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Measures to “support society” by the state whenever there is a spike in prices appear to have become the norm in the last few years. The precedent was set during ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman could not suppress his anger at the comments made by President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday after the March 25 parade in Nicosia. In a post on ...

The government came under pressure to come up with support measures that will supposedly help people cope with the rising prices. President Nikos Christodoulides, in a video message, personally announced ...

If anything marked the meeting of the national council on Monday, it was its low-key nature. It proved a non-event, raising the question of why President Nikos Christodoulides called it ...

What is the point of investigations into the expenditure of candidates during an election campaign, given that everyone exceeds the limit set by the law? Most candidates show complete disregard ...

It is impossible not to feel sympathy for the livestock farmers, who are faced with financial ruin as a result of the rapid spread of foot and mouth (FMD) disease ...

Union rule is alive and well in Cyprus. The overwhelming majority of our politicians, be they lawmakers or government ministers, will always go out of their way to keep the ...

Some work has been done by the authorities in preparation for the fire season, the House environment committee heard on Wednesday, said the fire chief Nikos Longinos, who was recently ...

Opinion polls dealing with how people view the way the government is carrying out its job are not reliable indicators. This is because people’s responses are primarily based on ...

It did not take very long for the calls for state support for tourist businesses to start. The Hoteliers’ Association (Pasyxe) started complaining about a fall in bookings within a ...

After more than two weeks of Operation Epic Fury, the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the Iraq war in 2003, it remains unclear what President Donald Trump goal ...

We had warned last Sunday that President Nikos Christodoulides’ move to secure military support from a host of EU countries could backfire, by creating the impression abroad that Cyprus was ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou, speaking at the House plenum on Thursday, said that while drought was an act of God, shortage of water was down to human incompetence. The ...

There was outrage when the government announced, shortly after the drone strike on Akrotiri base that civil defence shelters were enough for about 45 per cent of the population. The conclusion ...

Disy chief and president of the House, Annita Demetriou, called for the resignation/sacking of Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou for her inadequate handling of the outbreak of the foot and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides could not hide his pride playing host to French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Paphos air base on Monday. He had ...

After the drone strike on the British base in Akrotiri it was inevitable that the public debate about the presence of the sovereign bases would commence. This debate has become ...

Contradictions and mixed signals have consistently marked the government’s discourse, because the objective is always to win publicity points. The example is set by President Nikos Christodoulides himself and ...

After the uproar about the complete lack of transparency at the first lady’s personal charity vehicle for needy university students – the Social Support Body – the government has decided to ...

What a relief that reason prevailed at the House education committee on Wednesday and the discriminatory bill that would have made passing a Greek language exam a requirement for attending ...

Cyprus’ inflation rate is one of the lowest in eurozone. In February 2026, according to Eurostat, Cyprus posted an annual inflation rate of 0.9 per cent, significantly lower than the eurozone average ...

The assembling of frigates in the sea surrounding Cyprus is quite an achievement for President Nikos Christodoulides. So far, two frigates from the Greek navy were expected to arrive late ...

In times like these, the government of the country should have one objective, to make sure that there is calm and that citizens are made to feel safe. The president ...

Although Saturday’s attack on Iran by the United States was expected seeing the massing of American forces in the region, it still came as a surprise with Israeli forces ...