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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Our View: Maduro’s capture a threat for rules-based international order
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to appear in a Manhattan federal court on Monday afternoon to face drugs and weapons charges following his capture by US forces in a pre-dawn ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Prophets of Doom: the 2026 edition
It’s that time of the year again and also probably good news that Cyprus does not seem to feature in the Doomsday predictions for 2026.
That doesn’t mean that ...
What is there in Nazism for teenagers to like?
Although the recent teenage glorification of Adolf Hitler and Nazi ideology at a school in Larnaca in Cyprus is nothing new among teenagers, or confined to Cyprus, the attraction of ...
Our View: Not a lot government can do to increase income of lowest paid
The economy was in rude good health in 2025 and all forecasts suggest that we will enjoy more of the same this year, all other things being equal. The general consensus ...
Our View: Mammari incident shows how dangerous the blame game has become
The UN had not, as of Friday at least, weighed on the December 30 buffer-zone incident near Mammari where a Greek Cypriot father and son were cultivating their land.
This has ...
Our View: We have set ourselves unrealistically ambitious objectives for the presidency
Today the Cyprus Republic takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with which the 18-month Poland-Denmark-Cyprus Trio presidency will be concluded. This is the second time ...
Our View: Only serious change in mentality will stop drivers using phones
Cyprus seems to have escaped any major tragedy on the roads this holiday season thankfully but we’re not out of the woods yet. If today, tonight and tomorrow pass ...
Our View: When church and politicians compete to police morals
The separation of Church and state is a fundamental pillar of liberal democracy and efforts have been made for many decades now to get organised Churches out of politics. This ...
An energy reset is happening around the world
The global climate summit COP30 that took place in Brazil in November fell short of expectations. It is not that the world is not concerned about climate change or that ...
A throne made of sand
“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”Nothing beside remains.The lone and level sands stretch far away.— Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias
Percy Shelley’s Ozymandias is not a ...