Opinion

STATE broadcaster, CyBC, has always sounded like a subsidiary channel of Russia Today, featuring glowing reports about Moscow’s action and, as a matter of policy, portraying Vladimir Putin and ...

‘China has succesfully completed building a moderately prosperous society … and put an end to absolute poverty for the first time in history,’ says Ambassador Liu By Liu Yantao AS the 49...

Although many reservations were expressed by the Israeli media about the official visit by President Isaac Herzog to Turkey, there is no denying that an effort to normalise relations is ...

By Kristin Rodier, Athabasca University Political cartoons and memes have made it clear that if there’s something to agree about on all sides of the political spectrum, it’s ...

It’s been three months since a visit by MPs to the Pournara migrant facility revealed that there was drug use and prostitution going on there and that around 300 unaccompanied ...

Except on one simple, but compelling, point By Michalis Persianis Despite his aversion – even hatred – for arrogant imperial aristocrats, Hitler largely adopted their understanding of how the international system was ...

Ever since the 2013 bailout, political parties have been on a mission to help borrowers who have been treated as victims of the banks not to repay their loans. They dragged ...

When you mention the word carnival, images of scantily dressed women swaying to sensational Samba rhythms almost certainly come to mind. Carnival has become synonymous with Rio de Janeiro, and ...

The state of the wilderness of a country, is a reflection of its citizens’ moral compass By Constantinos Antoniou An alternative and rather more targeted version of Mahatma Gandhi’s ...

Last week, Russia’s embassy in Cyprus said it had received reports that Russian nationals were on the receiving end of threats, insults and calls to leave Cyprus. The source ...

By John Kemp U.S. and European economies are facing a heightened risk of a recession this year as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine severely disrupts supply chains and causes ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Recent developments confirm that without worldwide coordinated action and = implementation of additional far-reaching measures aimed at fighting climate change, the risk of serious environmental ...

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 ...

Putin Chose War. We Stand with Ukraine By Judith Garber This is a dangerous moment for Europe and all freedom-loving people around the world. By launching his brutal assault on ...

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 ...

The meeting called by President Anastasiades on Friday decided the setting up of two ministerial committees that would monitor the effects of the situation in Ukraine. After the meeting, the ...

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 ...

Remembering the past, looking to the future By Matt Fitzpatrick Both sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war by “denazifying” ...

A FEW days was all that was needed for Moscow to lose the tight hold it had over Kyproulla for six decades, as the natives, seeing what was happening in ...

By Ioannis Tirkides This is an unfortunate war and sets in motion significant new long-term processes in the relations between East and West, Russia’s place in the global system ...

On Wednesday, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) that operates the national health system, finally announced the measures it would take to put an end to Gesy abuses. The HIO, which ...

Christian van Nieuwerburgh, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Happiness is one of the most important goals in life. ...

The council of ministers decided on Thursday to reduce the consumption tax on fuel and forwarded the relevant bill to the legislature for immediate approval. Consumption tax on petrol and ...

Ahead of the official visit of the President of Israel Isaac Herzog, the country’s ambassador to Cyprus Oran Anolik gave assurances that the improvement of relations between Israel and ...