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Dorita Yiannakou

The quiet city turning into Cyprus’ new investment hotspot

A new skyline is rising in Larnaca, complete with modern high-rises and upscale mixed-use developments.

Onasagoras

Trump’s jet, Nikaros’ flex, and the Kalavasos bridge that came up short

The story made global headlines. Qatar (yes, those damn Qataris again, always meddling, always targeting our spotless, ...

Panayiotis Rougalas

Fix the roads, save lives

Just two days ago, new data was released on fatal road collisions by district, covering the year so far. Sadly, not a single ...

Paris Demetriades

The lawlessness of opinion

Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Cyprus, Antonis Ellinas, pointed out the cultural divide between ...

Onasagoras

An American Pope, butchered kangaroos, and blame games...just another day in paradise

And yes, white smoke finally billowed from the chimney , the symbolic sign that a new pope has been chosen. A truly historic ...

Shemaine Bushnell Kyriakides

An American Pope but not Trump's

When I heard the news that the new pope was American, I was stunned.

Onasagoras

Block a highway, roast a souvla...no crime, just Cyprus

The hunters who blocked the highway to roast meat and inconvenience thousands of citizens won’t be investigated for any ...

Opinion

''We build relations with countries, not individuals''

In recent days, controversy has stirred over the President of the Republic’s visit to the Israeli Prime Minister, sparked ...

Onasagoras

The Republic of shrugged shoulders

''I don’t concern myself with what a 'Turkish' ambassador says,'' former President Nicos Anastasiades quipped, brushing ...

Opinion

Why London’s real estate market remains one of the most liquid in the world

London’s property market has long been considered a safe bet for investors. The reason? It’s all about liquidity.

Paris Demetriades

Momentum for green cities begins where the pavement ends

We are still thousands of tree plantings away from being able to say that urban greenery in our bleak concrete jungles is ...

Opinion

Is development finance the key to fixing London’s housing crisis?

London’s housing crisis is certainly nothing new, but its consequences are becoming increasingly harder to ignore.

Shemaine Bushnell Kyriakides

Pope Francis' final gift: A moment of hope in a divided world

It was the picture that made the whole world stop and stare. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, two leaders worlds apart, ...

Paris Demetriades

When the flames start to lick at flesh and the radicalization of young men

What is happening with teenage and young men in our country, and across Europe more broadly?

Onasagoras

The Water Dragon, Christodoulides, and the Easter bonfires

We’ve solved the water crisis, said the President, and just like that, my aunt grabbed the hose and went back to her favorite ...

Onasagoras

Politics served with a side of flaouna: Karousos vs Koumis, Chartsiotis dishes blame, and Electra fizzles

An all-out brawl on social media, right in the middle of the holy Easter days, between the President of the Famagusta Tourism ...

Opinion

Cyprus makes its move in the age of AI

Ask any country today and chances are they’ll tell you they want to be a hub for technological development—especially in ...

Shemaine Bushnell Kyriakides

Larnaca Airport chaos as Easter travel meets classic Cyprus ''preparation''

Ah, Easter in Cyprus. A time for candlelight, family meals, and—if you’re flying through Larnaca Airport—plenty of waiting ...

Apostolos Kouroupakis

The slow erasure of old Nicosia: As gentrification creeps through the old town

I remember one winter afternoon in 2004, sitting beside the Faneromeni church, I think it was February, eating tangerines ...

Marina Economides

What kind of education do we really want?

Two separate incidents last week reignited an uncomfortable but necessary question: What kind of education do we really ...

Paris Demetriades

Fairy tales about benefits and other wild stories

Certain catchy lies continue to circulate in our public discourse. Lies that, no matter what, simply refuse to die.

Opinion

System failure or failure of its operators?

The recent, catastrophic failure of the Ministry of Social Welfare and the Social Welfare Services to provide necessary ...

Opinion

A bright future for Cyprus’ cruise industry

Cyprus’ cruise industry has been impacted by several events of the past few years. The Covid-19 pandemic was a significant ...

Paris Demetriades

Cyprus’ underrated multicolored identity

It’s both disheartening and a little absurd, but the only place I have personally encountered nearly all the languages spoken ...

Apostolos Kouroupakis

Millions spent, promises made—but children still suffer in silence

''What’s the goal here? To have food on the table for a day or two, or to ensure there's always food on the table?''

Opinion

Cyprus surges ahead amid global economic headwinds

It’s hard to overstate the progress Cyprus has made in recent years. Once overshadowed by economic turmoil, the island has ...

Onasagoras

The great souvla debate and other political absurdities

A representative of the hunters boldly declared that they had, under no circumstances, agreed with the police on a brief ...

Shemaine Bushnell Kyriakides

Wait...what?

Well, here’s something you don’t hear every day, Donald Trump being compared to Constantine the Great. Yes, that Constantine. ...

Paris Demetriades

Adolescence: A powerful British series that tackles the digital generation gap

I finished watching the British mini-series ''Adolescence'' last night, a four-episode show that's been making waves worldwide, ...

Dorita Yiannakou

Hellenic Seaplanes sets sights on launching Cyprus’ first seaplane routes

Cyprus, with its strategic geographical position, has the potential to become a key hub for seaplane routes, both domestically ...

George Kakouris

Slogans are easier than strategy

Until the Cyprus problem is resolved—if and when that ever happens—in a future where President Fidan and his federal ...

Onasagoras

Whispers of power, lent-friendly meals, and a mission impossible

These are whispers—'Whispers of the Heart', as Michalis Hatzigiannis once sang—so take them with a grain of salt. A meeting ...

Dorita Yiannakou

''Brain Gain'' as Cypriots return to growing opportunities

The door has opened. There’s a flow of talent heading to Cyprus, driven by the country’s growing need for skilled workers, ...

Shemaine Bushnell Kyriakides

Cyprus spends millions on traffic cameras, timers not included

In Cyprus, we seem to have mastered the fine art of spending taxpayer money, even if it’s not exactly for things we need. ...

Onasagoras

From ''Panels for Everyone'' to ''Blackouts for All'': How did we manage to mess this up?

The whole solar panel initiative could have been—let’s be honest—one of the few success stories of the government.

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