56 h. ago Our View: All the culprits of the LNG fiasco should be exposed

The Vassiliko gas terminal fiasco is not over by any stretch of the imagination. It is set to play and play as deputies were informed on Tuesday. A representative of the project manager that took over the LNG venture in May disappointed everyone at the House energy committee meeting when he informed them that he […]

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3 d. ago Our View: Police and army officers must be kept out of politics

Our politicians come up with many silly ideas and Marinos Sizopoulos’ bill that would allow members of the National Guard to stand for election to public posts falls in this category. According to the bill, a National Guard officer who wants to stand for a seat in parliament would be entitled to 40 days leave […]

Events

4 d. ago Potato farmers call for overhaul of compensation rules as drought bites

Potato farmers are demanding sweeping changes to compensation rules for extreme weather, warning that prolonged drought has pushed many to the brink of survival. Farmers from across Cyprus are set to hold an open meeting on July 9, at the Liopetri amphitheatre. According to a report on Politis, farmers will discuss how to tackle severe […]

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4 d. ago ExxonMobil’s new gas discovery springs into view offshore Cyprus

ExxonMobil’s new gas discovery springs into view offshore Cyprus  Offshore-Energy.biz

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5 d. ago Paphos Municipality invites residents to share items for local museum collections

In view of the planned creation of a municipal museum in the historic centre of the city, the Paphos municipality has appealed to its residents for objects related to the history and tradition of the city to be made available for possible inclusion in the exhibits. “The objects or collections donated to the municipality, will […]

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6 d. ago Out View: The right to protest should be encouraged, not regulated

A demonstration took place outside Parliament on Thursday, co-signed by 35 groups ranging from Far Right Watch to Save Akamas to Queer Collective. This was the second protest in two weeks against the proposed ‘Public Gatherings and Parades Law of 2025’, a law to regulate the right to protest. In response, the government postponed the […]

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6 d. ago Our View: The right to protest should be encouraged, not regulated

A demonstration took place outside Parliament on Thursday, co-signed by 35 groups ranging from Far Right Watch to Save Akamas to Queer Collective. This was the second protest in two weeks against the proposed ‘Public Gatherings and Parades Law of 2025’, a law to regulate the right to protest. In response, the government postponed the […]

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7 d. ago H Αγγελική Ηλιάδη ποζάρει με μπικίνι και η θερμοκρασία ανεβαίνει

Η τραγουδίστρια ανέβασε φωτογραφίες από τις διακοπές της στη Σαντορίνη   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Aggeliki Iliadi (@aggeliki.iliadi) Πηγή: aek365.org

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1 week ago Our View: Why hasn’t a single tree been planted in four years?

It’s been almost four years since Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square was completed but to look at it, it’s as if it was only handed over by the contractors yesterday. A capital city’s main square should be buzzing in the height of summer, not someplace to be avoided at all costs for fear of spontaneous combustion while […]

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1 week ago Our View: High time our MPs did something to show we can trust them

Whether it’s merely a populist gesture a year out from the 2026 parliamentary elections or a genuine desire for more accountability, Dipa MP Marinos Mousiouttas’ bill to pressure deputies into disclosing their second jobs – if they keep them – is worthy of debate. Mousiouttas explained that the bill provides for the creation of a […]

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2 w. ago Our View: Property sales should be regulated even if that angers developers

Akel raised an issue that nobody has ever dared talk about at last weekend’s party conference – the unregulated and uncontrolled sale of real estate to third country nationals. It was the first time a party presented this as a problem in the hope that there would be some debate, but the warning was completely […]

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2 w. ago Spain’s top court upholds amnesty law for Catalan separatists

Spain’s Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld core elements of a disputed amnesty law enacted by the Socialist government after Catalonia’s failed 2017 secession bid, under which more than 300 people have been pardoned. “This is magnificent news for Spain,” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters in Brussels. He reiterated his view that the amnesty served […]

Events

2 w. ago Our View: Trump may have forced a ceasefire but for how long?

The de-escalation everyone had been demanding was achieved by the ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump in the early hours of Tuesday. Early violations of the ceasefire that caused Trump to lose his temper in front of the cameras, swear and scold both countries publicly were a blip, as the truce appears to be holding. […]

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2 w. ago Glowmorous Dinner: charity gala at Agia Napa Marina merges elegance with goodwill

On the evening of June 21st, giving and glamour combined for a good cause at Ayia Napa Marina, in an event exceeding every expectation. The Glowmorous Dinner, an initiative of the Karaiskakio Foundation, in collaboration with Ayia Napa Marina, returned for a second consecutive year, delivering not only elegance and flawless execution, but also a […]

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2 w. ago BoE policymaker urges patience as UK inflation risks longer plateau

Britain’s recent increase in inflation could prove to be a longer-lasting plateau rather than a short-term hump, and the Bank of England should be careful about reducing interest rates, BoE monetary policymaker Megan Greene said on Tuesday. “I worry about the near-term profile for inflation this year, which in my view now resembles more of […]

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2 w. ago Our View: Hahn likely to add more confusion than value to peace process

The EU’s ‘substantive and more active involvement’ in the efforts to resume negotiations on the Cyprus problem could have a high added value for the efforts of the UNSG’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin, the government spokesperson Κonstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. He was briefing journalists after President Christodoulides’ ‘long and constructive’ meeting with the European […]

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2 w. ago Our View: Israel strikes, Iran fires back, world waits on Trump

The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK met their Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Geneva on Friday, in an attempt to open a path back to diplomacy for its nuclear programme. The night before and the night after, in the early hours of Saturday, Iran fired ballistic missiles into Israel while Israeli fighter […]

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3 w. ago Our View: Minister backs down as unions block teacher evaluation reform

In the end, the education ministry surrendered to the teaching unions over the evaluation system, the bill for which it had submitted to the House for approval. As expected, the political parties, led by the president of the education committee, Pavlos Mylonas, unquestioningly sided with the unions. There are, after all, parliamentary elections next year […]

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3 w. ago Fed keeps rates steady but pencils in two cuts by end of 2025; Powell sees ‘meaningful’ inflation ahead

The US central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned against putting too much weight on that view, and said he expects “meaningful” inflation ahead as consumers pay more for goods due to the Trump administration’s […]

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3 w. ago Our View: Russia remains untouchable for our political system and most media

Defending the president’s diplomatic blunder about Iran’s alleged message, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos criticised the opposition parties for focusing on this while completely ignoring the Russian Federation’s crude attempt to involve Cyprus in the Israel-Iran conflict. Opposition parties failed to say anything about claims by the Russian delegation at the UN, that the British bases […]

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