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Ever since the Republic of Cyprus was born in 1960, she has always had a problematic, moribund and president-centered system of government, which has been a constant source of problems and ...

The war between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions has led to much higher energy, raw material and food prices that will seriously diminish the real purchasing power of households ...

Freedom of thought and freedom of expression are related but discrete rights under European human rights law. You are free to think what you like, but you are not free ...

The response by some political parties has been shocking By Christos P. Panayiotides Ukraine is the second largest European country, with an area of 600 thousand square kilometres and a population ...

It was my wife Tina who noticed it first, a couple of weeks ago. Her father Charl, a clever, gentle man whom we all loved, was addicted to steroids – a ...

There is an urgent need to open lines of communication and bring this war to an end By Alper Ali Riza Ukraine has been pleading for help from Nato and ...

THE WAY THINGS ARE By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou For some women removing their clothes in front of a stranger may not be a big deal; they’re relaxed about their ...

From occupation to thousands of refugees Now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has invaded Ukraine and foreclosed his and everybody else’s other options, certain aspects of the near future ...

In the aftermath of this crisis Europe will be even more determined to accelerate transition to renewables and clean energy The unthinkable, and probably illogical, happened. Russia has finally invaded ...

Open letter to the Commissioner of Taxation By Christos P. Panayiotides and Nicos G. Syrimis Dear Mr Georgios Panteli, A major problem has confronted Cyprus since 2004, the year in which ...

His decision to invade Ukraine has made the task of criticising Nato difficult, but the reality is that Nato is not innocent I am happy to don sackcloth and ashes ...

Because the Taliban have been designated as ‘terrorists’, it is possible for the United States not only to embargo American aid and trade to Afghanistan, but also to block or ...

Diko seeks a ‘regulatory role’ in politics, but the party leader’s recent comments reveal why that should not happen I watched with interest the interview of Nicolas Papadopoulos, president ...

Brexit provides no reasonable justification for depriving British expats in Cyprus of the right to vote in municipal elections Brexit is no justification for disenfranchising British permanent residents settled in ...

THE WAY THINGS ARE By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou Teens rush to grow up, the old often long for past youth and decisions we’d alter if we could. Inbetween years ...

The island does reasonably well against its own clean targets because so far it has been setting the bar very low By Charles Ellinas Cyprus’ distorted renewables market was led ...

Open letter addressed to the attorney-general of the Republic Dear Mr Giorgos Savvides, I am monitoring the issue of the resettlement of the Famagustians in their properties, within the fenced-off ...

For Britain, the Queen has been a source of strength and continuity for 70 years By Alper Ali Riza 2022 is the Queen’s platinum jubilee year. She has been served by 12 ...

By Gwynne Dyer I generally leave the psychohistory to Hari Seldon, but just this once I feel sufficiently motivated to venture into the field. The immediate spur for this departure ...

By Gwynne Dyer Military coups are back in fashion in Africa. There have been over 200 attempted coups in the continent since 1960, about half of them successful, but in the past ...

The former foreign minister’s hardline policies on Cyprus issue were a failure. He should not stand for president By Christos Panayiotides In the summer of 1962, I had the great ...

By Patricia Jordan February already and what lot of rain we have had since the start of the year! It’s all good for the dams, aquifers and wells, but ...

The current project has a long, and likely tortuous, way to go This is further to my article in the Cyprus Mail last Sunday. Since then, the debate over the ...

From being a gang-rape victim, the complainant was interviewed as a suspect By Alper Ali Riza By a majority of two to one the Supreme Court of Cyprus quashed the ...