

By Loukis Skaliotis

Sunday 11 January | 12:54

Greenland: maybe an invasion (and maybe a backlash)

The Crazy Gang are high on the ‘brilliant success’ of their Venezuela caper and looking for new targets. Like Alexander the Great, Donald Trump weeps because there are no more ...

By Gwynne Dyer

Sunday 11 January | 12:40

Economy in 2026: the world finds itself in a delicate balance

After a year of intense volatility, the world economy enters 2026 with a complex mix of challenges and opportunities. Most economists expect that growth will remain moderate by historical standards, around 2.4 ...

By Andreas Charalambous, Omiros Pissarides

Sunday 11 January | 12:03

Two economies, one island

A comment often quoted by the late Stephen Hawking, Lucasian professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, captures a risk that extends well beyond physics and into public policy: “...

By Kerim M Munir

Sunday 11 January | 11:25

Cyprus’ EU presidency promises to be a six-month eternity

Cyprus has taken over the EU Council presidency. It promises to take the bull by the horns and deliver tangible results, including on issues that affect the daily lives of ...

By Flora Alexandrou

Sunday 11 January | 09:00

Did the US breach international law? Well, It’s complicated

A hierarchy of laws in the US can leave treaties up to interpretation Does international law matter to the US? That is the question in the time of Trump’s ...

By Alper Ali Riza

Sunday 11 January | 08:30

Tales from the Cofeeshop: Six months of glory, eight minutes of trouble

LESS THAN 24 hours after the super-production staged to celebrate the start of Kyproulla’s six-month presidency of the EU Council, with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as the guest star, Prez ...

By Patroclos

Sunday 11 January | 08:25

The second life of a grand residence

How bbf: brought :legacy back to life – through the eyes of architect Floris Panayides In the heart of Nicosia, just steps away from the city’s iconic Venetian walls, stands ...

By CM Guest Columnist

Sunday 11 January | 08:00

Our View: Hybrid attack claims don’t answer corruption questions

The government finally came up with a narrative to defend itself against the revelations made in the video posted on ‘X’ last Thursday. Deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou told CyBC ...

By CM: Our View

Saturday 10 January | 04:20

Our View: Communication tricks will not make video go away

From the moment the eight-minute video about the suspect fundraising methods used by President Nikos Chrisodoulides’ entourage for the election campaign appeared on the ‘X’ platform the government has been ...

By CM: Our View

Friday 09 January | 09:47

When power challenges international law

The recent military intervention by the United States in Venezuela, involving the use of armed force on the territory of a sovereign state and the arrest of its incumbent head ...

By George Coucounis

Friday 09 January | 04:20

Our View: Zelenskiy visit confirms Cyprus’ firm pro-West course

The invitation of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the opening ceremony for Cyprus’ presidency of the EU Council was a welcome decision by President Nikos Christodoulides, who had also travelled to ...

By CM: Our View

Thursday 08 January | 04:20

Our View: Government cannot be constantly intervening in the labour market

The bosses of the three big unions on Monday sent President Nikos Christodoulides a memo listing four demands regarding the minimum wage, collective agreements, employment of third country nationals and ...

By CM: Our View

Wednesday 07 January | 12:00

An uncertain New Year

A friend whose daughter studied in the UK, told me ‘She’s staying there, what future has she here?’ She’s not alone in making that choice. The Cyprus government ...

By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou

Wednesday 07 January | 07:47

Maduro’s immunity claim tests US power to prosecute foreign leaders

Nicolás Maduro’s first appearance in a U.S. courtroom offered a glimpse of the legal battle ahead over rarely tested questions — chief among them whether he can claim ...

By Reuters News Service

Sunday 04 January | 17:30

As COP results fall short, national action plans needed

The United Nations climate change conference, known as COP30, recently held in Brazil, was a landmark one. It was the tenth since the Paris Conference, in which a binding agreement ...

By Andreas Charalambous, Omiros Pissarides

Sunday 04 January | 16:45

What if Khamenei falls? Protests spiral as Iran’s currency collapses

The demonstrations began again in Iran last week, only two years after the ‘Woman! Life! Freedom!’ movement convulsed the country for months. However, the current protests are potentially much broader ...

By Gwynne Dyer

Sunday 04 January | 13:44

Antisemitism a stress test for what Cyprus must get right in federal future

As Cyprus cautiously revisits the idea of a bicommunal, bizonal federation – which I often describe as BBF 2.0 – it might be tempting to rely on the familiar pillars of security and ...

By Kerim M Munir

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George Vassiliou: the president who understood the tragic consequences of dogmatism

Our View: Is sour grapes behind Consumers Association attack on e-kalathi?

Pretending to help Donald Trump

Our View: Christodoulides should shutter support agency, it has no value

Denmark’s Greenland dilemma: Defending a territory already on its way out

LNG import back in the limelight

US policy now a manifestation of might is right

Greenland: maybe an invasion (and maybe a backlash)

Economy in 2026: the world finds itself in a delicate balance

Two economies, one island

Cyprus’ EU presidency promises to be a six-month eternity

Did the US breach international law? Well, It’s complicated

Tales from the Cofeeshop: Six months of glory, eight minutes of trouble

The second life of a grand residence

Our View: Hybrid attack claims don’t answer corruption questions

Our View: Communication tricks will not make video go away

When power challenges international law

Our View: Zelenskiy visit confirms Cyprus’ firm pro-West course

Our View: Government cannot be constantly intervening in the labour market

An uncertain New Year

Maduro’s immunity claim tests US power to prosecute foreign leaders

As COP results fall short, national action plans needed

What if Khamenei falls? Protests spiral as Iran’s currency collapses

Antisemitism a stress test for what Cyprus must get right in federal future