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241. Russian church in the north under criticism

A Russian Orthodox Church in the north has come under criticism with the Archbishop accusing the local priest of recusancy and embassy officials reiterating Moscow’s respect to the autocephalous Church of Cyprus...

242. Authoritarian, divisive, hard right?

A few days ago, the New York Times published an opinion piece on political developments in Greece on its front page in which the author denounced the return to power of the “hard” right under the leadership of an “authoritarian” prime minister with “anti-democratic instincts.” ...

243. Interview with Endy Zemenides

Ever since Joe Biden declared that Cyprus was a “strategic partner” of the United States, people have been trying to identify substance behind those words. There has been a similar search of what “best relations ever” between the U.S. and Greece means...

244. Memes flood internet after bishop’s gay comments

Morphou Neophytos has taken heat after making controversial comments about gay sex, with the internet flooding with funny memes but also criticism against the bishop...

245. New law criminalizes sex buyer behaviour

The House has passed a law criminalizing customers who pay for sex with trafficked women, while it rejected an amendment that would provide a legal recourse for defendants who use a plea of ignorance as their defence...

246. House debates 'sex buyer' legislation

Two proposals in parliament on the purchase of sexual services have taken politicians and the public by storm, with human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors in the backdrop...

247. Deutsche Bank axes 18,000 jobs

248. The election results and ND’s next challenge

249. An enlightened decision

250. Foreign Minister wraps up Paris visit

251. Death toll from Sri Lanka attacks rises sharply to 290

252. Europe unites after fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral

253. A Greek prime minister at the White House

254. Aristotle shows us the path Jeffrey Sachs says at Hubert Curien lecture in Nicosia

255. Cypriot lawyer caught in a web of spies

A Cypriot lawyer says she was targeted by undercover agents who were trying to fish for information to discredit her in a lawsuit against an Israeli software company...

256. Greeks and Jews

257. 'We will miss you' - Germany pleads with the British to stay in EU

258. Alexoui released from jail

Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis has been released from jail, after police did not find any incrementing evidence against him...

259. Alexoui mulls Supreme Court appeal

Allegations have emerged against the Nicosia judge who presided over Alexoui’s remand on Sunday, with the defence attorney questioning whether his client got a fair hearing...

260. Europe may need to step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine - Merkel ally

261. Repatriated 6th-century St. Mark mosaic to help reconstitute apse

262. Sixth century mosaic of Saint Mark returns home

263. Merkel takes the fall leaving Europe without a leader

264. Ancient mariners: Greek navy offers taste of life in galleys

265. United against racism Germans stage mass protest against far right

266. Turkish Cypriot religious leader supports return of icons held in Kyrenia castle to Church of Cyprus

267. New ‘patriotic’ political party named Force of Hellenism in Greece

The name of the new political party formed by Dimitris Kammenos, an ultranationalist lawmaker who parted ways with coalition partner Independent Greeks in the summer over the Macedonia name deal, and Takis Baltakos, an ultra-conservative senior official in the New Democracy government of Antonis Samaras, is Force of Hellenism....

268. Indonesian leader says all quake victims must be found as toll rises to 1,234

269. EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager visits Cyprus

270. Diko calls for inquiry on controversial glossary

The House foreign affairs committee will discuss a controversial glossary of political terms aimed at journalists in Cyprus, following debate and criticism on Greek Cypriot social media on fears of censorship...